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SAFC Pharma Opens BSL-2 Facility
SAFC Pharma completed the expansion of its $12 million contract manufacturing facility in October of 2009. Located in Carlsbad, Calif., the BSL-2 project features two fully segregated viral product manufacturing suites. Utilizing disposable bioreactor technologies, the expansion will enable SAFC Pharma to produce biologics, viral vaccines, and gene therapies in commercial-scale quantities. The facility includes dedicated cell expansion, bioreactor production, purification, and cleanroom suites. The project added 8,000-sf to the existing 44,000-sf building.
Mesalands Community College Builds Wind Research and Training Center
Mesalands Community College has selected Gerald Martin Contracting of Albuquerque to construct the $5.2 million North American Wind Research and Training Center in Tucumcari, N.M. Designed by Kilmer and Associates, the 26,385-square-foot building will include a 12,697-sf wind turbine workshop and 13,688-sf of classrooms, lecture halls, and offices. Construction will begin in November of 2009 with completion expected in September of 2010.
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Initiates Expansion
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital initiated a $130 million expansion of its Hollywood, Fla., facility in October of 2009. The four-story, 160,000-sf building will house a pediatric cancer center, medical/surgical space, and a gastrointestinal procedures suite. Providing 48 private patient rooms, the facility is expected to reach completion by 2011.
Hastings College Dedicates Science Center
Hastings College dedicated the $12 million Morrison Reeves Science Center in October of 2009 in Hastings, Neb. The 55,000-sf facility houses teaching labs, research labs, and classrooms for instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology. Construction began on the sustainably designed science center in mid-2007.
Globalfoundries Builds Fab 2
Globalfoundries is constructing the $4.2 billion Fab 2 in Malta, N.Y. Sited on 223 acres in the Luther Forest Technology Park, the 1.45 million-sf project is comprised of four buildings. Featuring a 300,000-sf Class 100 cleanroom, the chip manufacturing campus will employ over 1,400 people. Construction of Fab 2 will reach completion in 2011 with production commencing in 2012. M+W Zander is providing full architectural, engineering, and construction management services for the project.