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Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center will begin construction in November of 2010 on the $34 million Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystem Science in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 86,000-sf facility will be designed and built by Moss Miller, LLC. The project is supported by $15 million in federal stimulus funding and will double the footprint of the existing NSU Oceanographic Center. Completion is expected in December of 2011. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the five-story facility.

Sonoma Valley Hospital is planning a $23 million renovation and expansion of its healthcare campus in Sonoma, Calif. The project will include seismic upgrades and construction of a three-story, 16,000-sf emergency department wing. Completion is expected by early 2012. The design-build team for the project is Otto Construction and Nach & Lewis of Sacramento.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia dedicated the $504 million Colket Translational Research Building in June of 2010. Located on the South Campus, the 12-story facility provides four laboratory floors, administrative offices, a cafeteria, conference space, and a two-story lobby. Four below-grade floors house infrastructure, laboratory support, and a central utility plant.

CPL Biologicals completed construction in June of 2010 on its vaccine manufacturing plant in Dholka, India. The 25,000-sf facility will utilize virus-like particle (VLP) technology to produce commercial-scale quantities of influenza vaccines. The plant will be able to produce over 60 million doses annually at full capacity. Ground was broken on the project in fall of 2009. CPL Biologicals is a joint venture of Novavax and Cadila Pharmaceuticals of India.

Cargill is planning to build a $14.7 million R&D facility in Wichita, Kan. The building will house research labs, offices, and product development space. Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services.