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Gehl Company Builds New Headquarters and Research Center
Gehl Company broke ground in early May of 2008 on a new $20 million headquarters and R&D center in West Bend, Wis. Slated for completion in summer of 2009, the two-story headquarters will feature an open office design and use of natural and energy efficient lighting. The R&D center will reach completion in October of 2008 and will house product design, development, and testing operations. Gehl manufactures compact construction and agricultural equipment.
ISIS Constructs Oxfordshire Neutron Source
ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source is constructing the Second Target Station Project at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot in the United Kingdom. The £145 million neutron source facility will house research in soft matter, advanced materials, and bioscience. Construction began in July of 2003 with completion slated for October of 2008.
Fort Valley State University Constructs Science and Biotechnology Buildings
Fort Valley State University will initiate construction in July of 2008 on a $3.1 million biotechnology center in Fort Valley, Ga. Housing four labs and a 100-seat lecture hall, the 8,000-sf facility is slated for completion by June of 2009. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and will connect to the Stallworth Agricultural Research Station. Additionally, a $20 million, 59,000-sf science center will house classrooms and labs enriched with leading edge technology and is slated for completion in fall of 2009.
University of Virginia Dedicates McIntire School of Commerce
The University of Virginia dedicated the McIntire School of Commerce in Charlottesville in May of 2008. Construction manager Gilbane Building Company partnered with architect Hartman-Cox on the 138,000-sf construction/renovation project which included a 114,000-sf addition to Rouss Hall named Robertson Hall. Rouss was also renovated and consolidated with the new addition to form a single building to accommodate the McIntire School of Commerce.
Kumho Constructs South Korea R&D Center
Kumho Tires broke ground on a 34,843-sm research and development center in Young-In, South Korea, in May of 2008. The $68 million facility will serve as the company’s global R&D hub and will house chemistry labs and advanced product testing technologies. Slated for completion by year-end 2009, the sustainably designed facility will be certified as a “green” building by Korea's Housing & Urban Research Institute.