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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Breaks Ground on Academic Building
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley broke ground in March of 2016 on the $54 million Academic Building in Brownsville. Comprised of two three-story structures, the 102,551-sf complex will provide four chemistry labs, two environmental science labs, faculty offices, classrooms, and space for the School of Music. The project team includes Bartlett Cocke General Contractors and Garrett Mechanical.
Francis Marion University's Health Sciences Complex Nears Completion
Francis Marion University is building the Luther F. Carter Center for Health Sciences in Florence, S.C. The three-story, 51,000-sf complex will provide classrooms, faculty offices, laboratories, and simulation suites. The center will also house an auditorium, study areas, and space for clinical trials. The construction cost of the facility is $15.5 million. Completion is expected by July of 2016.
Novo Nordisk Breaks Ground on Clayton Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant
Novo Nordisk broke ground in March of 2016 on a $1.8 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Clayton, N.C. Built by Fluor Corporation, the 833,000-sf facility will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for diabetes treatments and will accommodate 700 employees. Construction is slated for completion in 2019 with full operations commencing in 2021. Novo Nordisk is based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
University of Mississippi Constructs School of Medicine
The University of Mississippi is constructing the $63 million School of Medicine in Jacksonville. Located at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the five-story, 151,569-sf facility will feature flexible, technology-rich classrooms designed for ease of conversion between lecture-style instruction and team-based learning sessions. The project will also include tiered auditoriums, a variety of study areas, and a dedicated floor for simulation laboratories. Ground was broken on the project in early 2013 and completion is expected in spring of 2017.
University of Utah Breaks Ground on Crocker Science Center
The University of Utah broke ground in late March of 2016 on the $55 million Gary & Ann Crocker Science Center in Salt Lake City. Providing interdisciplinary science labs, lecture halls, classrooms, an atrium, and a business incubator, the four-story facility will house the Center for Cell and Genome Science and the Center for Science and Math Education. The 123,500-sf project includes renovation of the existing 71,000-sf George Thomas building and construction of a 52,500-sf addition.