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Intel Constructs Fab 32 in Chandler, Ariz.
Intel Corp. is initiating construction on the $3-billion "Fab 32" facility in Chandler Ariz. Located on Intel's Ocotillo campus, the 300-mm wafer fabrication plant will begin making microprocessors in the second half of 2007 on 45 nanometer process technology. The 1 million-sf facility will house 184,000 sf of clean room space. Additionally, Intel will invest $105 million to convert an inactive existing wafer fab in New Mexico to a temporary component test facility.
SIU Breaks Ground on Springfield Cancer Center
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has broken ground on the 66,000-sf Cancer Institute in Springfield, Ill. Designed by Hanson Professional Services of Springfield with consulting provided by BSA Life Structures of Chicago, the three-story building will consolidate the School's multidisciplinary cancer clinics, research programs, and outreach services.
UAlbany To Open Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics
The University at Albany, the State University of New York, will open the $45 million Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics on its East Greenbush, N.Y., campus in September 2005. Construction on the cancer research center began in summer 2003. The facility will house researchers, industry partners, and state institutions studying the genetic aspects of cancer.
Saint Mary's University Renovates Science Facility
Saint Mary's University has awarded the Atlantic Buildings division of Aecon Group the construction management contract for the $25.5 million renovation of its Applied Science Building in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The project includes the refurbishing of an existing 71,500-sf, five-story facility and the construction of a five-story, 22,500-sf teaching and research addition. Construction on the project began in May 2005 and will reach completion in three years.
Hanil USA Occupies Tallassee Plant
Hanil USA, a subsidiary of TI Automotive, will develop a manufacturing and assembly plant in an existing 10,000-sf facility in Tallassee, Ala. Hanil will initiate construction immediately on a $2.3 million renovation and expansion of the building that will add 6,500 sf. The plant will initially employ thirty workers assembling plastic and steel tube components for Hyundai's plant in Montgomery, Ala. TI Automotive is based in England with its U.S. headquarters in Warren, Mich.