Big Rapids, Mich.
Ferris State University will begin construction in fall of 2016 on a $30 million redevelopment of the Swan Technical Arts Building in Big Rapids, Mich. Housing the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Center for Welding Excellence, the project includes renovation of the existing 47,086-sf building and construction of a 34,462-sf addition. The facility will provide laboratories and classrooms for the College of Engineering Technology. Completion is expected in 2018.