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Rush University Medical Center's Tower Reaches Substantial Completion
Rush University Medical Center’s $654 million hospital tower reached substantial completion in July of 2011. The 14-story, 806,000-sf facility is located in Chicago and was designed by Perkins+Will. The construction manager is Powers/Jacobs. Construction began on the 304-bed facility in fall of 2008 and occupancy is expected in January of 2012. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Merck Breaks Ground on Animal Health Expansion
Merck Animal Health broke ground in July of 2011 on an $18 million vaccine manufacturing expansion in Boxmeer in the Netherlands. The cGMP project will double available tissue culture space and will support accelerated production of veterinary vaccines. Completion is expected by early 2013.
Connecticut College Creates Science Center
Connecticut College is engaged is a $20 million project to create a state-of-the-art science center. New London Hall will be completely renovated and a 6,500-sf addition will be constructed. The completed facility will provide labs, classrooms, and interaction space for programs in computer science, biology, and botany. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2012.
Analog Devices Builds Raheen R&D Facility
Analog Devices will invest $50 million to expand R&D operations at its Raheen campus in County Limerick, Ireland. The project includes construction of a 140,000-sf laboratory and product development facility.
GlobalFoundries Completes Dresden Cleanroom
GlobalFoundries completed construction in July of 2011 on an 110,000-sf wafer manufacturing facility at Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany. The project will enable Fab 1 to operate as a single integrated cleanroom, making the facility one of the the largest and most advanced wafer fabs in Europe.