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University of Toledo Breaks Ground on College of Pharmacy
The University of Toledo broke ground in September of 2009 on a $25 million facility for the College of Pharmacy in Toledo, Ohio. Sited on the university’s health sciences campus, the 54,000-sf teaching and research building is slated for completion in fall of 2010. The project involves construction of two new floors atop an existing foundation with basement research facilities.
University of South Alabama Breaks Ground on Shelby Hall
The University of South Alabama broke ground on the $40 million Shelby Hall Engineering and Computing Sciences Building in Mobile in September of 2009. The 155,000-sf facility will house multimedia classrooms, teaching and research labs, and chemical and biochemical laboratory facilities. The general contractor for the project is Elkins Constructors of Jacksonville, Fla. Completion is expected in September of 2011.
Wheeling Hospital Plans Expansion
Wheeling Hospital will begin construction by year-end 2009 on a $50 million tower in Wheeling, West Virginia. The seven-story, 144,000-sf project will house an emergency department, an intensive care unit, a cardiovascular ICU, a pediatric care center, and physician offices. Completion is expected by early 2012.
Genzyme Constructs Beijing R&D Center
Genzyme Corp. initiated construction in September of 2009 on a $100 million R&D Center in Beijing. The 200,000-sf facility will accommodate 350 employees engaged in biologics and gene therapy research. Completion is expected in 2011.
Enerkem-Greenfield Builds Advanced Energy Research Facility
Enerkem is partnering with GreenField Ethanol to construct the $10 million Advanced Energy Research Facility in Edmonton, Alberta. Ground was broken on the pilot-scale plant in September of 2009 with completion expected in early 2010. The facility will support research on the conversion of commercial waste into biofuels and chemicals.