LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville (UofL) Foundation began construction on a new, 170,000-square-foot pediatric medical office building on July 18. An official groundbreaking ceremony for the project will be held later this fall, according to a statement.
Across the nation, school districts from big cities to outer suburbs face massive and growing needs for capital investment in their facilities. To varying degrees, they are recognizing and responding to these concerns by planning for bond issues, applying for state funding and developing facility master plans. Most districts are only partly aware, however, of the scale and complexity of the challenges they face in implementing these programs successfully.
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CEDAR CITY, Utah — Almost 10 years in the making, major changes are underway to the Sharwan Smith Student Center at Southern Utah University (SUU) in Cedar City. Among those changes are relocating several offices, adding a clerestory in the main hallway and applying new flooring and fresh paint to modernize the building.
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced the promotion of Tracy Coker, RID, LEED AP, to office director of the firm’s Peoria, Ill., office. Coker, an associate principal and senior designer, has been with Dewberry for more than 28 years. She specializes in interior design for higher education, justice, fitness and recreation, commercial and corporate facilities projects.
Whitney Brothers, a 112-year-old manufacturer of award-winning children’s furniture for early learning environments, introduced its new Technology Tablet Desk, featuring an adjustable-height desk surface and innovative mounting solution that accommodates any popular computer tablet size. Flexibility is the hallmark of the Technology Tablet Desk design. A universal mounting bracket adjusts to securely hold any popular tablet size and pivots in any direction to accommodate viewing from any angle without sacrificing valuable desktop workspace.
