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Wichita State University is planning to relocate its westside campus to a new 24,000-sf facility in Wichita. Slated for completion by year-end 2005, classes are expected to begin in January 2006. The new facility will house 13 classrooms and several labs, tripling the footprint of the current location. The project architect is Curt McNay with Randy Cunningham as general contractor.

Research Triangle Institute International (RTI) began construction in February 2005 on its new 78,000-sf science and engineering building in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Designed by the Washington, D.C., office of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, the $20 million facility will be constructed by Clancy & Theys of Raleigh, N.C. Stantec is the lead project engineer. Completion is expected in summer 2006.

Clark University will dedicate the new Cathy '83 and Marc '81 Center for Bioscience on April 28, 2005. Designed by Tsoi/Kobus and Associates of Cambridge, the 50,000-sf facility houses two classrooms; twelve research labs; seven teaching labs; two conference rooms; fourteen faculty offices; a sequencing facility; a dark room; and three lounges.

Christus St. Catherine Hospital is engaged in a $45 million expansion that will increase inpatient bed count from 60 to 100. Designed by the Houston office of Perkins + Will, the 50,000-sf project is slated for completion by spring 2007. The expansion will more than double emergency room bed count from 9 to 20. Additionally, Christus St. Catherine is currently constructing an 80,000-sf outpatient surgery center and medical office building on its South Fry Road campus.

Target Corp. will begin site work in 2005 on a new 1.5 million-sf regional distribution center in Midway, Ga. Located in Liberty County's 4,700-acre MidCoast Business Center, the facility will initially employ 500 when it reaches completion in summer of 2007.