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President Obama Proposes $12 Billion Community College Initiative
President Barrack Obama proposed a $12 billion Community College Initiative on July 14, 2009. Providing direct financial assistance to institutions, the initiative would provide support for modernization and construction, distance learning, and job training. The proposal would enable an additional five million people to receive associate degrees or certificates by 2020. $2.5 billion of the funding would support loans to community colleges for facility construction and renovation.
Dow AgroSciences Builds Indianapolis R&D Facility
Dow AgroSciences will break ground in August of 2009 on an 80,000-sf R&D facility adjacent to its existing headquarters in Indianapolis. The two-story facility will be developed and owned by Browning Investments and leased by Dow. Designed by BSA Life Structures of Indianapolis, the building will house laboratories accommodating 100 researchers. Occupancy is expected in mid-2010. Dow AgroSciences is a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.
CES Group Announces New Steam Grid
CES Group announced the launch of its new Steam Grid in July of 2009. The CES Group Steam Grid was created following extensive research and development to meet the challenge of controlling indoor humidity levels. This innovative multi-tube steam dispersion system is installed within the humidification section of an air handler to distribute steam over the entire surface of the air handler section, reducing the absorption distance.
DuPont Uses FM:Interact for Global Portfolio Management
DuPont is using FM:Interact to manage its global real estate portfolio. FM:Interact is a Web-based software product created by FM:Systems that enables DuPont to track and report on workplace information such as space cost and use, enabling facilities managers to view their entire portfolio and get real-time data from any location. FM:Interact is enabling the DuPont facilities team to deliver competitive real estate solutions that have generated income, reduced energy use, and saved on maintenance costs.
NASA Renovates Langley Research Center
NASA broke ground on a $23 million office building in Hampton, Va., in July of 2009. The 72,000-sf Building 1 will be constructed to attain LEED Gold sustainable design certification. The project is part of a $200 million renovation and expansion of Langley Research Center to support aeronautics research with improved facilities and infrastructure.