Groundbreaking has begun on a new $43.5 million Applied Technology facility at the WSU Vancouver Campus. In part, the construction of this facility is designed to attract students and build on the local region’s growing technology industry.
The new four-story building will be home to 56,000 square feet of lab and classroom space for a new electrical engineering program. Construction will be handled by Hoffman, out of Portland, and completion is set for 2011.
$26.7 million was secured from the State of Washington to apply toward the cost of the project, a vital component to kicking off construction. Local representatives argued the facility was needed as an increasing number of students are enrolling in WSUV’s bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
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