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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Expands Iowa Research Facilities
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica will invest $110 million over the next four years to expand its operations in Iowa, enabling the company to increase production capacity and optimize manufacturing processes. In Ames, a 52,088-sf animal health research facility will be built in the Iowa State Research Park. On the Fort Dodge campus, a new Veterinary Research Center and a high-speed fill and freeze-drying suite will be constructed and existing infrastructure systems will be upgraded.
College of William & Mary Constructs Integrated Science Center Phase Three
The College of William & Mary is building the third phase of the Integrated Science Center (ISC) in Williamsburg, Va. Supporting programs in applied science, biology, chemistry, psychology, and computer modeling, the $78 million ISC 3 will feature core labs with advanced instrumentation and a 300-seat lecture hall. Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering, the four-story, 113,000-sf project will include construction of a rooftop greenhouse on the adjacent ISC 2. The general contractor is Whiting-Turner.
Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Opens in Louisville
Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital opened its expanded and renovated facility in Louisville in December of 2014. The $117.8 million project included construction of a patient tower and the creation of an open, spacious floorplan with abundant natural light. Designed by HKS, the 373-bed hospital provides pediatric and adult operating rooms, a pedatric emergency center, an integrated cancer services suite, a neonatal ICU, and an adult critical care center.
University of Maryland Builds Engineering Facility
The University of Maryland is building a new facility for the Clark School of Engineering in College Park. Ground was broken in November of 2014 on the 184,000-sf A. James Clark Hall, a collaborative, multidisciplinary facility created to support the development of advanced biomedical technologies. Designed by Ballinger, the building will provide a new home for the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices.
University of Aberystwyth Develops Innovation and Enterprise Campus
The University of Aberystwyth is planning to build the $62.5 million Innovation and Enterprise Campus in Wales in the United Kingdom.