Purdue receives state permission for $8.5 million in ongoing projects

After receiving approval from the State Budget Committee on Tuesday, Purdue University is moving forward with several ongoing renovation projects.

The state committee approved the use of $8.5 million -- mostly from gifts and state repair and rehabilitation funds -- for projects, which include a library remodeling in the Krannert School of Management, renovations to labs in the Heine Pharmacy Building, electrical upgrades to the Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry and a laboratory renovation in the electrical engineering department.