Grand Valley State University is purchasing Ferris Coffee and Nut’s downtown Grand Rapids facility. GVSU says this is where it plans to grow its engineering curriculum.
Grand Valley State University is paying Ferris Coffee and Nut $6.5 million for its Winter Avenue facility. This will be the home of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing’s Design and Innovation Center. The university says the current structure is move-in ready. With more than 63,000 square feet of space.
Dean Paul Plotkowski says, “We're excited to plan and develop spaces where students from multiple disciplines will work together and develop projects for our industry partners. This is a game changer for us in terms of opening up potential to be innovative while providing an exceptional talent pipeline to employers."
Engineering enrollment has more than doubled over the last decade and the new location is adjacent to GVSU’s downtown campus and on a bus line students already use. The building will be ready for move-in next summer.
Ferris Coffee and Nut will keep its retail coffee shop open at the location and move the larger operation to a newly remodeled location.
Patrick Center, WGVU News.