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Indiana University Bloomington broke ground on the 6,000-sf Research and Teaching Preserve Field Laboratory on October 20, 2008. Built by Turner Construction, facility will support research in environmental science, geology, and biology. LEED certification will be sought for the sustainably-designed project, which will house wet and dry labs, offices, and conference rooms. Completion is expected in spring of 2009.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will begin construction in January of 2010 on a $96 million data center in New Albany, Ohio. The 120,000-sf facility will be sited on 45 acres in the New Albany Research and Information District. Completion is slated for December of 2011.

Pharmaforce will break ground on a $35 million pharmaceutical research and office complex in New Albany, Ohio, in November of 2008. The project includes a 70,000-sf sterile production facility, a 15,000-sf research laboratory, and 15,000-sf of office space. Completion is expected in fall of 2009.

The University of New England dedicated the Pickus Center for Biomedical Research and the Cecile Morgane Research Laboratories in October of 2008. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the $6 million, 22,000-sf collaborative research facility includes six laboratories, 12 faculty offices, and two conference rooms. Designed by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott of Boston, the project includes space for a future vivarium. The general contractor was Wright Ryan Construction of Portland.

Norman Regional Hospital’s $130 million HealthPlex medical center is slated for completion in summer of 2009. Sited on 95 acres in Norman, Okla., the 400,000-sf hospital will feature a heart and vascular institute, women's and children's care, an urgent care clinic, and an orthopedic and spine center.