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Hankook Builds R&D Center
Hankook Tire will construct a 710,424-sf research and development center in Daejeon, Korea. Completion is expected in 2013. Hankook's existing R&D facility will be used for production technology testing.
U.S. GSA Plans Harrisburg Courthouse
The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract to Heery International for construction management services for a new federal courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. The 270,000-sf facility, which is scheduled for completion in 2016, will replace an existing courthouse built in 1966. The project was designed by Ennead Architects to provide enhanced security and allow for future expansion. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Boise State University's Environmental Research Building Nears Completion
Boise State University will open the $25 million Environmental Research Building in summer of 2011. Designed by RBB of Los Angeles, the 98,000-sf project will house classrooms and labs for the departments of Geosciences, Civil Engineering, and Public Policy, Administration, and Political Science. Construction began on the facility in spring of 2009.
Site Work Begins on Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Ground was broken in March of 2011 for the $100 million Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in Bell County, Texas. The facility is a joint venture of LHP Hospital Group and the Seton Family of Hospitals. The 191,400-sf facility will provide 83 inpatient beds, emergency care, women’s services, obstetrics, cardiology, surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, diagnostic imaging, and intensive and critical care. Completion is expected in late 2012.
State of Louisiana Builds University Medical Center
The State of Louisiana will break ground in June of 2011 on the $1.2 billion University Medical Center in New Orleans. Designed by NBBJ, the project includes a 560,000-sf, 424-bed hospital, a 746,982-sf diagnosis and treatment center, and a 254,765-sf ambulatory care building. Preconstruction services will be provided by Skanska USA Building and MAPP Construction.