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A 340,000-sf patient tower for Baptist Medical Center and Wolfson Children’s Hospital is under construction in Jacksonville, Fla. The 11-story project will provide both adult and pediatric services. The $200 million facility is slated for completion in December of 2012. The project team includes Stanley Beaman & Sears Architects, TLC Engineering, and Batson-Cook Construction.

Francis Marion University opened its 61,000-sf performing arts center in Florence, S.C., in July of 2011. The facility includes an 850-seat auditorium, a 125-seat black box theater, classrooms, and offices for the fine arts department. 

Semprius began construction in July of 2011 on a 150,000-sf photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Henderson, N.C. The first phase of the project includes renovation of an existing facility and construction of an additional 50,000 sf. Occupancy is expected in August of 2012. Semprius is based in Durham, N.C.

JSR Corporation completed construction of a $13 million R&D facility in July of 2011 in Seoul, Korea. The three-story, 43,000-sf project houses research laboratories for the creation of advanced liquid crystal display (LCD) products and technologies. Construction began on the facility in September of 2010.

University College Cork is planning to build a Maritime Research and Testing Centre at the National Maritime College of Ireland. Located in Ringaskiddy, the 55,240-sf project comprises a three-story laboratory building and a single-story, high-bay marine testing facility. The design architect is McCullough Mulvin Architects of Dublin.