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South Dakota State University dedicated the $51 million Avera Health and Science Center in September of 2010. The 144,000-sf facility is located in Brookings, S.D., and was created in partnership with Avera Health. Comprising 96,000 sf of new construction and 48,000 sf of renovated space, the building provides classrooms, teaching and research labs, and faculty offices for the College of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Construction began on the project in June of 2008.

The Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Excelerator (NICE) will renovate 100,000 sf in an existing building in Salina, N.Y., to create a nanotechnology research facility. The $16 million project will transform Building #3 in Electronics Park to provide technology development labs and a business incubator. Construction will begin on the project in early 2011 with completion expected in fall of 2012.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) broke ground in August of 2010 on the 27,000-sf Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems in Woods Hole, Mass. The facility was designed by Ellenzweig Architecture with Columbia Construction as construction manager.

Bay Medical Center opened its $70 million patient tower in September of 2010 in Panama City, Fla. The five-story facility provides 144 private patient rooms. The general contractor for the project was HOAR Construction.

The University of Guelph will open the $70 million Pathobiology and Animal Health Laboratory in October of 2010. The four-story building houses research, teaching, and animal care facilities for the Ontario Veterinary College. The project was designed by Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects and built by Bird Construction Co. The facility includes a 120-seat lecture hall, a teaching lab, seminar rooms, research laboratories, and offices.