MT. PLEASANT, MI (WNEM) -
TV5 is learning Central Michigan University has been given a big economic boost.
The school will receive $30 million for its planned bioscience building.
The money is included in legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder has signed today.
The legislation authorizes 18 construction projects at colleges and universities across the state, including $22 million to renovate a science building at the University of Michigan-Flint.
The CMU facility is scheduled to be complete by 2016. Money is also coming to Delta College to renovate its Health and Wellness F-Wing.
The approved projects are:
- Central Michigan University: $30 million for a bio-sciences building;
- Grand Valley State University: $30 million for a science lab, classroom and office building;
- Michigan State University: $30 million for a bio-engineering facility;
- Northern Michigan University $25 million to replace Jamrich Hall;
- Oakland University: $30 million for an engineering center;
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: $30 million for renovations to the G.G. Brown Memorial Laboratory;
- University of Michigan, Dearborn: $30 million for renovations to the Science and Computer Information Building;
- University of Michigan, Flint: $16.6 million for renovations to the Murchie Science Laboratory Building;
- Wayne State University: $30 million for a multi-disciplinary bio-medical research building;
- Alpena Community College: $2.5 million for an electrical power technology and training center;
- Bay de Noc Community College: $750,000 for remodeling of the Nursing Lab/Lecture Hall;
- Delta College: $10 million for renovations to the Health and Wellness F-Wing;
- Gogebic Community College: $750,000 for building renovations;
- Grand Rapids Community College: $5 million for a renovation to Cook Academic Hall;
- Jackson Community College: $9.8 million for renovations to Bert Walker Hall;
- Lansing Community College: $10 million for renovations to the Arts and Sciences Building;
- Mid-Michigan Community College: $8.9 million for the Mount Pleasant campus unification;
- North Central Michigan College: $5.2 million for a health education and science center.
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