Ivy Tech begins construction to expand

Workers at Ivy Tech Bloomington began construction of a $24-million expansion project that will add about 85,000 square feet to the campus.

The project began Thursday, and it will make changes to the Connie and Steve Ferguson Academic Building on Liberty Drive.

A new student commons area will be devoted to students only. The current space is sometimes used for events.

It will also annex a former MCL Cafeteria to house Ivy Tech’s culinary program.

Ivy Tech Bloomington serves about 6,500 students from six counties in Indiana. Campus representatives said the students have outgrown the space.

They began planning the expansion in 2006.

The state invested $20 million for the expansion.

Jacob Klopfenstein