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NOAA Plans Newport Research Base
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to construct a new research base in Newport, Ore. The $35 million waterfront facility will house laboratories, offices, warehouses, a pier, and a boat dock. Occupancy is expected in July of 2011.
Fermilab Receives $60 Million in R&D Funding
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., was awarded $60 million in funding in August of 2009 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. $52.7 million will support research and development of advanced particle accelerator technologies and $7.5 million will support collaborative neutrino research with Brookhaven National Lab. The award is the second round of stimulus funding the lab has received, as $34.9 million was awarded to Fermilab in March of 2009.
BASF Plans Lithium-Ion Materials Production Facility
BASF received a $24.6 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in August of 2009 to support construction of a lithium-ion battery materials production facility in Elyria, Ohio. The $50 million project will be the largest cathode materials manufacturing plant in North America. The funding was awarded by the Department of Energy to support the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative.
Southern Illinois University Plans Expansion
Southern Illinois University is planning to build a $72 million science building on its Edwardsville campus. The Engineering Building will also benefit from a $9 million expansion. Other planned projects include a $40 million health science building housing the departments of nursing, biology, and pharmacy; a $6 million expansion of the Art and Design Building; and a $4.5 million multidisciplinary laboratory at the Alton dental school.
Jackson Laboratory Builds Mouse Facility
The Jackson Laboratory broke ground on a $9 million mouse isolation facility in Bar Harbor, Maine, in August of 2009. The three-story project will provide 22,500-sf of laboratory space for the company’s reproductive services division. The facility will include suites for cryopreservation storage and mouse distribution The general contractor for the project is Consigli Construction of Portland, Maine. Completion is expected in November of 2010 with operations commencing in spring of 2011.