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General Motors began construction in May of 2015 on a $1 billion expansion and renovation project in Warren, Mich. Built in the 1950s, the Warren Technical Center will be redesigned to provide collaborative office and research space for product development. Featuring new design studios and testing areas, the project also includes construction of a multi-story information technology facility on the 326-acre campus. Completion is expected in 2018.

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is initiating an expansion of Building 887 to accommodate neutrino detection experiments in Prévessin, France. The general contractor for the 38,750-sf project is OMBA Impianti & Engineering and the value of the construction contract is $10.3 million. Completion of the building, including specialized foundations, steel structures, and facades, is expected in February of 2016.

Humber College opened its Learning Resource Commons in Toronto in May of 2015. The six-story, 264,000-sf facility provides a new main entrance and gateway to the North Campus and connects to several existing buildings. The $84.2 million center provides a library, a gallery, study areas, student services, and administrative offices for the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The project was designed by B+H Architects and built by PCL Constructors Canada. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.

Novo Nordisk began construction in May of 2015 on a $223 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Kalundborg, Denmark. The 81,000-sf project will support the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients for hemophelia treatments. The plant is expected to be fully operational by 2020.

CHI Health is partnering with Creighton University to build a $35 million academic medical center in Omaha. Ground was broken on the 80,000-sf complex in May of 2015 and completion is expected in late 2016. The project will include a freestanding emergency department as well as outpatient diagnosis and treatment facilities including space for cardiology, women's services, and psychiatry. The center is sited adjacent to Creighton University and will house the Family Medicine Residency Program.