HUD to Insure Hospital Construction Loan

WILLAMETTE, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made it possible for work to begin on a hospital project in Stayton, Ore., by insuring a $21.7 million mortgage loan for construction, according to reports.

Officials with Santiam Memorial Hospital had been waiting for construction to start on a new four-story patient tower that will replace an aging tower built in 1953,  but could not do so without the final bit of financing in place. The commitment to insure the mortgage was made by HUD, the agency said in a written statement.

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Construction Underway On Binghamton University’s Center Of Excellence Facility

Binghamton University, State University of New York, launched construction of its New York State Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging (S3IP) building in a ceremony attended by elected officials, local leaders and University representatives. The facility will connect with the Biotechnology and the Engineering and Science buildings, which are both part of the …

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Business news in brief

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network said Wednesday that it plans to close its emergency department on the campus of Germantown Community Health Services and consolidate emergency services at Albert Einstein Medical Center a mile away.

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Business news in brief

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network said Wednesday that it plans to close its emergency department on the campus of Germantown Community Health Services and consolidate emergency services at Albert Einstein Medical Center a mile away.

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Hill International to Manage Major Hospital Expansion Program for Kuwait Ministry of Health

MARLTON, N.J. and KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Hill International , the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that the company, in association with System Development Project Management , has received a contract from the Kuwait Ministry of Health to provide project and construction management services in connection with a major nationwide hospital expansion program.

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Google to Own the Wind, Too

The search engine giant plans heavy investments in a network of deepwater transmission lines that will bring power from offshore wind farms to Coastal states, solving a problem that has long plagued the green sector: How can wind energy be transmitted from the windy ocean to less breezy locales cost effectively?

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