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Niagara University Plans Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences
Niagara University is planning to construct the $25 million Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences on its campus in upstate New York. The two-story, 44,000-sf complex will house interdisciplinary classrooms and laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, bioinformatics, and computational chemistry. The building will provide integrated and flexible research and teaching facilities and is slated for completion by fall of 2011.
SAFC Pharma Breaks Ground on Verona Manufacturing Facility
SAFC Pharma broke ground in October of 2008 on a 45,000-sf manufacturing facility for active pharmaceutical ingredients in Verona, Wis. Sited in the Verona Technology Park, the expansion will accommodate 50 additional employees. The $30 million facility will include isolator boxes for chemical compound handling. Completion is expected in late 2009 with production commencing in early 2010. The project contractor is Vogel Bros. Construction. SAFC Pharma is headquartered in the University Research Park in Madison and is a subsidiary of St.
St. Cloud State University Plans ISELF Project
St. Cloud State University has selected Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindeke Architects (RRTL) to design the $42 million Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF) in St. Cloud, Minn. Schematic design for the approximately 100,000-sf research and teaching building will reach completion in December of 2008. The facility will accommodate instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. RFD (Research Facilities Design) is providing laboratory design consultation for the project to RRTL.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Opens Lexington Research Facility
Cubist Pharmaceuticals opened its new 35,000-sf research facility in late September of 2008. Located at Cubist’s headquarters in Lexington, Mass., the laboratory building will support research and development of molecular disease treatments. The sustainably-designed project includes 50 additional fume hoods, NMR instrumentation, and 3D molecular modeling.
Colorado State University Breaks Ground on Rockwell Hall Expansion
Colorado State University broke ground on a $17.5 million expansion of Rockwell Hall in Fort Collins on October 2, 2008. Housing 40,500 sf for the College of Business, the project will feature nine technology-rich classrooms, a financial data laboratory, a 112-seat auditorium, and a student forum. Completion is expected in January of 2010.