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Insulet Corp. Develops Medical Device Manufacturing Faciltiy
Insulet Corp. has contracted North Attleborough-based Hodess Building Co. to construct a design/build project converting existing lab space into unclassified medical device manufacturing clean space in Beverly, Mass.
Ahura Corp. Builds Wilmington Cleanroom
Ahura Corp. has initiated the design/build interior fit-up of 3,500-sf of laboratory and Class 100,000 cleanroom space in Wilmington. The project contractor is Hodess Building Co. of North Attleborough.
Tractebel to Build Ennis Power Plant
Houston-based Tractebel North America will build a $300-million, 800-megawatt power generating system in Ennis, Texas. The plant is the third in north Texas for Tractebel and the second of its kind in Ennis. Tractebel is the energy division of French-based global energy services conglomerate Suez Group.
George Washington University Opens Emergency Response Training Institute
George Washington University is using $5-million in federal funds to create READI, the Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute on its satellite campus in Loudoun County. The institute will train between 10,000 and 20,000 first responders annually, teaching firefighters, emergency management personnel, health care providers and law enforcement officers to respond in the event of a terrorist attack. Occupying up to half of the 100,000-sf former Psinet building, the center is expected to be operational in summer of 2003.
University of Maryland Biotech and The Institute for Genomics Research Creates Mobile Bioscience Lab
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and research firm The Institute for Genomics Research recently completed the creation of MdBioLab, a mobile bioscience lab designed for education at Maryland high schools. The facility contains lab and communications equipment and databases.