Hess Donates $5 Million For New Energy Complex, UND, Grand Forks

The Dickinson Press is reporting:

The University of North Dakota received a $7.5 million donation Thursday to fund the building of a Collaborative Energy Complex for the College of Engineering and Mines.

Hess Corp., a New York City-based integrated oil and natural gas company, donated $5 million. The state gave an additional $2.5 million from the North Dakota Higher Education Challenge Fund, which was set up to help fund and encourage donations to higher education.

The more than 30,000-square-foot building will be on the southeast part of campus between Leonard Hall and Upson Hall I, bridging Upson Hall I, Upson Hall II, Harrington Hall and the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library together to create one large center.