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The North Highland College completed the $14.8 million Engineering Technology and Energy Centre (ETEC) in July of 2011 in Thurso, Scotland. The facility was built by Morrison Construction and features advanced classrooms, workshops, and training rooms. ETEC will produce skilled personnel to support the needs of the energy industry. The North Highland College is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). 

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee broke ground on Innovation Park in August of 2011. Located in Wauwatosa, the 80-acre site represents a total capital investment of $500 million. Construction will begin in 2012 on the first facility at Innovation Park, a 25,000-sf business accelerator. A construction start date for the second $75 million building has not yet been set.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) has selected e-Builder Enterprise as their university-wide capital project management platform. e-Builder will provide SMU with a way to reduce cost and schedule risk across their entire capital program and streamline existing processes to increase efficiency.

Novartis Animal Health Canada is initiating a $2.8 million expansion of its animal research facility in Victoria on Prince Edward Island. The project will support the creation of vaccines for salmon to prevent disease and control sea lice. The construction of new laboratories will reach completion in 2011 with additional office space to be built in 2012.

Montana State University dedicated the Eastern Agricultural Research Center and Extension building in Sidney in July of 2011. Ground was broken on the $3.2 million facility in July of 2010. The building houses three research labs, two greenhouses, offices, and a 150-seat conference room. The general contractor for the 12,000-sf project was Fisher Construction. The facility will support crop science and agribusiness research and education.