(Fond du Lac) Moraine Park Technical College will begin construction this month on the first of four referendum projects. The work will update the Fond du Lac Advanced Manufacturing and Trades area. The MPTC District Board recently approved the $10-million-dollar bid placed by C.D. Smith.
The Fond du Lac Advanced Manufacturing and Trades project has two phases, the addition of the Automation, Innovation and Robotics (AIR) Center and an update of the existing B-Wing facilities. The project’s groundbreaking will take place after the spring semester, and the community will see visible changes to the building’s exterior this summer. The total project is expected to cost $12.8-million-dollars.
The AIR Center is partially funded by donor contributions of nearly $2.7-million – a goal set and met by the Moraine Park Foundation, the College’s advancement entity. MPTC President Bonnie Baerwald says the overwhelming support received during their November 2022 referendum vote, along with strong donor support for the AIR Center project, have shown that the community is behind their mission.
The Advanced Manufacturing and Trades project is expected to be completed in June of 2024, with students first utilizing the space in the fall of that year.
