University of Iowa plans Children’s Hospital

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Officials at the University of Iowa moved ahead with the application for a $100 million federal grant that would fund the construction of a new children’s hospital there.
 
Tom Moore, spokesman for the university, says the grant would pay a major portion of the costs for the hospital.

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School construction brings Porter complaint

VALPARAISO — Porter County is taking the Michigan City Area Schools to court because the new Pine Elementary School does not meet the construction agreements the Porter County Plan Commission approved. Plan Commission attorney Scott McClure, who filed the complaint, said the main problem is the water retention pond in front of the school, located at 1660 County Line Road. Independent review …

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School opens in defiance of officials

As construction workers wielded blow torches and installed steel beams at the fledgling charter school, Lourie Killian yesterday shepherded her children past the clamor toward modular buildings for their first day of classes — and potentially their last at the school. Construction – Business – Modular building – Construction and Maintenance – Building Types

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Mobile County school board wants $15 million from state to renovate 4 schools

Mobile County school board members voted this afternoon to quickly apply for a $15 million construction loan from the state, even though they wouldn’t be able to spend that money on new construction as they’d originally thought. School officials said they looked into the requirements for applying for a portion of $59 million in federal school construction money that the state unexpectedly …

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