Industry News

The Bosch Group is building a €550 million fab for 200 millimeter semiconductors in Reutlingen, Germany. The facility began construction in fall of 2007 with production commencing in mid-2009. The plant will be able to produce 1,000 silicon wafers per day and will support Bosch’s automotive electronics business operations, including MEMS and micromachined chip technologies.

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) dedicated the $22.7 million National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) in Franklin, Maine, in late May of 2008. Housing laboratory, office, and tank space to support 14 scientists and 45 staff, the 44,000-sf facility will foster the development of technologies for sustainable and profitable seafood production.

York Hospital opened its 4,500-sf medical simulation center on June 2, 2008. The $2.3 million facility will house patient simulators, a task-training room, a control room, and a debriefing room for the training of physicians and healthcare professionals. Construction began on the project in 2007. Located in York, Pa., York Hospital is community teaching hospital affiliated with WellSpan Health.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) broke ground on its $1.2 million Animal Healthcare Facility in Quincy in May of 2008. Housing research facilities, a clinical lab, veterinary training facilities, and a technology center, the building will open in April of 2009.

Virtua Health broke ground on a $31 million health and wellness facility in Washington Township, N.J., in late May of 2008. The 225,000-sf building will include physical and occupational therapy, a med spa and salon, a fitness center, a high risk pregnancy center, and childcare facilities. The building is part of a new hospital complex slated to open in summer of 2009. The project is designed to provide a single destination for patient healthcare needs.