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Ohio State University Breaks Ground on Agrosecurity Research Facility
Ohio State University broke ground in April of 2010 on a $22.2 million biocontainment laboratory in Wooster. The 27,000-sf Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Research (PAAR) Facility will house BSL-3 and BSL-3Ag laboratories. The facility will include suites for work on larger animals such as cows and pigs. Completion is expected in summer of 2012.
Advanced BioScience Laboratories Expands Rockville Animal Facility
Advanced BioScience Laboratories is initiating a $10 million expansion of its vivarium in Rockville, Md. The completed project will provide 35,000-sf of animal research and housing space. Scheer Partners is providing site analysis, strategic planning, financing, construction and project management services for the expansion. Additionally, ABL is relocating its headquarters to a three-story, 72,000-sf facility in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center in Rockville.
University of Tulsa Builds Engineering Facilities
The University of Tulsa is planning to construct two engineering buildings in Tulsa, Okla. The $14 million, 37,616-sf J. Newton Rayzor Hall will house the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments and will provide integrated classrooms, teaching and research labs, faculty offices, and conference rooms. The $16.1 million, 38,600-sf Stephenson Hall will house the Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering departments and will feature 16 classrooms, research laboratories, a conference room, and a student center.
Idexx Labs Expands Westbrook Headquarters
Idexx Laboratories initiated a $50 million expansion of its corporate headquarters in Westbrook, Maine, in April of 2010. The 200,000-sf administrative building will enable Idexx to consolidate 400 workers currently located in other Westbrook facilities. Idexx is a biotechnology company that specializes in pet care.
Rutgers University Expands Cell and DNA Repository
Rutgers University was awarded $9.6 million in federal grants in April of 2010 to expand the Cell and DNA Repository located on the Busch campus in Piscataway. The first phase of construction comprises a 5,000-sf cryogenic storage facility built as an addition to Nelson Biological Labs. The second construction phase involves the demolition and renovation of the C Wing in Nelson Biological Labs to create the 11,000-sf RUCDR Nucleic Acid Separation and Analysis Laboratory.