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PharmaForce is planning a $145 million expansion its Ohio pharmaceutical production facilities. A 140,000-sf addition will be constructed on the New Albany campus to accommodate increased manufacturing and warehousing operations, and existing production and warehouse space will be renovated. The Hilliard facility will be renovated and expanded by 1,800 sf to house new manufacturing equipment and supporting infrastructure. Construction will begin in 2018.

Northern State University is planning to begin construction in spring of 2018 on the $25 million Regional Science Education Center in Aberdeen, S.D. Comprising two wings, the 54,000-sf facility will offer an 80-student classroom, two 35-student classrooms, and faculty offices on one side, and laboratories and conference rooms on the other. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2019. 

Carleton University will begin construction in 2018 on a $48 million facility for the Sprott School of Business in Ottawa. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, the six-story, 100,000-sf Nicol Building will feature flexible learning environments, collaboration spaces, conference rooms, and a dedicated venture accelerator for the Carleton Entrepreneurs. The technology-rich facility will accommodate executive and management training programs for business leaders as well as offering a variety of event and meeting venues.

Duke University began site work in December of 2017 on a new home for the School of Nursing in Durham, N.C. Designed to deliver an instructional model of patient-centered care across multiple medical disciplines, the five-story, 102,000-sf building will house a simulation training center, faculty and administrative offices, the Center for Nursing Research, and the Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education. The facility will also accommodate the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Monsanto celebrated the completion of a $400 million expansion of its Chesterfield Research Center in December of 2017. Designed to accommodate agronomy research programs in biotechnology, plant genetics, data science, and crop protection, the 400,000-sf facility provides a conference center, 13 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) rooms and 250 research labs.