Industry News

All Children’s Hospital opened its $403 million pediatric healthcare facility in St. Petersburg in January of 2010. The 1 million-sf project is comprised of a new hospital and an outpatient care center. The hospital provides 252 inpatient beds, including a 97-bed neonatal intensive care unit, as well as the Bayfront Baby Place which houses a birthing center and well-baby nursery. The hospital also features an expanded emergency center, a helipad, and a cardiac catheterization lab. A parking garage and central energy plant were also constructed at the site.

Fanshawe College officially broke ground in November of 2009 on the $31 million Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies in London. The 148,000-sf facility will house 16 classrooms, 13 laboratories, and seven workshops. Completion is expected in March of 2011.

Scott Community College began construction in November of 2009 on the $2.3 million Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. The 10,000-sf facility will house classrooms, three culinary labs, a bakery, and an instructional studio. The project team includes Downing Architects and Swanson Construction, both of Bettendorf. Completion is slated for July of 2010. Scott Community College is also building a $4.5 million science facility and a $2.5 million applied technology building.

Newsom Eye & Laser began construction in November of 2009 on a 4,600-sf eye surgery center in Tampa, Fla. Featuring operating rooms designed to meet the required standards for FDA research studies, the facility is part of a $7.5 million expansion of Newsom’s existing campus. Completion is expected in spring of 2010.

Clemson University will initiate construction in the first quarter of 2010 on a wind turbine research facility in Charleston, S.C. Supported by a $45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and $53 million in matching funds, the facility will be located at the university’s Restoration Institute at the former U.S. Naval Base. Occupancy is expected by 2012.