Midwest

BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — Leopardo is constructing a new headquarters facility for the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association's Valley of Chicago. Located at the corner of Lake Street and Medinah Road in Bloomingdale, the two-story, 61,000-square-foot property will feature a museum, a library, a traditional hall, kitchen facilities, a dining room for 290 people, a bar and game room, a grand hall, administrative offices and a 270-seat theater. Leopardo is serving as general contractor and construction manager; Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates is serving as architect; and Core Project Management Group is providing representation for the owner. The project, The Scottish Rite – Valley of Chicago, will be completed by year's end of 2011.

INDIANAPOLIS — The $130 million expansion has opened at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. The project includes a new five-story, 194,000-square-foot patient tower that boosts hospital capacity to 150 all-private rooms and six new surgical suites that accommodate multiple disciplines. The project also included a 100,000-square-foot renovation of existing spaces, including patient rooms, kitchen areas, central sterile, pre- and post-op units, daybed units and PACU. RTKL provided planning and design services for the project.