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Monsanto Breaks Ground on Chesterfield Expansion
Monsanto broke ground in November of 2013 on a 400,000-sf expansion of its 210-acre campus in Chesterfield, Mo. The project includes the construction of a $140 million technology and research building, a $70 million conference center, and a $30 million parking garage topped by a $60 million greenhouse. Accommodating 675 investigators and staff, the expansion will provide 250 labs and plant growth chambers as well as 36 greenhouses for collaborative research in breeding, biotechnology, and agronomics.
MaineGeneral Medical Center Opens Alfond Center for Health
MaineGeneral Medical Center opened the $312 million Alfond Center for Health in November of 2013 in Augusta. Featuring entirely private rooms, the 640,000-sf, 192-bed hospital provides spacious surgical suites, procedure rooms, an emergency department, a cardiac catheterization lab, an education and conference center, a helipad, outpatient clinics, and inpatient rooms. The facility has separate public and patient transport corridors. Construction began on the project in August of 2011.
Consolidated Forensics Laboratory Receives Approval for BSL-3 Operations
The District of Columbia received approval in November of 2013 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to begin BSL-3 research operations at the Consolidated Forensics Laboratory in Washington. The secure facility will enable the city's Public Health Laboratory to perform biological analysis of select agents and toxins. The $210 million, 300,000-sf Consolidated Forensics Laboratory opened in fall of 2012.
North Central College Plans Science Center
North Central College is planning to build a $60 million science center in Naperville, Ill. Designed by Chicago-based Holabird & Root, the 125,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide classrooms, teaching laboratories, collaborative research space, and interaction areas for programs in biology, chemistry, and physics. The center will also support instruction in math, computer science, psychology, and business. The project manager is U.S. Equities Realty. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2017.
IBM Opens Nairobi R&D Facility
IBM opened a 21,000-sf commercial technology R&D facility in Nairobi in November of 2013. The lab will house researchers leveraging powerful analytical tools, such as cognitive computing systems, to develop solutions to Africa's unique challenges for energy, healthcare, agriculture, water, transportation, and public safety. The facility is located at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and features a dynamic cloud-enabled computing hub.