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Marquette University Board of Trustees approves spring groundbreaking for new home for Marquette Business and innovation leadership programs
Largest fully donor-funded project in university history positions Marquette Business as national leader By Marquette University - Feb 25th, 2021 02:00 pm
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MILWAUKEE The Marquette University Board of Trustees has approved breaking ground for a new home for Marquette Business and innovation leadership programs at 16
th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, the former site of McCormick Hall. The $60 million, 100,000 square-foot facility will be the largest fully donor-funded construction project in university history.
“This marks a defining, historical moment for Marquette,” President
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