CALIFORNIA Hunt Construction Group Inc. broke ground on the new 160,000-sq-ft Hall of Science Building located on the California State University, Long Beach campus. The $86.8-million construction contract calls for construction of a research and science building that will accommodate research labs, six lecture halls, classrooms, faculty office space, storage facilities and a vivarium. Completion is slated for December 2010. Hunt Construction Group Inc., 426 N. 44th St., Suite 410, Phoenix, Ariz. 85008. DR #03-889692.

VIRGINIA Foster Wheeler Ltd. was awarded a contract by The Shaw Group Inc. for the design and supply of two circulating fluidized-bed steam generators, which are part of the new 585-MW Dominion Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center near St. Paul. Commercial operation of the powerplant is scheduled for 2012. Foster Wheeler Ltd., Perryville Corporate Park, Clinton, N.J. 08807; The Shaw Group, 4171 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, La. 70809. DR #08-655502.