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Loma Linda University Medical Center Develops Murrieta Hospital
Loma Linda University Medical Center will partner with Physicians Hospital of Murrieta and developer Surgical Development Partners of Nashville to build a $300 million hospital in Murrieta, Calif. The 106-bed facility and two 120,000-sf medical office buildings will be physician owned. Construction is expected to begin in November of 2008 with completion by January of 2011. The hospital will accommodate general, acute care, and specialty services including obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiovascular, and emergency.
University of Minnesota-Duluth Breaks Ground on Civil Engineering Building
The University of Minnesota-Duluth broke ground on the $15 million Civil Engineering Building in July of 2008. The 34,000-sf building will house laboratories and instructional facilities and is slated for occupancy in 2010.
Siemens Builds Elgin Plant
Siemens Energy & Automation will construct a second manufacturing plant in Elgin, Ill., to support its drives technologies product line. The $20 million production, assembly, and testing facility will support an additional 350 employees and is slated for completion in March of 2009.
Youngstown State University Builds Williamson College of Business
Youngstown State University began site work in summer of 2008 for the 106,000-sf Williamson College of Business Administration in Youngstown, Ohio. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the $34.3 million facility will be held in fall of 2008 with construction beginning in 2009. Completion is slated for fall of 2010. Housing instructional and administrative space, the building will double the footprint of the university’s existing business school. LEED certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project.
Purdue University Plans Herrick Laboratories Expansion
Purdue University will break ground in fall of 2008 on an $11 million expansion of the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories in West Lafayette, Ind. The new facility will double the lab’s existing footprint of 27,500-sf to provide a total of 52,000-sf. The first phase of the project will be comprised of 16,000-sf for the Perception-Based Engineering Laboratory and the Cummins Engine Laboratory. Housing offices and experimental facilities for over 100 faculty, graduate students, and staff, the project will feature noise and vibration mitigation technologies.