HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Construction is about to enter another phase on the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security as steel beams are going up.
Project coordinator Scott Morehouse said crews are wrapping up the first sequence of steel erection. There will be a total of four sequences with the steel, with the final one expected to wrap up the last week of May or first week of June.
“It’s very exciting when we were digging for the footers and in the dirt, and now we are out of the dirt and the steel is going up,” Morehouse said. “It’s very exciting to watch.”
The 72,000-square-foot building will focus on training the next generation of cyber professionals, positioning Marshall University as a leader in cyber security education.
“This will be a huge impact on the university and the state of West Virginia,” Morehouse said. “Cyber security it’s a vastly improving field, and Marshall University is at the top of it.”
The building is on schedule to be finished in the fall of 2027.
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