Industry News

Colorado State University celebrated the completion of the $45 million University Center for the Arts in Fort Collins in October of 2008.

Woodstock General Hospital broke ground on its new 350,000-sf facility in fall of 2008. Located in Woodstock, ON, Canada, the three-story, 178-bed hospital will feature advanced diagnostic imaging, five surgical suites, a critical care unit, and a women’s and children’s center. The hospital will provide acute inpatient care, ambulatory services, rehabilitation, and continuing care. The facility will be built, financed, and maintained over a 30-year period by Integrated Team Solutions. The general contractor is EllisDon.

The Department of Homeland Security dedicated the $143 million National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., in October of 2008. The 160,000-sf facility will be operated by Battelle National Biodefense Institute. Housing 40,000-sf of BSL-3 research space and 10,000-sf of BSL-4 space, the facility will accommodate 140 scientists when it opens in March of 2009. Construction began on the project in June of 2006.

Orlando VA Medical Center broke ground on its $650 million hospital in October of 2008. Located in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, the 134-bed facility will include a 120-bed Community Living Center and a 60-bed Residential Rehabilitation Program. Providing a comprehensive range of medical services, the 1 million-sf hospital is expected to open in 2012.

San Diego-based contract research organization Bio-Quant received full accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International in October of 2008. AAALAC’s extensive on-site evaluation determined that the highest level of animal care and research practices are being implemented by Bio-Quant. The accreditation follows upon an operational and infrastructure expansion project at the site.