Industry News

Defense R&D Canada (DRDC) officially opened the Counter Terrorism Technology Centre (CTTC) at DRDC Suffield in Alberta on October 18, 2006.

Anderson Hospital broke ground on Sept. 29, 2006 on the 20,000-sf Comprehensive Cancer Care Center in Maryville, Ill. The $4.6 million outpatient center will include physician oncology services for both chemotherapy and radiation oncology, sub-specialty physician services, a patient resource center and library, support services including social workers and dietitians who specialize in working with oncology patients, as well as a retail space dedicated to the needs of cancer patients.  In addition, the Center will include a comprehensive Breast Care Center.

Lewis and Clark Community College will begin construction in spring of 2007 on The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. To be built near Godfrey, Ill., at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers, the river ecology center will provide space for teaching and public outreach as well as developing watershed and river management strategies.

Stonehill College has selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative to provide full architectural and engineering services for its new $34-million Science Center in Easton, Mass. The 89,000-sf building, prominently sited near the College's main entrance, will provide space for integrated science teaching and research in the fields of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and psychology.

The University of Alberta is constructing a $250-million facility on its Edmonton campus for the faculties of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Law. Expected to open in phases beginning in fall of 2007, the building will enable the University to expand its interdisciplinary health sciences research and educational activities. Areas of study in the building include pharmaceutical sciences, spinal cord research, cardiovascular translational research, gastrointestinal inflammation research, and viral hepatitis research.