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Ceva Biomune Builds Poultry Vaccine Plant
Ceva Biomune will construct a $15 million poultry vaccine production facility in Lenexa, Kan. The two-story, 53,000-sf facility is expected to commence operations in the third quarter of 2010. The facility will enable Ceva to dramatically increase vaccine production to support a healthy poultry industry.
Utah State University Opens Hydraulics and Structural Testing Labs
Utah State University opened two research facilities in Logan in September of 2009. The 11,000-sf Hydraulics Modeling Laboratory will enable engineers to build large-scale replicas of dams and spillways for channel hydraulics modeling projects. As a re-circulating facility, the laboratory can provide a flow of nearly 50,000 gallons per minute. The 5,000-sf Structural Testing Laboratory will enable researchers to test the load strength of construction materials for the Long-Term Bridge Performance Program, a national study on bridge safety.
Sharp Grossmont Hospital Opens Patient Tower
Sharp Grossmont Hospital opened its $41 million critical care tower in September of 2009 in La Mesa, Calif. The five-story, 90-bed facility houses a 24-bed ICU, 33 critical care beds, isolation rooms, and an emergency department. Sharp Grossmont Hospital is also planning to construct an $107 million diagnosis and treatment center; occupancy is slated for June of 2013. A $50 million modernization of the hospital's energy plant and a $34 million renovation of the hospital's East Tower are both expected to reach completion in 2012.
University of North Carolina Asheville Dedicates Zeis Hall
The University of North Carolina Asheville dedicated the $24 million Zeis Hall in September of 2009. Housing the departments of biology, chemistry, and multimedia arts, the four-story, 86,000-sf facility provides classrooms and teaching and research laboratories.
Ohio State University Medical Center Plans Columbus Expansion
Ohio State University Medical Center will begin construction in early 2010 on a 17-story tower in Columbus, Ohio. Housing the academic medical center's new critical care and cancer hospitals, the $1 billion project is slated for completion in mid-2014. The 276-bed Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital will occupy seven floors and and the 144-bed critical care hospital will occupy three floors. The tower will also house laboratory and office space. The project includes completion of three floors in the existing biomedical research tower and electrical upgrades.