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West Pharmaceutical Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility
West Pharmaceutical Services broke ground in June of 2015 on a 95,000-sf manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland. Housing 150 employees, the project will act as a center of excellence for the production of West's proprietary elastomeric sheeting technologies and will support the manufacture of packaging components for insulin injector cartridges and other injectable drugs. The facility is expected to be fully operational in late 2018. West Pharmaceutical Services is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Indiana University and Ivy Tech Break Ground on Arts and Sciences Building
Indiana University broke ground in June of 2015 on the $45 million Arts and Sciences building in Gary, Ind. Created in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, the three-story, 133,500-sf project will accommodate IU Northwest's programs in fine and performing arts as well as providing academic and administrative space. Ivy Tech’s science teaching labs and admissions offices will occupy 30 percent of the facility. The project will include shared classrooms and informal study spaces as well as a 500-seat auditorium and a black box theater.
Baptist Memorial Hospital Builds North Mississippi Replacement Facility
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is building a $300 million replacement facility in Oxford, Miss. Designed by Earl Swensson Associates and built by Robins & Morton, the five-story, 589,000-sf hospital will provide a complete range of medical and surgical services. Ground was broken for the 217-bed facility in November of 2014 and occupancy is expected in November of 2017. A2H provided site development, civil engineering design, and landscape architecture for the project.
Iowa State Plans Advanced Teaching and Research Building
Iowa State University is planning to build the $52 million Advanced Teaching and Research Building on its Ames campus. The five-story, 115,000-gsf facility will provide classrooms, teaching labs, faculty offices, and research space. Bessey Hall will also undergo a $28 million renovation, including construction of a four-story, 45,000-gsf addition, to provide undergraduate teaching and research labs. Work will begin on both projects in spring of 2016.
Gilead Sciences Expands Edmonton R&D Campus
Gilead Sciences opened a 45,000-sf pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratory in May of 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta. The facility is part of a two-building, $200 million campus expansion to support the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). The second buiding is currently under construction and will provide 139,000 sf of research and developent space when it opens in spring of 2016.