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Louisiana Tech University Plans College of Business
Louisiana Tech University will break ground by December of 2010 on a 42,000-sf facility for the College of Business in Ruston. Supported by $12.4 million in state funding, the facility will house two auditoriums, classrooms, offices, computer labs, conference rooms, and research space. The project architect is Yeager, Watson and Associates of Alexandria, Va.
National Nuclear Security Administration Plans Kansas City Campus
The National Nuclear Security Administration will break ground in August of 2010 on the $4.76 billion National Security Campus in Kansas City, Mo. The five-building, 1.5 million-sf research and manufacturing facility will produce defense materials and technologies. Phased occupancy will begin in 2012 and reach completion in 2014.
CoreCare Plans Rehabilitation R&D Facility
CoreCare will break ground in fall of 2010 on a $150 million rehabilitation R&D facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The nine-story, 300,000-sf project will support research on spinal cord injuries and is expected to reach completion in 2012. The facility will seek designation as a National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research Model System Center. The LEED-certified building will house inpatient care, a surgical center, a research laboratory, a training facility, and medical offices. The project architect is Aguirre Roden of Dallas.
Irvine Scientific Opens Cell Culture Facility
Medical device manufacturer Irvine Scientific opened its Industrial Cell Culture media production facility in Tokyo in July of 2010. The 1,720-sm building will manufacture the company's cell culture media for production of biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and monoclonal antibodies. Adhering to both ISO and FDA regulations, the facility will have the capacity to produce 600,000 kg of powdered media per year. Completion is expected in early 2011.
Port of Grays Harbor Plans R&D Incubator
The Port of Grays Harbor will construct a research and development incubator in Grays Harbor City, Wash. Designed by MSGS Architects of Olympia, Wash., the $1 million project will provide 21,000 sf of laboratory space by renovating an existing warehouse and office facility. The collaborative research building is expected to open in November of 2010. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.