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AGA Medical Expands Manufacturing in Minnesota
Medtech company AGA Medical will relocate its headquarters from Golden Valley to a 27-acre corporate park recently purchased in Plymouth, Minn. The site, the former home of Qwest’s wireless operations, includes a three-story, 189,000-sf facility that more than quadruples AGA’s current space. AGA expects to expand up to 400,000 sf of office and manufacturing space in the next ten years.
Arnold Palmer Hospital Constructs New Facility
Arnold Palmer Hospital, part of Orlando Regional Healthcare, has commenced sitework for its new 11-story, 273-bed hospital for women and babies in Orlando, Fla. The new $100 hospital will be connected to the existing 281-bed facility by an elevated walkway, and will enable the consolidation of women and babies’ services in one area. Designed by Jonathan Bailey, the project will also free up more room for pediatrics at the existing building. The contractor for the hospital is Robins & Morton. Completion is expected in late 2005 or early 2006.
Cancer Centers of Florida Opens Ocoee Facility
Cancer Centers of Florida opened its $6 million Ocoee Comprehensive Cancer Center on January 13, 2004. The one-story, 16,200-sf facility is sited on 3 acres across from Health Central and will house medical oncology, pharmaceuticals, radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, and patient support services. Technology will include a medical linear accelerator with intensity modulated radiation therapy capabilities and positron emission tomography scans. Patients will also be able to access clinical research programs and clinical trials at the new center.
Scripps Research Institute Develops South Florida Facility
San Diego-based Scripps Research Institute is developing a 364,000-sf research laboratory and administrative compound on farmland in Palm Beach County, Fla. The $140 million facility will house state-of-the-art biomedical research labs with a focus on applied research and commercialization of scientific discoveries. Slated to open in 2006, the facility will collaborate with the Florida Atlantic University-based Enterprise Development Corp. to develop industry partnerships. Scripps plans to hire between 30 and 40 staffers in the first year of operation.
Auburn University Constructs New Facilities
Auburn University has awarded Brice Building Co. of Birmingham the $18 million contract to develop two new projects on its Auburn, Ala., campus. The historic Ross Hall will be renovated and expanded to accommodate the mechanical and chemical engineering departments. Brice will also manage construction of the new 50,000-sf Harrison School of Pharmacy, W.W. Walker building, and modifications to the existing structure. Completion of both projects is expected in late 2005.