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Associated Press - October 31, 2009 2:25 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Despite the recession, college campuses across Middle Tennessee are adding new buildings, but the construction boom would be even bigger if the economy hadn't hit the skids.
According to The Tennessean, at Middle Tennessee State University, crews are breaking ground on a $77 million student center and a $29.8 million college of education building. And Vanderbilt, which just completed the first phase of a new health center, is now building a $41 million parking garage.
But Vanderbilt canceled all its planned new construction this year and MTSU has postponed the construction of a new science building.
At the Tennessee Board of Regents, only one project won funding approval this year - an $8.7 million engineering facility at Austin Peay State University. In an average year, the board approves $30 million in construction projects.
Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com
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