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CAL State Sacramento Plans Placer Campus
California State University Sacramento has received a gift of over 280 acres in south Placer County, the proposed site for the university’s Placer campus. Groundbreaking on the new campus could occur as early as spring 2006.
Pennsylvania College of Optometry Plans Student Community Center
The Pennsylvania College of Optometry is planning a new Student Community Center to be constructed at the Elkins Park Campus. Granary Associates of Philadelphia has been selected to provide architecture and interior design services. The Center will house state-of-the-art fitness and recreation facilities and provide a center for student life on campus. It will also serve as a meeting place for continuing education classes and alumni functions.
Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services Constructs Sustainably Designed Outpatient Care Center
Jewish Hospital Healthcare Services will break ground on $35.5-million outpatient care center in Hillview, Ky. in summer 2004. Designed by Meta Associates and Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan Inc., the facility is expected to receive LEED™ certification for sustainable design. Housing four operating rooms/endoscopy suites, 16 pre-op/recovery beds, CT scanner, diagnostic imaging, mammography, MRI, bone densitometry, 24-hour emergency services, four observation rooms, and 14 private-primary care exam rooms, the facility is slated to open in February 2006.
Medical College of Georgia Expands Interdisciplinary Research Building
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) has completed construction of the Interdisciplinary Research Building (IRB) Phase II, a 94,000-sf expansion project. Designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent of Atlanta, the $27.3-million, five-story project includes a mechanical penthouse and a life sciences incubator for developing biotech business from scientific discoveries. The facility provides research laboratory and office space for the MCG Department of Physiology, the Center for Biology and Genomic Medicine, and the Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development.
FBI Constructs Tampa Field Office
The Federal Bureau of Investigation celebrated the groundbreaking on its new Tampa field office on May 19, 2004. Located in the West Shore business district, the $26.6-million, 12,000-sf build-to-suit project is being constructed by Highwoods Properties of Raleigh, N.C. Replacing the bureau’s existing downtown Tampa facility, the new office is expected to reach completion in 2005.