CUW has broke ground on a new building to house the Batterman School of Business after the project was delayed and scaled back earlier this year.
By lojonsey
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November 20, 2013
CUW President Patrick Ferry unveils plans to construct a 50,000 sq. foot business building. They estimate the cost to be between 12 and 15 million dollars. CUW does not yet have a solidified blueprint or location for the building. -
July 6, 2016
CUW announces the name of the building as the Free Enterprise Center, and claims it will be open for the Fall Semester of 2018 -
September 16, 2016
CUW faculty, students, and athletic teams met to take a picture on the site of the new building outlining the dimensions the building will use. -
October 7, 2016
CUW announces specific plans for the new business building. The plans call for an an 85,311-square-foot, four story building, greatly expanding from the 50,000-square-foot plan released in 2013. CUW did not release an exact cost estimate, but it is estimated to be similar to the $24 million dollar building Carrol University opened in September of 2016. -
March 27, 2017
CUW announces the updated name of the new building as the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise center after receiving a generous "naming gift" from Plaster. -
September 17, 2017
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker releases the 2017-2019 State Budget, and excludes financial assistance for the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Building. -
January 15, 2018
CUW President Patrick Ferry announces new scaled-back plans for a new scaled-back version of the Free Enterprise Center. The new model is a three-story, 40,716 sq. foot model that is estimated to cost $12-15 million. -
January 16, 2018
The scaled-back building plans were accepted by the Mequon Planning Commission, and therefore cleared to begin construction. -
April 24, 2018
Once again, faculty and students gathered at the sight of the future Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center to celebrate the building's groundbreaking. The building is set to open in the Fall of 2019.
