University of Wisconsin Selects Science Facility Design Team

LA CROSSE, Wis. — University of Wisconsin La Crosse leaders have selected the collaborative of SmithGroupJJR, headquartered in Detroit, and local partner River Architects of La Crosse to design the university’s new $82 million instructional science facility. The project will involve a complete replacement of the school’s existing Cowley Hall, built in 1965, which houses the current UW-La Crosse science instruction facility.

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Ohio College to Build Drone-Friendly Arena

DAYTON, Ohio — As the drone industry awaits much-anticipated federal rules on the commercial operation of drones in U.S. airspace, Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio is coming up with its own solution. The college plans to build a 12-meter-high pavilion that would provide students enrolled in UAV- and aviation-related courses to test their flying machines without being concerned about any current or future Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restrictions.

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Louis E. Costanzo

Louis E. Costanzo was recently promoted to president of Scranton, Ohio-based construction firm L.R. Costanzo Co. Inc. Costanzo received his master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Syracuse University.

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