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Auburn breaking ground on new college of business building

Auburn University will break ground Friday on a new $40 million College of Business building.
Auburn University will break ground Friday on a new $40 million College of Business building.

Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business will break ground Friday at 2 p.m. for a second building that will house graduate programs and classroom and meeting spaces for undergraduate and graduate students.

A $15 million lead gift from 1982 alumnus Raymond J. Harbert will help fund the $40 million facility. The five-story building will feature nearly 100,000 square feet of classroom and meeting space. Lowder Hall will remain the administrative hub of the Harbert College.

This story was originally published April 6, 2017 at 2:50 PM with the headline "Auburn breaking ground on new college of business building."

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