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Purdue University Completes Hockmeyer Hall
The $32.9 million Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer Hall was recently constructed at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. The building gives Purdue’s renowned Structural Biology group the space needed to continue to be at the forefront of this field. The 65,690-sf facility includes research laboratories and a BSL-3 suite with embedded electron microscopy.
Nektar Therapeutics Opens San Francisco Headquarters
Nektar Therapeutics opened its new 102,000-sf headquarters in San Francisco's Mission Bay development in December of 2010. The facility will house 150 employees and is sited adjacent to the UCSF Life Sciences and Medical Center. Previously based in San Carlos, Calif., Nektar utilizes an advanced polymer conjugate chemistry technology platform to create novel therapeutics.
Umpqua Community College Builds Viticulture Center
Umpqua Community College is building the Danny Lang Teaching, Learning and Event Center in Roseburg, Ore. The $6.8 million facility will house the Southern Oregon Wine Institute and the college's viticulture and enology programs. The Lang Center will provide two labs, a classroom, a tasting room, an event center, a grape-crushing pad, a kitchen, a fermentation room, and three wine cellars. Construction began on the facility in September of 2010 with completion expected in September of 2011. The project is supported by $4.25 million in federal stimulus funding.
Oak Hill Hospital Expands in Brooksville
Oak Hill Hospital is initiating a 100,000-sf expansion of its Brooksfield health center. The $50 million project will create an inpatient tower with 36 private patient rooms, eight new surgical suites, renovated endoscopy facilities, and a parking lot. The hospital's central sterile department and the post anesthesia care unit will also be expanded and renovated.
Auburn University Breaks Ground on Small Animal Teaching Hospital Complex
Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine broke ground on the first phase of a $74 million Small Animal Teaching Hospital complex in December of 2010. A 34,000-sf education wing is slated for completion in spring of 2012. The second phase of construction will deliver a 200,000-sf Small Animal Teaching Hospital in 2014. The project was designed by Foil Wyatt Architects and Jova/Daniels/Busby.