The University of Wisconsin-River Falls received vital support today for its proposed Science and Technology Innovation Center.
The Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Finance voted Wednesday, June 9, 2021, to include a $111.73 million request toward the $116.73 million SciTech project in the stateâs 2021-23 capital budget.Â
âThe commitment will allow UWRF to move forward with plans to replace its terribly outdated science facilities and offer a unique university/business collaboration hub that will benefit our students and local employers alike,â Interim Chancellor Connie Foster said. âWe will actively be exploring options regarding the additional $5 million in gifts and grants required for the project, having already benefited from a $1 million challenge gift from UWRF alumni entrepreneurs Jeff and Kristi Cernohous.â
The event recognized business, nonprofit, citizen and chamber member of the year. Written By: Rebecca C. Mariscal | 6:00 pm, Mar. 12, 2021 ×
RIVER FALLS Nonprofits, community members and businesses large and small were honored at the annual River Falls Chamber Awards on Thursday, March 11, hosted virtually this year.
Nonprofit of the Year
The new 5,200-square-foot food pantry is located at 703 St. Croix St., River Falls, and opened for business Oct. 21., 2019. The pantry was named the 2020 Chamber Nonprofit of the Year. Photo courtesy of River Falls Community Food Pantry
The River Falls Community Food Pantry earned the nonprofit of the year award for 2020. The pantry worked to address increased food insecurity during the pandemic.
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Tony Evers‘ latest capital budget would spend almost $2.4 billion on new building projects around the state, with more than $1 billion of that going toward projects at the University of Wisconsin System.
The capital budget would also fund a new office building in Milwaukee, plan for a new office building in Madison, and build new facilities to treat juvenile offenders once the Lincoln Hills juvenile prison is closed.
“The capital budget is an investment in the up-keep of our infrastructure for longevity and public safety and in the future we want to build for our state,” Evers said in a statement introducing the plan.
UWRF’s $116M SciTech proposal included in Gov. Tony Evers’ 2-year capital budget. Here s how it would change the River Falls campus
All told Evers’ 2021-2023 Capital Budget has $2.38 billion in recommended spending on facilities and other infrastructure projects statewide. Written By: Michael Brun | ×
The 72,000-square-foot Science and Technology Innovation Center, or SciTech, is proposed for the current footprint of Hagestad Hall. Image courtesy of UW-River Falls
RIVER FALLS A modernized science and technology building proposed for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus was included in Gov. Tony Evers’ biennial capital budget.
The budget recommendations released Monday, Feb. 22, include more than $116 million for the Science and Technology Innovation Center, or SciTech.
“We know that this is what we do best: supporting our Falcons’ success by interacting with them in person in a multitude of ways, inside the classroom and beyond.”