School Construction News - Thu August 27, 2020
New Maine High School Being Built, On Target for February Opening
The new $75 million Morse High School in Bath, Maine, remains on budget and scheduled for completion this December, with the grand opening slated for February 2021. The new school – which will encompass nearly 190,000 sq....
Utah Valley University - Tue August 11, 2020
Utah Valley University Buys Land for New Payson Campus
Utah Valley University (UVU) announced the acquisition of 38.7 acres of land on the northeast side of the I-15 Payson Main Street interchange for a future satellite campus. The site is located northeast of the Payson power plant adjoining south Bamberger Road, and the construction timeline of the campus is still to be determined....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 09, 2020
SDSU's Ag Center Under Way in South Dakota
Designed to combine agronomy, engineering and computer science disciplines under one roof, South Dakota State University's $46.1 million Raven Precision Agriculture Center will be dedicated to precision agriculture education, research and extension when it opens next year....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 12, 2020
UNL Demolishes 'Link' For $160M Campus Addition
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, construction crews have successfully completed demolition of the Link between Scott Engineering Center and Nebraska Hall. Foundation work is now under way on the first of two school projects totaling $160 million....
Associated Press - Wed March 04, 2020
Developer Donates $100M to University of Michigan for Innovation Center in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) A wealthy real estate developer announced in a statement that he is donating $100 million to help kickstart a fundraising campaign for construction of the University of Michigan's Detroit Center for Innovation....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 19, 2020
Site Prep Complete for UAB's $24M Technology Center
Expected to open early next year, the new Technology Innovation Center (TIC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will accommodate the campus Security Operations Center and Network Operations Center once crews complete work on the $24 million project....
Brian Witte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu January 02, 2020
Maryland Gov. Proposes $3.8B for School Construction Over Five Years
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Gov. Larry Hogan proposed allocating $3.8 billion for Maryland school construction over five years and a separate measure to increase accountability in academic performance during a recent news conference, as education funding is expected to be a top issue in the upcoming legislative session....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 26, 2019
U. South Alabama Targets 2020 Season for New Football Stadium
A new stadium is being built on the campus of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, with plans to open in 2020. Since the football program began at the university in 2009, the Jaguars have played home games at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, which is owned by the city and first opened its doors to the public in 1948....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
UCR's Largest Expansion Project Is Currently Underway
Work is under way on a new living-learning, mixed-use community that represents the University of California, Riverside's (UCR) largest-ever expansion. The multiphase redevelopment effort known as the North District is part of a move to increase on-campus student housing, with construction taking place at the same time as the school's Dundee-Glasgow project....
Brian Witte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 25, 2019
Md. Leaders Announce $2.2B School Construction Measure
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland lawmakers outlined plans on Nov. 6 for increasing school construction funding by $2.2 billion, as part of a larger push to increase education funding by billions of dollars....
