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Florida Atlantic University Builds Everglades Research Facility
Florida Atlantic University initiated construction in January of 2009 on a $30 million research facility in Davie. The 75,000-sf project will support research on the Everglades region and will be shared with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The sustainably-designed facility is sited on 25 acres and is slated for completion in fall of 2010.
Baltimore Washington Medical Center Opens Patient Tower
Baltimore Washington Medical Center opened the $117 million Patient Care Building in Glen Burnie, Md., in January of 2009. The 224,000-sf tower includes three medical surgical suites, a surgical step-down unit, a 24-bed critical care unit, and 111 private patient rooms. A new labor and delivery department will open in fall of 2009. The project is comprised of seven finished floors and two floors of shell space. Baltimore Washington Medical Center is an affiliate of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Abbott Opens Singapore R&D Lab
Abbott celebrated the opening of its new pharmaceutical research and development laboratory in Buona Vista, Singapore, in January of 2008. Located in the Biopolis research park, the facility is Abbott’s first R&D center in Southeast Asia and will support research on active pharmaceutical ingredients. Abbott is also building a nutritional product manufacturing plant in Singapore.
University of Minneapolis Plans Urban Research Center
The University of Minnesota has selected Stahl Construction and MN Best Enterprises as the construction team for the renovation of the Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center (UROC) in Minneapolis. The project involves renovation of an existing facility to house programs in early childhood education, urban youth development, nutrition education, and family development.
AMP-Ohio Selects Bechtel to Build Coal-Fired Power Plant
American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) has selected Bechtel Power Corporation to construct a $3.25 billion coal-fired power plant in Meigs County, Ohio. Construction will begin in 2009 and reach completion within five years. The plant will feature Powerspan emission control technologies to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, mercury, carbon dioxide, and particulate matter.