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George Fox University Develops Nursing Program Facility
George Fox University began the $4.1-million expansion and renovation of the Hoover Academic Building in Newberg, Ore. on July 5, 2005. Accommodating the University's new bachelor of science nursing program, the two-phase project was designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca of Portland. The general contractor is Robert Gray Partners with KPFF as structural engineer.
Texas Southern University Constructs Parking Facilities
Texas Southern University is constructing two five-story parking garages on its Houston campus. Built by a joint venture of Cadence McShane Corp. and Diggs Construction , the $20.5-million project consists of two 340,000-sf garages accommodating 1,000 vehicles each. The first garage is currently under construction and will reach completion in December; the second will be completed in March 2006.
Blood Systems Research Institute Opens Research Wing
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blood Systems Research Institute has opened a $5-million research wing at its San Francisco facility. Housing immunology and virology labs, the project doubled laboratory space to 10,000 sf by converting an existing auditorium located at the former Irwin Memorial headquarters. The wing will accommodate research in high-impact blood-borne infections such as the West Nile, hepatitis C, and HIV viruses.
USA Baseball to Build National Training Center
Durham-based USA Baseball , the trainer of the U.S. Olympic baseball team, will construct a $10.8-million National Training Center on 127 acres in Thomas Brooks Park in Cary, N.C. The contractor for the project, T.A. Loving of Goldsboro, will complete construction of the facility by summer of 2007. The center will be comprised of one signature field, three training fields, and retail space. Heery International of Atlanta is leading the project team, with Mulkey Inc.
Anne Arundel Medical Center Plans Kent Island Expansion
Anne Arundel Medical Center is planning to break ground on an $8- to $10-million clinical facility on Kent Island, Md., in summer of 2006. The three-story, 40,000-sf building will house primary care services including radiology and laboratory testing and is slated for completion in early 2008. Future plans for the four-acre site include the construction of another single-story 15,000-sf facility.