GOVERNOR & TREASURER TO ANNOUNCE $200 MILLION FOR HIGHER-ED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Gov. Bill Ritter and State Treasurer Cary Kennedy today will announce the successful sale of about $230 million of Certificates of Participation that will finance 12 construction projects on college campuses across Colorado.

 

WHO: Gov. Ritter, State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, lawmakers and higher-ed officials

 

WHAT: News conference announcing successful sale of Certificates of Participation for 12 construction projects

 

WHEN: 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008)

 

WHERE: West Foyer, State Capitol

 

The bond sale took place Wednesday and today. The construction projects, authorized by Senate Bills 08-218 and 233 and House Joint Resolution 08-1042, are:

 

1. University of Northern Colorado: Butler-Hancock Renovation

2. Colorado Northwestern Community College: Academic Building, Craig Campus

3. Colorado State University at Pueblo: Academic Resources Center Remodel

4. Colorado School of Mines: Brown Hall Addition

5. CSU Fort Collins: Clark Building Revitalization

6. Auraria Higher Education Campus: Science Building

7. Western State College: Taylor Hall Renovation and Addition

8. Mesa State College: Wubben Hall Expansion and Renovation

9. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: Renovation of Science Building

10. Morgan Community College: Nursing, Technology & Science Building

11. Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus: Science Classroom Project

12. Fort Lewis College: Berndt Hall Reconstruction