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University of Idaho Develops Idaho Place
The Universityof Idaho is leading the development of Idaho Place in downtown Boise. Consolidating the University of Idaho’s and Idaho State University’s many existing Boise programs, the mixed-use center may also include other higher education institutions that have been invited to participate. The combined educational, retail, and residential center will be sited on an approximately 10-acre parcel and will provide opportunities for business, industry, and government to collaborate in research and public service.
University of Idaho Dedicates College of Business and Economics Facility
The University of Idaho will dedicate the J.A. Albertson Building for the College of Business and Economics on October 25. Designed to accommodate the College’s Integrated Business Curriculum, the facility features state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, team teaching and learning rooms, smartboards, and telecommunication capabilities for distance education. A “Trading Room” where students can trade stocks, bonds and commodities online will be ready by fall of 2003.
University of Idaho Builds Living & Learning Community
The Universityof Idaho is building the Living & Learning Community on its Moscow campus, a multi-purpose complex combining student housing, facilities for the International Student program, café/retail space, and 20,000 sf of classrooms. The eight multi-story residences, containing a total of 600 beds, are arranged around a central courtyard. Eighty percent of the bedrooms are singles arranged in four to five person suites with kitchenette, bathroom, and common area.
Cascade Health Services Builds & Renovates Two Campuses
Cascade Health Services has awarded a $65 million contract to Skanska USA Building Inc. for expansion and renovation of Cascade's hospital facilities at the St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, and at the Central Oregon Community Hospital in Redmond, Ore. The assignment includes a total of 290,000 sf, of which 200,000 sf involves new construction. The new buildings will house such facilities as a cancer treatment center, a rehabilitation center, a childcare center, and a birthing center.
Celgene Relocates, Expands in San Diego
Biotech firm Celgene's move into a 78,000-sf Towne Centre Court facility in San Diego will enable the firm to hire an additional 60 scientists. Programs, possibly in neurology, will also be expanded.