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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 21 A U G U S T 2 4 , 2 0 2 6 G R E AT E R B A N G O R / N O R T H E R N M A I N E Hospital construction Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC), an inpatient rehabilita- tion provider headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. — with a national footprint of 176 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico, and over 225,000 patients annually — is building a 79,000-square-foot, 50-bed inpa- tient rehabilitation hospital at 1017 Union St. for an estimated cost of $61 million. Encompass Health Rehabilitation will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including strokes and other neuro- logical disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and com- plex orthopedic conditions. e design includes private patient rooms, a therapy gym with rehabilita- tion technologies and an "activities of daily living" suite, in-house dialysis suite, dining room, pharmacy and therapy courtyard. e project team includes Chicago architect Perkins & Will and Birmingham, Ala., construction firm Robins & Morton. Hiring has begun, with an expected 175 employees in the first year. e plan is to begin serving patients in early October. e facility will fill a gap in acute inpatient rehabilitation care, a spokes- person said. Florida expansion R Cubed Engineering LLC, a Palmetto, Fla.-based engineering firm, plans to open an "innovation division" at 1178 Hammond St. in Bangor. RaNae Contarino, R Cubed's CEO, recently wrapped a visit to Maine to oversee progress on renovations of the 8,840-square-foot building, which needed to be gutted and cleaned for avionic light manufacturing. C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » R u d m a n W i n c h e l l . c o m Protect What You've Built, Preserve What Matters. Thoughtful Estate Planning for Maine Families Your estate plan should reflect your life, priorities and the people you care about. Rudman Winchell provides personalized guidance to help protect your assets, honor your wishes and prepare for the future with confidence. L o c a l R o o t s • L e g a l E xc e l l e n c e • L a s t i n g R e l at i o n s h i p s Bangor • Ellsworth F O C U S R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y O F G AW RO N T U R G E O N D I L L O N A R C H I T E C T S P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F E N C O M PA S S H E A LT H C O R P. Construction of BangorHousing's Yellen Pines, a 30-unit permanent supportive housing development, is slated to start later this year. Encompass Health Corp. is building a 79,000-square-foot, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital at 1017 Union St.

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