Monday, August 14, 2017

Large new DSU health facility's building plans set

Dixie State University announced the contractor who will build the school’s new Human Performance Center. Layton Construction, based in Sandy with satellite operations in Arizona, Idaho, California, Florida, Tennessee and Hawaii, will break ground on the 155,000-square-foot educational and athletic facility in October.

The $50 million building project is funded by a $25 million appropriation that will be finalized by the Utah Legislature next year, $4 million in cash raised by students through annual fees, and a $16 million bond based on future student fees. The Washington County Commission also donated $1 million. The Spectrum