HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The University of Southern Mississippi has officially started construction on Century Park South, which will provide 954 beds for freshmen and other scholarship students.
A groundbreaking for the $55.6 million project was held Tuesday on the Hattiesburg campus.
The project will feature three buildings with five floors in each structure.
Officials say Buildings B and C are expected to be completed in July of 2014 with 511 beds available for the fall semester.
Building B will be designated as Luckyday Citizenship Hall pending approval by the state College Board. It will house Luckyday Scholarship students and Luckyday offices. The Luckyday Foundation made a $4 million gift commitment toward construction of the Century Park South complex in November of 2011.
Building A is scheduled for completion in January of 2015.
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