Renovation of a laboratory facility in Manhattan, Kansas. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

The proposed renovation and small addition to the Hal Ross Flour Mill will provide the Department of Grain Science and Industry with a flexible multi-purpose class/laboratory for teaching, research and extension programming and a new maintenance shop to support mill operations. The building addition will also enhance the architectural presence of the existing Hal Ross Flour Mill with a new building entrance and facade. The department is currently limited in its ability to safely conduct and accommodate student groups and industry partners in mill training, teaching, research, and demonstration programming due to a lack of adequately sized and equipped space outside the food quality production spaces within the existing mill. In addition, the department is relinquishing control of a ~2,000 SF Mill Maintenance Shop Building located just east of the mill on Kansas State University Foundation property and wishes to relocate existing shop equipment and operations to the Hal Ross Flour Mill. The existing shop serves the Hal Ross Mill and the HR Kruse Feed Mill and is scheduled to be razed. Funding sources are likely private gifts / to be determined. The project is include in the Kansas Board of Regent's 2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Information regarding a design team and the contractor selection has not been disclosed. A firm timeline for construction has not been established. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.