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Panola College broke ground on the $35 million W.C. Smith Health Science Center in May of 2014 in Carthage, Texas. The 76,000-sf facility will provide science classrooms, a simulation training lab, a lecture hall, and teaching labs for programs in nursing, biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology. Completion is expected in July of 2015.

Texas Health Huguley broke ground in May of 2014 on a $95 million replacement facility for its Fort  Worth South Hospital. The six-story, 228,300-sf project will provide spacious and private patient rooms, an outpatient radiology center, and a new women's services department. Infrastructure for medical technologies will be ceiling mounted and the facility will physically connect to the existing hospital on the first floor. Completion is expected in summer of 2016.

Samford University is building the $30 million Brock School of Business in Birmingham, Ala. Designed by Davis Architects, the four-story, 73,270-sf facility will feature a 400-seat forum, classrooms, interactive meeting rooms, an investment portfolio suite, and two technology-rich teaching labs. Completion is expected in fall of 2015.

University of Chicago Medicine is planning to build a $60 million health center in Orland Park, Ill. The four-story, 120,000-sf facility will provide orthopedic and radiation oncology services, as well as other medical specialties such as cardiology, gastroenterology, pediatrics, and women’s health. Occupancy is expected in 2016.

Apple has initiated site work for the Apple Campus 2 in Cupertino, Calif. The new headquarters will provide 3.42 million sf of office and R&D facilities on a 176-acre campus designed to accommodate 14,000 employees. The project centerpiece is a four-story, 2.8 million-sf circular building with a glass curtainwall and 700,000 rooftop photovoltaic panels, the construction cost of which is $5 billion. A 120,000-sf auditorium, a 100,000-sf fitness center, 100,000 sf of utility plant space, and parking structures will also be built.