$170M Van Andel Institute expansion to triple lab space
The promise of over 500 new jobs, more labs, and a larger research team may be just the beginning of the good things the Grand Rapids-based research and medical education facility may bring to the region.
The promise of over 500 new jobs, more labs, and a larger research team may be just the beginning of the good things the Grand Rapids-based research and medical education facility may bring to the region. Advances in the research of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are topping the list.
According to excerpts from the story:
The Van Andel Institute broke ground Thursday on a $170 million Phase II expansion that will triple its laboratory space and allow for a broadened research focus that includes neurological disorders and other chronic illnesses.
Over the next two and a half years, an eight-story, 240,000-square-foot addition will be built on to the institute’s existing facility on Bostwick Avenue, expanding the facility to 402,000 square feet.
“This finally completes the first part of the dream,” said CEO David Van Andel.
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