State OKs $60M Renovation to BSU Science Building
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe state budget has allocated $59.9 million for Ball State University to demolish 131,000 square feet and renovate 162,000 square feet of Ball State University’s Cooper Science Complex. The Star Press reports, after demolition and renovation of Cooper, it will house physics and astronomy, geography, geology and natural resources and environmental management programs.
The publication says renovating Cooper is being spread out into three phases, each will disperse aareas currently housed in Cooper into other locations.
The first is construction of the $62.5 million Health Professions Building, including nursing, exercise science and outpatient clinics, slated for completion this summer.
Phase two will be the new $87.5 million foundational science building which will house chemistry and biology, expected to be started this fall.
Phase three is the freshly-approved demolition and renovation of Cooper.
The publication reports the new state budget appropriation to Ball State for operating expenses is flat for fiscal year 2020 at $132.441 million compared to this fiscal year 2019 with $132.521 million.
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