DENVER (AP) - Construction has started on the first of three buildings expected to make up Colorado State University’s complex at the National Western Center, officials said.
Work on the animal and human health building is expected to be finished in September 2021, The Denver Post reports.
An April 30 groundbreaking ceremony for the 114,000-square-foot (10,591-square-meter) structure in Denver was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The building to be called Vida, Spanish for “life,” will be part of the university system’s new complex, which will be named Spur.
The complex is expected to be a key element of the more than $1 billion makeover and expansion of the National Western Stock Show site, which is designed to turn the area into a year-round destination focusing on education, community services and entertainment.
Plans for the complex have been in the works for several years, university officials said.
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