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The University of Colorado will begin construction in July of 2018 on the $61.4 million William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center in Colorado Springs. Created in partnership with Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, an affiliate of Centura Health, the 104,000-sf facility will provide classrooms, research labs, and clinics for sports medicine, imaging, pain management, athletic training, and physical and occupational therapy.

Texas Tech University broke ground in June of 2017 on a 200,000-sf expansion of the Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. The $86 million project includes construction of University Center, a new campus hub providing research labs, administrative offices, classrooms, and conference rooms. The project also involves the addition of anatomical science facilities, including a technology-rich gross anatomy lab, and more parking areas. Completion is expected in summer of 2019. 

The University of Minnesota is planning to build the $109 million Health Sciences Education Center in Minneapolis. Designed by Perkins+Will, the project includes the creation of a new 142,100-sf facility and renovation of 52,000 sf of existing space. The center will feature active-learning classrooms, simulation training suites, and a technology-rich library. JE Dunn is the construction manager at-risk for the facility. Completion is expected in late 2019, pending project funding approval by the state legislature.

The University of Texas at San Antonio broke ground on the $95 million Science and Engineering Building in June of 2017. Designed by TreanorHL and Alamo Architects to promote interaction and collaboration, the multidisciplinary facility will provide research labs, teaching labs, active learning classrooms, and faculty offices to support programs in chemistry, biology, chemical engineering, and neurology.

Idaho State University broke ground in May of 2017 on the $34 million Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. Located adjacent to ISU’s Health Science Center in Meridian, the 94,000-sf facility is being built by Engineered Structures Inc. Completion is expected by fall of 2018.