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Cargill opened its $14.7 million research and development facility in July of 2011 in Wichita, Kan. Housing research labs, offices, and product development space, the 75,000-sf food science innovation center will house 70 employees. Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, as well as agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services.

NanoSonic Products opened its new cGMP manufacturing facility in July of 2011 in Alachua, Fla. The renovated and expanded building will support the production of cyclodextrin by NanoSonic's proprietary pulse drying process. All of the facility's energy requirements will be met by photovoltaic panels. The technologies and systems used in the manufacturing process are designed for maximum energy efficiency.

The University of Sheffield will begin construction in November of 2011 on the $34 million Engineering Graduate School in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The facility will support interdisciplinary collaboration with advanced research labs and teaching facilities. The project also includes renovation and expansion of existing facilities to create technology-rich lecture halls and classrooms. Completion is expected by August of 2013.

Western Michigan University is planning to construct a 150,000-sf facility for the School of Medicine in Kalamazoo. The sustainably designed building will feature simulation labs for medical training. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2014.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center broke ground on a four-story, 100,000-sf cancer facility in Knoxville in July of 2011. The $24 million project will consolidate outpatient cancer services in a single location, including radiation oncology therapy suites and a linear accelerator. Completion is expected in early 2013.