
Franklin College’s Center for Tech Innovations reopened to students in January after $200,000 in renovations. College officials marked the reopening with a ribbon cutting Friday.
ANDY BELL-BALTACI | DAILY JOURNAL
Franklin College officials cut the ribbon on a redesigned Center for Tech Innovation Friday, marking the completion of about $200,000 in renovations to the building’s exterior.
The college’s former athletic annex, located at 901 Park Ave., underwent $400,000 in renovations to reopen as the Center for Tech Innovation, or CTI, in Fall 2021. The Center, which includes virtual reality headsets, 3D printers, a sound studio, a video studio and a digital maker space, closed again in March 2022 so the outside of the building could be rebuilt. This time, it’s reopened for good.
With the renovations, the CTI now has a modern metallic grey exterior, with a hybrid of ridges,…