Work begins on business school facility at Providence College

$30 million facility set to open in 2017

Providence College in Providence, R.I., has broken ground on a $30 million building to house its school of business.

The Providence Journal reports that the The 64,000-square foot building is set to open in early 2017. It will be named the Arthur and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies, in honor of donors who gave $5 million to help construct the facility.

The four-story structure will include a glass atrium entrance, classrooms, conference rooms, computer labs, collaboration rooms, interview suites, and a student café, among other features.

The architect is Symmes Maini & McKee Associates.

Arthur Ryan is an alumnus of Providence who went on to become president of Chase Manhattan Bank and president and CEO of Prudential Insurance Co. of America.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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