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California State University, San Bernardino Breaks Ground on Santos Manuel Student Union
California State University, San Bernardino broke ground on a $90 million expansion of Santos Manuel Student Union in June of 2019. Designed by LPA, the three-story, 120,000-sf addition will feature a multipurpose ballroom, an eight-lane bowling alley, and a game room. The project will also provide meeting and conference suites, a pub, a bookstore, food service and retail amenities, space for student organizations, student support offices, and a wellness and counseling center. The general contractor is Hathaway Dinwiddie.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Breaks Ground on Science Building
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte broke ground on a $101 million science building in May of 2019. Designed to support problem-based, experiential learning, the 130,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide flexible classrooms, teaching labs, and research spaces for STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Occupancy is expected in 2021.
WuXi Biologics Constructs Dundalk Single-Use Production Facility
WuXi Biologics began construction in May of 2019 on a $365 million pharmaceutical production facility in Dundalk, Ireland. Sited on 52 acres, the 522,000-sf contract manufacturing center will utilize single-use technologies and processes, enabling cost-effective scale-out and the simultaneous production of multiple batches of varying volumes. Commercial operations are expected to begin in 2022 at the site, which will be the company's first manufacturing plant outside of China.
Hackensack Meridian Health Opens Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian Health opened the Center for Discovery and Innovation in May of 2019 in Nutley, N.J. Located on the ON3 campus adjacent to Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, the 250,000-sf translational research facility will accelerate the creation of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, dementia, antibiotic-resistant infections, and autoimmune disorders. The center houses the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Institute for Multiple Myeloma, and the Institute for Cancer and Infectious Disease.
University of Colorado Breaks Ground on Business & Engineering Expansion
The University of Colorado broke ground in June of 2019 on a $45 million business and engineering expansion in Boulder. Designed by Anderson Mason Dale to break down traditional disciplinary boundaries and foster cross-functional student competencies, the 75,000-sf project includes the creation of an addition linking the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Business.