Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTW), announces its wholly owned subsidiary, Art's Way Scientific, Inc. buildingsforscience.com will be providing design, manufacturing and installation of a 6,000 sq. ft. two story laboratory and office building for Lockard Construction, Inc. www.lockardonline.com who is the prime contractor on this complex for a well known, nationally respected cancer research center. The contract is valued at approximately $3 million.
Dan Palmer, General Manager of Art's Way Scientific said, "We are very pleased to be associated with this prestigious cancer research institute. This site will be the center of an intensive new effort to bring together nonprofit partners; working side-by-side, utilizing technological resources second to none, to more rapidly translate the latest genetic and molecular discoveries about cancer into effective new treatments that benefit cancer patients.
"This is the second project we have completed for Lockard Construction. The first project was a 9,000 sq. ft. research facility we completed in 2008."
J. Ward McConnell, Jr., Executive Chairman of the Board, said, "We are gratified to be working again with Lockard Construction on this important program. Art's Way Scientific's combined experience and performance record with this renown cancer research center is proof our contribution is critical to their mission of discovering effective new treatments."
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