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Banner Health Opens $150 Million Hospital Near Phoenix

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PHOENIX —The $150 million Banner Ironwood Medical Center will open soon in San Tan Valley, Ariz., about 40 miles from downtown Phoenix. The 227,000-square-foot, five-story hospital will open with 36 beds and will add more as the demand increases.

The new construction can accommodate 84-beds but the 80-acre site has room for a hospital with more than 500-beds and supporting health services.

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$105 Million Orthopedic Hospital Project Moves Ahead

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — St. Johns Health System is hoping to move forward with plans to build a $105 million hospital on U.S. 65 in Springfield. The 48-bed facility would take two years to complete and will include inpatient, outpatient and surgical services. When completed, projections are that the facility will create 125 new jobs.
 
St. Johns hasn’t been able to move forward with a building permit application until they could guarantee the city that there would be adequate access to their site.

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A CEO’s Call to Action

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MIDLAND, Mich. — The CEO of a major multinational corporation called for “immediate, decisive investments” in the green manufacturing sector to help “boost America’s exports, lower the trade deficit, create jobs and increase its competitiveness in a dynamic world marketplace.”
 
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$11.7 Million Federal Grant to Fund Health Clinic

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — An $11.7 million federal grant was awarded to build a 60,000-square-foot physical and mental health treatment facility for the poor and homeless in Lexington.
 
The grant comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and has been in the works for more than a year.

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Army Medical Facilities Contract Goes to General Dynamics

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FAIRFAX, Va. — A contract to support the U.S. Army Medical Department’s healthcare construction projects was awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of international contracting firm General Dynamics.

The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is one of five granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and includes modernization of Army medical facilities and the transition to newly constructed facilities. The projects are potentially valued at $409 million if all options are exercised.

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Construction Begins on Medical School Tower

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Ground breaking ceremonies were held recently at Pikeville College to celebrate the construction of a nine-story educational facility, expanded clinical skills center and cafeteria/commons scheduled to be completed in March 2012.
 
The facility has a projected cost of $25 million, with ancillary costs elevating the project to about $30 million.

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