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URI Breaks Ground on $60 Million Biotechnology Center
The University of Rhode Island (URI) broke ground in March 2007 on the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Kingston, R.I. Funded in part by a $1 million donation from Amgen, the facility will serve as a major center of education and research that will drive economic development in the state's growing biotechnology industry. The architect for the center is Payette Associates of Boston, and Providence-based Gilbane Building Co. will serve as the construction manager.
Stanford University Medical Center Awards Sodexho Facilities Management Contract
Stanford University Medical Center has awarded Sodexho’s Health Care Services Division a five year facilities management contract for plant operations and maintenance. Including 4.5 million sf of space at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, the multi-million dollar contract will also include facility infrastructure renewal projects.
FibroGen Relocates to SF's Mission Bay
Biotechnology firm FibroGen will relocate its headquarters and R&D operations to a 239,000-sf R&D facility in San Francisco’s Mission Bay in the fourth quarter of 2008. The facility is currently under construction and was designed by Dowler-Gruman Architects with Hathaway Dinwiddie as project contractor. FibroGen also plans to expand into a second 211,000-sf facility at the site that is being constructed to core and shell status. The site developers are Shorenstein Properties and SKS Investments.
St. Joseph Health System Expands Mission Hospital with Critical Care Facility
St. Joseph Health System has selected McCarthy Building Companies as the general contractor for a major addition to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. Construction began in March 2007 on the critical care hospital addition that will allow Mission Hospital to provide the most advanced diagnostic and critical care services to its community.
Analytical Bio-Chemistry Breaks Ground on Columbia Laboratory
Contract research organization Analytical Bio-Chemistry (ABC) broke ground in March 2007 on its new $14.4 million laboratory facility in Columbia, Mo. Sited in the University of Missouri’s Discovery Ridge Research Park, the 90,000-sf modular and scalable facility will house pharmaceutical development operations. The general contractor on the design-build project is ARCO Construction Company of St. Louis. The facility is being designed by ACI Boland Architects. Completion is slated for early 2008.