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Regents committee recommends approval of $60M+ in capital projects at three universities
Summary
The Board of Regents’ Property & Facilities committee recommended approval by general consent of capital improvement plans at the University of Iowa, Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa, including hospital OR modernizations, a new ISU dining support center and large residence‑hall restroom renovations at UI.
Regents’ committees recommended approval Wednesday of multiple capital improvement projects at the three state universities, including operating‑room modernizations and student‑housing overhauls that university presenters said address deferred maintenance and growing program needs.
Rod Leonard, presenting for the University of Iowa, asked the Property & Facilities Committee for permission to proceed on five projects. He described a first‑stage fit‑out at the UI Health Care North Liberty campus to add four operating suites (first‑stage cost roughly $6 million; full shelled‑space fit‑outs were preliminarily estimated at $19–25 million). He also…
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