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Industry News
Siemens Offers Control Panel Online Symposium
Siemens is teaming up with industry experts from EPLAN, WSCAD, and UL for the Control Panel Online Symposium on April 29, 2019. Industry experts will delve into the latest control panel standards, provide strategies for more efficient control panel designs, and offer tools for the improvement of engineering efficiency. Attendees can join online seminars, visit the virtual fair booths, and chat live with the industry experts.
For more information, visit Siemens.
FM:Systems Provides Digital Workplace Optimization Webcast
FM:Systems is offering a webcast on the use of digital solutions to enhance productivity on May 14, 2020. If you would like to build a smarter workplace, optimize space utilization, and enhance employee experience, FM Systems’ strategies will enable you to leverage connected devices and applications to deliver the flexibility that your staff require. By the end of 2020, mobile workers will account for 75 percent of the total workforce.
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Provides Billions in Additional Funding to NIH and CDC
A $2.2 trillion stimulus package will support the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in their response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) will be available to the agencies through September of 2024. The CDC will receive $4.3 billion in new funding, which includes $1.5 billion for joint initiatives with state and local governments. The NIH has been allocated $945.4 million, which will be directed to:
University of South Florida Breaks Ground on Innovation Center
The University of South Florida broke ground on a $42 million innovation center in Tampa in March of 2020. Located in the USF Research Park, the 120,000-sf facility will provide researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry partners with leasable laboratory, office, and meeting facilities. Designed by Gensler, the three-story building will act as a catalyst for regional economic growth through the creation and commercialization of new technologies.
Westminster College Expands Hoyt Science Center
Westminster College is engaged in a $11.2 million expansion of the Hoyt Science Center in New Wilmington, Pa. Designed by BHDP Architecture, the 27,000-sf addition will provide six teaching labs, three research labs, ten faculty offices, and student collaboration spaces. The three-story wing will house the school's growing STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as the Center for the Environment. Ground was broken on the project in September of 2019 and occupancy is expected by summer of 2021.