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Fiat Builds Brazil R&D and Manufacturing Facility
Fiat will constuct a 1.3 billion R&D and manufacturing facility in Suape, PE, Brazil. The building will be located in the Port and Industrial District in the State of Pernambuco and will produce up to 200,000 vehicles annually.
LHP Partners with Seton on Harker Heights Medical Center
LHP Hospital Group is partnering with the Seton Family of Hospitals to build the $100 million Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in Bell County, Texas. Groundbreaking is expected in early 2011 with completion slated for late 2012. The 180,400-sf, 83-bed hospital will provide emergency care, women’s services, obstetrics, cardiology, surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, imaging and diagnostic services, and intensive and critical care. A 60,000-sf medical office building will also be built at the site.
Oregon University System Plans Life Sciences Collaborative Complex
The Oregon University System plans to begin building the $170 million Life Sciences Collaborative Complex in mid-2011. The facility will be located on Oregon Health & Science University's Schnitzer Campus along the Willamette River in Portland. Design-build services for the project will be provided by J.E. Dunn Construction of Kansas City, Mo. Housing collaborative teaching and research facilities, the complex will promote the development of industry partnerships with bioscience, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies.
Kelowna General Hospital Builds Clinical Support Building
Kelowna General Hospital selected Graham Design-Build Services in December of 2010 to build the $47 million East Pandosy Clinical Support Building in Kelowna, British Columbia. Housing laboratories and clinical support space, the three-story facility will be connected to the adjacent hospital by an enclosed bridge. Construction will begin in early 2011 with completion expected in 2012.
University of Prince Edward Island Builds School of Nursing
The University of Prince Edward Island is building a $10.8 million facility to house the School of Nursing and the Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences in Charlottetown. The 3,510-sm project will provide seven clinical nursing rooms, 12 nursing labs, critical care rooms, classrooms, graduate research labs, and offices. Construction began on the facility in September of 2010 with completion is expected in fall of 2011.