Poultry lab now looking at fall opening

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Poultry lab now looking at fall opening

Dr. Louise Dufour-Zavala, right, and Freddie Smith, project coordinator at Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network, watch construction crews.

0716poultry5 — Dr. Louise Dufour-Zavala, right, and Freddie Smith, project coordinator at Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network, watch construction crews.

Updated: Jul 16, 2014, 4:14 AM

Published: Jul 16, 2014, 4:33 AM

The new Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network headquarters in North Hall County now appears headed for completion in midfall. Construction and weather issues have delayed work on the 38,000-square-foot building, which had been set to finish this month, officials said during a tour of the lab Monday. Walls and ceilings are up, and “we’re really close to getting the (finished) floor,” Executive Director Louise Dufour-Zavala said.

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