Industry News

Edward Waters College has selected the Jacksonville office of Skanska USA Building as construction manager for its campus expansion in Jacksonville, Fla. The six building expansion includes a multipurpose athletic building for court games, a library, classrooms, retail shops, a 200-room dormitory, and a hotel. The expansion will proceed in phases. Four facilities are currently being designed and construction is scheduled to start in early 2004 and will reach completion for the incoming 2005 fall class. A second wave of construction will follow close behind.

The Ohio Supreme Court moved into its new Columbus facility in early February 2004 upon completion of a three-year, $83-million renovation. Formerly the Ohio Departments Building, the renovated facility will also house the Court of Claims and the Board of Discipline and Grievances.

The University of New York State at Albany will use the proceeds from the sale of  $3.2 million in bonds to initiate site work on its $45-million cancer research center.

Arizona State University’s ASU Research Park in Phoenix will be the home of the Army Flexible Display Center, a government-industry collaboration center for the research, development, and manufacture of multi-functional display technology. The 250,000-sf building previously accommodated Motorola’s flat panel display R&D operations.

Nova Southeastern University has relocated from Winter Park to a 60,000-sf building sited on ten acres at Millenia Center in south Orlando, Fla. The 3-story facility features a 900-seat lecture hall, a 300-seat meeting facility, a large conference center, multiple computer labs, and more than 700 parking spaces. Enabling Nova Southeastern to expand its Orlando programs, the $12-million building will accommodate more than 1,100 students in 38 classrooms. The grand opening was celebrated on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004.