Members of UNK Student Government got a sneak peek of the new indoor tennis complex while checking out progress at the University Village development earlier this week. A partnership between UNK and the city of Kearney, the Ernest Grundy Tennis Center is located along North Railroad Street near University Village’s southern edge. The 62,000-square-foot facility features six indoor courts, offices for Kearney Park and Recreation and UNK tennis, locker space, restrooms and … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: UNK students tour new tennis facility, Element 30 housing development
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UNK graduates Cochran, Christen watch University Village vision come to life
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Joey Cochran was a student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, he often gazed at the 100-plus acres of undeveloped farmland just south of campus and wondered what it would be used for. “I knew the university owned it, but I had zero clue what it would ever turn into,” Cochran said. Well, that’s not entirely true. He actually had a pretty good idea. During his senior year, Cochran and other students in a … [Read more...] about UNK graduates Cochran, Christen watch University Village vision come to life
PHOTO GALLERY: Element 30 at University Village construction progress
Progress continues to be made on the Element 30 housing and retail space at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s University Village. Workers this week were completing roof trusses on Building A and started framing on Building D1. Carpenters have finished the first trim on the south end of the third floor of Building B, and the rough-in mechanical was completed in the same building. Part of the first phase – 27 housing units in Building B – are expected to be complete by … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Element 30 at University Village construction progress
Work begins on University Village housing, tennis projects
KEARNEY – The next two additions to the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s University Village development are beginning to take shape. Construction started this fall on the Element 30 housing project and earthwork is underway at the site of a new indoor tennis complex. Announced in March, the housing project is a public-private partnership between UNK and Grand Island real estate developer Scott Rief. His company, Millennium Development, will build, own and … [Read more...] about Work begins on University Village housing, tennis projects
