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Purdue University Northwest Breaks Ground on Bioscience Innovation Building
Purdue University Northwest broke ground in August of 2018 on the $40.5 million Bioscience Innovation Building in Hammond, Ind. Designed by CannonDesign to house the departments of nursing and biological sciences, the 68,000-sf facility will provide sophisticated teaching and research labs, collaborative classrooms, clinical simulation suites, student interaction areas, and faculty offices.
Milwaukee Tool Company Plans Brookfield R&D Facility
Milwaukee Tool Company will begin construction in the third quarter of 2018 on a $32 million research and development facility in Brookfield, Wis. Located on the firm's global headquarters campus, the 114,500-sf project will accommodate engineering, R&D, and advanced manufacturing operations. The facility will increase the total footprint of the Brookfield site to approximately 504,500 sf, enabling Milwaukee Tool to hire an additional 350 employees. Completion is expected in late 2019.
University of North Alabama Breaks Ground on Nursing and Health Professions Building
The University of North Alabama broke ground in July of 2018 on the $24 million Laura M. Harrison Hall in Florence, Ala. Designed by Create Architects, the 55,000-sf facility will provide the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions with teaching labs, simulation training suites, and faculty offices. The three-story building will feature classrooms able to accommodate up to 72 students in order to meet enrollment demands. Consolidated Construction is the general contractor for the project, which will open in fall of 2020.
University of Nevada, Reno Begins Construction on Pennington Engineering Building
The University of Nevada, Reno began construction in July of 2018 on the $92 million William N. Pennington Engineering Building. Designed by H+K Architects, the four-story, 110,000-sf facility will provide teaching and research labs for the departments of chemical and materials engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science.
Pfizer Builds Modular Aseptic Processing Facility
Pfizer is planning to construct a 400,000-sf modular aseptic processing facility on its existing campus in Portage, Mich. Part of a $1.1 billion investment in Kalamazoo County over the next six years, the $465 million center will be one of the world’s most advanced facilities for the manufacture of sterile injectables.