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Novo Nordisk Breaks Ground on Clayton Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant
Novo Nordisk broke ground in March of 2016 on a $1.8 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Clayton, N.C. Built by Fluor Corporation, the 833,000-sf facility will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for diabetes treatments and will accommodate 700 employees. Construction is slated for completion in 2019 with full operations commencing in 2021. Novo Nordisk is based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
University of Mississippi Constructs School of Medicine
The University of Mississippi is constructing the $63 million School of Medicine in Jacksonville. Located at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the five-story, 151,569-sf facility will feature flexible, technology-rich classrooms designed for ease of conversion between lecture-style instruction and team-based learning sessions. The project will also include tiered auditoriums, a variety of study areas, and a dedicated floor for simulation laboratories. Ground was broken on the project in early 2013 and completion is expected in spring of 2017.
University of Utah Breaks Ground on Crocker Science Center
The University of Utah broke ground in late March of 2016 on the $55 million Gary & Ann Crocker Science Center in Salt Lake City. Providing interdisciplinary science labs, lecture halls, classrooms, an atrium, and a business incubator, the four-story facility will house the Center for Cell and Genome Science and the Center for Science and Math Education. The 123,500-sf project includes renovation of the existing 71,000-sf George Thomas building and construction of a 52,500-sf addition.
US Navy Breaks Ground on Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Facility
The United States Navy broke ground in March of 2016 on a $22 million facility for the submarine launched ballistic missile (SBLM) program. Located in Dahlgren, Va., the project will provide advanced laboratories, offices, and technological instrumentation for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. The center will house over 300 staff in the Strategic and Computing Systems Department engaged in the development, testing, and maintenance of defense software.
South Dakota State University Builds Large Animal Research Facilities
South Dakota State University is building two new large animal research facilities. Construction began in October of 2014 on the $6 million Swine Education and Research Facility, which will include a classroom, boar and sow housing, research space, and a biosecure glass observation area. The $6 million Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility, slated for completion in spring of 2016, will provide offices, laboratory space, conference rooms, livestock evaluation pens, a monoslope research building, and replicated pastures.