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Pennsylvania State University was awarded $14.8 million in stimulus funding in March of 2010 to construct a biocontainment laboratory in University Park. The 20,000-sf laboratory will support research on infectious diseases and pathogens. Construction will begin in early 2011 and reach completion within two years.

MEMSIC completed construction in March of 2010 on its new R&D and manufacturing complex in Wuxi, China. The 224,000-sf project is comprised of a 130,000-sf manufacturing facility and a 94,000-sf R&D center. MEMSIC is a MEMS sensing solution provider.

The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground on a BSL-3 laboratory in Amarillo in March of 2010. The addition and renovation project is slated for completion in early 2011. The facility will support rapid response to agricultural or zoonotic disease threats.

Portneuf Medical Center is building a $220 million hospital in Pocatello, Idaho. Slated for completion in summer of 2010, the 385,000-sf facility will feature an emergency room with trauma suites, 15 operating rooms, a helipad, and private inpatient rooms. The general contractor for the project is Layton Construction.

The University of Minnesota is building the $72.5 million Science Teaching and Student Services building in Minneapolis. The facility was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and is slated for occupancy in September of 2010. Construction began on the project in early 2009. The building features 10 active learning classrooms to support a progressive pedagogy for small groups. The facility will also house 17 multipurpose classrooms and two lecture halls. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.