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Utica College Breaks Ground on Science Building
Utica College in New York broke ground on the F. Eugene Romano Hall in spring of 2006. The building, slated for completion in summer of 2007, is the first phase of a planned $7-million, 23,000-sf health science and technology complex that will reach completion in approximately five years. The complex will house classrooms, laboratories, and clinical space for studies in physical and occupational therapy, health studies, nursing, psychology, and therapeutic recreation.
Department of Homeland Security Breaks Ground on Biodefense Facility
The Department of Homeland Security broke ground on the $128-million National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) in Frederick, Md., on June 26, 2006.
University of Pennsylvania Develops 30-Year Expansion Plan
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and Sasaki Associates of Boston have created a $6.7-billion, 30-year expansion plan in Philadelphia. To be constructed with several third-party developers, the master plan includes medical, office, educational, housing, retail, and research space. UPenn is working with Atlanta-based University Partners on a $50-million multifamily housing facility to include 150 units and 40,000 sf of ground-floor retail. UPenn will develop other multifamily housing rentals nearby.
Duke University's French Science Center Nears Completion
Duke University's $115-million French Science Center is slated for completion in December 2006. Named for donor Melinda French Gates, the facility bring various arts and sciences under one roof with teaching and research laboratories for biological chemistry, genomics, materials science, physical biology, nanoscience, and bioinformatics. The facility will also house the departments of biology, chemistry, anatomy, anthropology, physics, mathematics, and six research greenhouses.
Merck Constructs Durham Vaccine Plant
Merck is constructing a $300-million vaccine manufacturing plant on 256 acres in the Treyburn Corporate Park in Durham, N.C. The 272,000-sf complex will be comprised of four buildings for production, administration, power, and warehouse space. Slated to be fully operational in 2008, the facility will employ approximately 200 workers engaged in the production of two vaccines, one for chicken pox and the other for measles, mumps, and rubella.