Industry News

The University of Connecticut completed the 117,000-sf Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington in August of 2010. The renovated building supports research in stem cell biology, genetics, computational biology, and advanced microscopy and imaging. The $52 million project features open laboratories to support collaborative interdisciplinary research as well as offices, a 100-seat auditorium, and business incubator space. The project was designed by Goody Clancy. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology opened the 33,000-sf Paleontology Research Laboratory in September of 2010. The $7 million facility was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification and features recycled materials, rainwater harvesting, and energy efficient lighting. The building consolidates the paleontology department’s offices from three separate locations and includes a mobile-shelving storage system for fossils and minerals.

Pioneer Hi-Bred will build a $20 million corn research facility in Orange City, Iowa. The two-story, 25,500-sf project will be located in the Industrie Centrum development and is expected to open in spring of 2011.

Gauthier Biomedical will begin construction in January of 2011 on a 60,000-sf headquarters facility in Grafton, Ill. The two-story building will house 32,000 sf of manufacturing, engineering, and production space and 28,000 sf of office space. The building will be designed and built by Opus North of Rosemont, Ill. Completion is expected in October of 2011. Gauthier is a maker of spinal and orthopedic surgical instruments.

University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast will begin construction in spring of 2011 on a $7.6 million science building in Long Beach, Miss. The 33,580-sf facility will house biology and chemistry labs, classrooms, faculty offices, research space, and a marine science lab.