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Groundbreaking scheduled by the end of
August
LONDON,
ON, July 13, 2009 - EllisDon, one of
Canada's largest building contractors,
will be the construction manager/general
contractor for the new Richard Ivey
School of Business building at The
University of Western Ontario. The new
building will be located on the west
side of Western Road in front of Brescia
College and groundbreaking of the
$100-million structure will take place
by the end of the summer.
"The bid
from EllisDon rose above the rest," said
Carol Stephenson, Dean, Richard Ivey
School of Business. "EllisDon has its
roots in London, Ontario and we're very
pleased to have chosen a local firm with
more than five decades in the
construction industry."
During its
55-year history, EllisDon has faced
almost every building challenge in the
construction industry. This storied
history will aid the construction of the
new sustainable and collaborative
facility.
"We're
extremely excited to be a partner in
building a state-of-the-art facility for
Ivey," said Geoff Smith, President and
CEO of EllisDon. "As a hometown company,
we look forward to participating in such
an important and prestigious project.
Working with Hariri Pontarini Architects
and the Ivey Business School is an
honour."
Ivey is
growing to meet the needs of business
and to support not only the local
economy, but Ontario's and Canada's
economy. With students currently
dispersed across five different
locations in London, including one
off-campus building, Ivey urgently needs
a new consolidated facility to
accommodate strong enrolment growth and
bring its faculty, students and business
leaders together.
About
EllisDon
EllisDon is a leading employee-owned
global company delivering construction
expertise, services and specialized
support to clients throughout the world.
Completing in excess of $2 billion in
new construction annually, EllisDon has
distinguished itself through its people
and its innovative practices and has a
presence in Canada and the United
States, as well as offices in the West
Indies and the United Arab Emirates. For
more information, please visit
www.ellisdon.com
About the Richard Ivey School of
Business, The University of Western
Ontario
The Richard Ivey School of Business at
The University of Western Ontario (www.ivey.ca)
offers undergraduate (HBA)
and graduate degree programs (MBA,
Executive MBA and
PhD) in addition to non-degree
Executive Development programs. Ivey has
campuses in London (Ontario),
Toronto, and Hong Kong. Ivey
recently redesigned its curriculum to
focus on
Cross-Enterprise Leadership â€" a
holistic issues-based approach to
management education that meets the
demands of today's complex global
business world.
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For more
information, please contact:
Mary Weil, Richard Ivey School of
Business, 416-203-0664,
mweil@ivey.ca |
