Governor promotes building projects

Pioneer Press
January 14, 2006

Gov. Tim Pawlenty toured the state Friday to unveil a few pet building proposals, days before he divulges all his recommendations for a state construction package.

The governor promoted a university science center and a new transportation building in Mankato, renovations at Winona State University, a Rochester bioscience development center and a business-school expansion in Duluth.

He's set to announce the rest of his proposals Tuesday.

The latest proposals include:

• About $32.9 million to renovate and add lab space in Trafton Science Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

• About $15.3 million for a new business school building at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

• About $8 million for a bioscience development center in Rochester, a $28.5 million project that already has $20.5 million lined up from the city of Rochester. The center would go up next to a genomics research center jointly operated by the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota.

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