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LINCOLN, CALIF. — Mercy Ministries of America has opened the doors of its first West Coast home, an approximately $6 million, 40-resident facility located just north of Sacramento at 1896 McClain Dr. in Lincoln. The Christian residential counseling program serves troubled girls and young women, ages 13 to 28. Offering a lead gift and operational support, The Buzz Oates Charitable Foundation, a Sacramento-area non-profit organization, was integral in making Mercy Ministries’ fourth home in the United States a reality.

MONTEREY, CALIF. — Construction has started on Monterey Peninsula College’s new $9.4 million Student Services Center, a 24,000-square-foot facility designed by HGA Architects and Engineers. When completed in fall 2010, the center will house the college’s financial aid services, developmental disabilities support, registration and academic offices. Swinerton Builders is the general contractor on the project.

LAS VEGAS — CORE Construction has completed construction on the Mark L. Fine Elementary School at 6635 W. Cougar Ave. in southwest Las Vegas. An $18.7 million project designed by JMA Architecture Studios, the 68,875-square-foot, single-story school is situated on 30 acres and includes four blocks of classrooms, a multipurpose room, a library, enclosed exterior courtyards and playgrounds. CORE began construction on the school in September 2008.

PASADENA, CALIF. — Barnhart Inc. has completed a $48 million project for Pasadena City College involving the construction of a new 66,558-square-foot Industrial Technologies building and the renovation and expansion of the campus center and bookstore. The new building, which includes 15 laboratories, was designed by PBWS Architects, and the renovated 47,065-square-foot campus center was designed by LPA Inc. The campus center expansion also required the demolition of an existing one-story bookstore and construction of a newly designed two-story building to take its place.