Industry News

Baptist Memorial Health Care will begin construction in spring of 2010 on a $200 million hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. The 250-bed replacement facility is slated for completion in spring of 2013. The architect for the 500,000-sf project is Earl Swensson Associates of Nashville.

The University of Limerick will begin construction in fall of 2009 on a €16 million medical School in Limerick, Ireland. The 4,091-sm facility will house classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories for physician training. Completion is slated for September of 2010. The general contractor for the project is P.E. Elliot & Company.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst dedicated the $114.5 million Integrated Sciences Building in September of 2009. The 157,000-sf facility houses 85,000-sf of laboratory and classroom space, a 300-seat auditorium, interaction areas, and advanced imaging suites. The sustainably-designed project promotes interdisciplinary teaching and research by integrating the life, chemical, and physical sciences. Construction of the four-story facility was completed in January of 2009.

Wolf Steel USA initiated a $3.2 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Grant County, Ky., in September of 2009. The project will add 72,000-sf to an existing 39,000-sf building. The facility will house manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution space and is expected to reach completion by March of 2010.

The 600,000-sf Sault Area Hospital is slated for substantial completion in October of 2010 with occupancy expected in spring of 2011. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the facility represents a partnership between Plummer Memorial Public Hospital and Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital. The $409 million facility will provide a total of 289 beds with 130 private rooms.