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HHMI Partners with University of KwaZulu-Natal on HIV-TB Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is partnering with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, to construct a $20 million HIV and tuberculosis research facility. Integrated with the Doris Duke Medical Research Institute at Nelson Mandela Medical School, the six-story facility will include two floors of high level biocontainment laboratories.
SAS Builds Cary Data Center
SAS is planning to construct a $70 million data center at its headquarters in Cary, N.C. The 38,000-sf facility will support research and development in cloud computing, which enables customers to utilize multiple central servers for computation and services delivery with access provided over the Internet. SAS is a maker of business intelligence software and predictive analytics.
Robinson Memorial Constructs Streetsboro Health Center
Robinson Memorial Hospital is building the $13.5 million Robinson Health Center in Streetsboro, Ohio. The 75,000-sf project will open in July of 2009 and will house inpatient and outpatient care; women’s services; MRI, CT, and X-ray imaging; pediatric and orthopedic specialties; and a sleep center. General contractor RMH Construction began work on the three-story building in April of 2008.
Brookhaven College Breaks Ground on Continuing Education Facility
Brookhaven College, part of the Dallas County Community College District, broke ground on the 28,000-sf Workforce and Continuing Education Building in March of 2009. Located in Farmers Branch, Texas, the $6 million facility was designed by SHW Group of Dallas. Occupancy is slated for January 2010. More than 15 new classrooms will be built, all of which will have laptop carts so they can be used as either a traditional classroom or a computer lab.
Canadian Light Source Constructs Saskatoon Research Facilities
The Canadian Light Source is planning to construct two research facilities in Saskatoon. The Quantum Materials Spectroscopy Centre (QMSC) and the BioXAS Beamline Facility will benefit from $3.8 million in funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The QMSC will house a beamline for materials science research and will be operated by the University of British Columbia.