Raising Great Expectations

With the theme of "Raising Great Expectations," a gathering of more than 100 local political and business leaders, members of the community and Palm Beach State students, faculty and administrators were on hand Jan. 11 to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new general classroom building on the Lake Worth campus. The 36,000 square-foot, three-story building will house the bachelor's degree programs and the Floyd F. Koch Honors College. The $8 million project was designed by Song + Associates, Inc. and will be built by Suffolk Construction. When completed in January 2012, the building will be the first on the Lake Worth campus constructed to the gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Click here to view the groundbreaking ceremony video.