ANGOLA â The Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc. has pledged $1.5 million toward Trine Universityâs engineering facility expansion, the university announced on Monday.
In honor of Steel Dynamicsâ support, the new 40,000-square-foot expansion will be named the Steel Dynamics Inc. Center for Engineering and Computing.
Construction is expected to start in May or June with completion in about 12 months.
âThe continual growth of our business requires a ready supply of well-trained engineers, and many who have contributed to the success of Steel Dynamics have come from Trine University,â said Mark Millett, president and CEO of Steel Dynamics Inc. âWe are pleased to support this expansion in Trineâs facilities and programs, and look forward to the benefit this will provide, not only to SDI, but to industry throughout the region.â