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XBiotech Builds Research and Manufacturing Center
XBiotech broke ground in September of 2014 on a 46,000-sf pharmaceutical research and manufacturing center in Austin, Texas. The $12 million facility will reach completion in mid-2015 with production of the cancer drug Xilonix commencing in early 2016. The project is part of a $200 million campus that XBiotech plans to develop on the 48-acre site.
Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan Breaks Ground on Saskatoon Facility
Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan broke ground in September of 2014 on a $236 million facility in Saskatoon. Located on the University of Saskatchewan campus, the 176-bed hospital will provide maternal care, labor and delivery, pediatric surgery, and pediatric outpatient services. Construction will begin in early 2015 with completion expected in 2017.
Kean University Constructs Academic Building
Kean University is constructing the Green Lane Academic Building in Union, N.J. Designed by Gruskin Group, the 114,700-sf teaching and research facility will accommodate programs in health and computer sciences. The six-story project will feature a 500-seat auditorium, technology-rich classrooms, and collaborative study lounges. Completion is expected in July of 2015.
Central Michigan University Constructs Biosciences Building
Central Michigan University began construction in September of 2014 on the $95 million Biosciences Building in Mount Pleasant. Designed by Stantec, the four-story, 169,000-sf facility will provide teaching labs, research labs, a BSL-3 suite, lecture halls, classrooms, faculty offices, an auditorium, an herbarium, an imaging center, and an aquatic research vivarium. Occupancy is expected in January of 2017. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which is is being built by Clark Construction.
West Virginia University Children's Hospital Expands in Morgantown
West Virginia University Children's Hospital broke ground in September of 2014 on a $248 million tower in Morgantown. Representing an expansion of Ruby Memorial Hospital, the ten-story, 139-bed project will provide inpatient rooms as well as an emergency department, trauma center, ICU, and NICU. A new Rosenbaum Family House and Child Development Center will also be constructed. Completion is expected by 2016.