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University Woos City with $72M Science Center

TUCSON, AZ-The University of Arizona's project is set to go before the city council in November. If all hurdles are cleared, the science center will be a magnet for additional CBD development, including a convention center expansion.

By Beverly Ford | Updated on October 15, 2003

TUCSON, AZ-The University of Arizona is planning to build a $72-million science center Downtown under a proposal that could revitalize the city’s core.

The proposed center, scheduled to open in 2008, will go before the city council next month for final approval, paving the way for other projects such as an expanded convention center and a new arena Downtown. The plan for Interstate 10 near Cushing Street has already been approved by the Arizona Board of Regents.

The $72 million cost of the science center will include a giant screen theater, a “unispherium” and a gem and mineral collection, among other exhibits. About $20 million of that cost would come from the city’s sales tax revenues and the balance picked up by the University of Arizona, primarily through the sale of bonds.

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