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TerraPower Breaks Ground on Advanced Nuclear Power Plant in Wyoming
TerraPower broke ground in April of 2026 on the flagship Natrium plant's Kemmerer Unit 1 in Wyoming. Anticipated to be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States, the pioneering facility will feature a 345-MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with an integrated molten salt-based energy system. Each Natrium reactor will have the capacity to increase output to 500 MW for over five hours in response to peaks in demand, supplying the equivalent energy needed to power 400,000 homes.
Central Washington University Constructs North Academic Complex
Central Washington University is constructing the North Academic Complex in Ellensburg as a unified home for the College of Arts and Humanities. Designed by Opsis Architecture and NAC, the $108 million facility will house a 240-seat lecture hall with state-of-the-art technological capabilities, 21 active learning classrooms, and 109 faculty offices.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Opens Health Sciences Complex
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville opened the Health Sciences Complex in April of 2026 to provide leading-edge facilities for the School of Pharmacy and the School of Nursing. The $117.4 million project encompassed the construction of a three-story, 106,000-sf structure that links two renovated and expanded buildings via an activated two-story atrium.
AbbVie Plans Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Campus in North Carolina
AbbVie is planning to build a 185-acre pharmaceutical campus in Durham, N.C. The $1.4 billion development will integrate AI with advanced manufacturing and laboratory technologies to enhance quality control and support the company’s pipelines of immunology, neuroscience, and oncology medicines. Comprising approximately 440,000 sf, the first phase of construction will begin in 2026 to create manufacturing plants for small volume parenteral (SVP) drug products.
University of Florida’s Whitney Lab Opens Marine Research Center and Sea Turtle Hospital
The University of Florida opened the Whitney Marine Research Center in April of 2026 in Marineland, Fla. Designed by Lord Aeck Sargent and TTV Architects, the $41.2 million facility more than doubles the available research space for the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience while expanding capacity for education and conservation efforts. The 38,000-sf building features 12 leading-edge labs, a dedicated microscopy area, aquaculture venues, and a maker space equipped with 3D printers and laser cutters.