John Deere Foundation announces a $1.25 million grant for construction of a new agricultural and biosystems engineering facility at Iowa State University.
John Deere Foundation announces a $1.25 million grant for
construction of a new agricultural and biosystems engineering facility
at Iowa State University. The building is part of a planned
multi-structure complex that will include ISU's Office of
Biorenewables Programs.
"Based on its long record of scientific and engineering
achievement, Iowa State University is in a particularly strong position
to provide leadership for the biorenewables effort. Technical support
from the university is essential to producing renewable fuels on a large
scale and in an economically feasible, sustainable manner," said
Michael J. Mack Jr., Dir of the John Deere Foundation and Sr VP/CFO of
Deere & Company.
The new agricultural and biosystems facility will be part of a
166,000-square-foot complex that will include three separate buildings
to replace current laboratories, classrooms and offices. Cost is
estimated at $63.3 million.
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