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TCL presents $26 million Arthur E. Brown workforce center, seeks roughly $1.3–$1.4 million to close funding gap
Summary
TCL representatives told the regional council they plan a 50,000–51,000 sq ft Arthur E. Brown Regional Workforce Training Center focused on IT, logistics and trades, with total costs near $26 million and a remaining funding gap of about $1.3–$1.4 million before state approvals can begin.
Rich Gough, speaking for TCL, told the regional council that the college plans the Arthur E. Brown Regional Workforce Training Center to expand training in IT, logistics, advanced manufacturing and traditional trades and to increase allied-health and cyber capacity.
Gough said the facility is about 50,000–51,000 square feet and, as presented to the council, carries an estimated construction cost of about $451 per square foot and a total project estimate of roughly $26 million, including about $2.5 million in program and equipment costs and roughly $23.5 million for construction. He told the board that a combination of local governments and state funding already covers most of that total but that TCL still must raise about…
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