NASHVILLE – Chattanooga State has been given the green light to move forward with a proposed $21.9 million advanced manufacturing building for its Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
State Building Commission members last week unanimously approved allowing the project to proceed following a presentation in which members saw early design phase architectural renderings of the proposed 49,127-square-foot, two-story structure.
Funding for the project was included in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget put forward by Gov. Bill Lee.
After being provided an introduction by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora Tydings, a former Chattanooga State president, Chuck Griffin, president and CEO of Knoxville-based Barber McMurray Architects, walked Building Commission members, who oversee state capital projects, through the plans.
With the state pushing to increase its number of residents with postsecondary degree or certificates, Griffin said, “Chattanooga State needs to increase its enrollment capacity.”