Even as UW-Eau Claire officials have dealt with overcrowding in recent years by housing students in hotels, their counterparts at the University of Nevada, Reno have gone them one further by leasing a downtown casino hotel tower for a year and turning it into a college dormitory.

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In seeking more than twice as much for building projects than they had asked for in 2017, the UW Regents are coming for criticism from a top lawmaker for letting a $256 million science building for UW-Eau Claire leapfrog other long-standing priorities.

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Even with a project budget that's $3 million above what was first expected, state officials were moving forward Wednesday with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's plans to renovate its massive Towers Hall dormitory.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is counting on proposed fee increases in the UW System 2017-18 budget to help cover the costs related to the construction of a new dormitory and renovation of the campus’s existing ...

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The state Building Commission on Wednesday approved a number of projects on Wednesday, including a few construction and renovation projects for various University of Wisconsin System campuses. The projects included: A $35 million residence hall at UW-Eau Claire; the Lubar Center ...

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The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is seeking a general contractor to make renovations to its largest student residence hall.

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The likely deferral of two major renovation projects at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire may prove a setback to the campus' ambitious long-range building plans, but it will probably not stop the city's construction momentum.

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About a year and a half after an official schedule called for construction to start on a new dormitory at the University of Wisconsin’s Whitewater campus, state officials are moving toward hiring a firm to design the project.

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A report showing construction costs are rising at the fastest pace in six years is giving weight to criticism that Wisconsin officials’ postponing two dormitory projects will result in steeper prices for taxpayers.

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Officials in Gov. Scott Walker’s administration have said debt concerns are behind the decision to delay two dormitory projects, but the state is not even close to hitting its borrowing limit.

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