Industry News

Mayo Health System will break ground in July of 2010 on a new $29 million emergency department at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato, Minn. Completion is expected in summer of 2011. The facility will feature private patient rooms.

Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York broke ground on a $120 million healthcare pavilion in June of 2010. The six-story, 100,000-sf pediatric facility will feature an emergency center, a medical/surgical unit with 25 private rooms, an intensive care unit, and a surgery center. Completion is expected in 2012.

Denison University began construction in May of 2010 on an expansion and renovation of Ebaugh Laboratories in Granville, Ohio. The $14.7 million project will provide updated chemistry classrooms and research laboratories. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2011.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is building the $563 million Patient Care Tower II in Orange, Calif. Promoting a serene, healing environment, the tower will feature leading design and safety principles, private rooms, and enhanced amenities. The facility will also include advanced pediatric surgical suites and emergency, laboratory, pathology, imaging, and radiology services. The project is expected to reach completion in December of 2012.

Western Digital will build a $1.2 billion R&D and manufacturing facility in Petaling Jaya, Penang. The 1.5 million-sf project is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2011. The facility will develop and produce magnetic heads, media components, and hard disk drives.