OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory is growing, with near-term plans to open an 8,300-square-foot, 4-classroom and lab addition in May and long-term plans to erect an $18 million Marine Education Center.

The Mississippi Press reports (http://bit.ly/10cO4XY ) the Marine Education Center is the education and outreach arm of the lab, and both are part of the University of Southern Mississippi.

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