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Industry News
Linc Facility Services Acquires Morse Medical
Linc Facility Services (LFS) acquired Morse Medical, the largest independent clinical technology maintenance and management service organization in the Pacific Northwest, in early 2008. The acquisition will enable LFS to strengthen its healthcare service portfolio and accelerate the expansion of its geographic footprint. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wa., Morse Medical has 10 service centers across the Puget Sound with services spanning basic field service for physician offices to complete turnkey solutions for hospital and health care systems.
Accruent Acquires FAMIS Software
Accruent, a leading provider of Real Estate Performance Management (RPM) solutions, announced in February of 2008 the acquisition of FAMIS Software, a developer of Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) based in Irvine, Calif. Combined, these companies will deliver a comprehensive solution for the facilities management and real estate lifecycle from market planning to administration and operational management.
Faulkner State Community College Constructs Science Building
Faulkner State Community College will begin construction in summer of 2008 on a three-story, $14 million facility housing nursing education and labs for biology, chemistry, physics, and microbiology on its Fairhope, Ala., campus. Designed by Walcott Adams Verneuille Architects, the 52,000-sf project will include a student center and space for a cinematography training program. Completion is expected in 2009 or 2010.
Livermore National Laboratory Opens BSL-3 Facility
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s BSL-3 laboratory became operational in late January of 2008. The $2.45-million facility supports select agent research in a one-story, permanent, self-contained 1,600-sf building with three individual laboratory rooms: an animal lab, a mechanical room, and shower/change rooms.
Kansas State University Provides Biosecurity Training
Kansas State University’s 113,000-sf Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) in Manhattan, Kansas will provide training in biocontainment operations and maintenance in a March 2008 session. As part of the National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, the session will support the Midwest Regional Center for Excellence, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.