⭐️📍 $15M UAB PURCHASE IN SOUTHSIDE 💰: Big changes are coming to Birmingham’s Southside footprint! The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees officially approved a $15 million deal for UAB to purchase the existing 9 acres of the southernresearch campus, located adjacent to UAB’s main research footprint.
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What the deal entails:
🏢 Southern Research will retain ownership of its modern, flagship 150,000-square-foot research building
🚗 UAB will acquire nine surrounding acres, gaining valuable administrative and research space
🔬 This move allows UAB to utilize previously empty or underused research facilities while allowing Southern Research to continue their mission
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