Hands-On Bismarck Science Center Plans $40 Million Facility

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Gateway to Science Center in Bismarck is planning a new, $40 million facility.

Executive Director Beth Demke tells The Bismarck Tribune the project will enable the center to expand from a hands-on science facility for children into one for all ages.

The science center occupies 3,200 square feet on the Bismarck State College campus. Organizers plan to begin public fundraising in the spring, with hopes of breaking ground by August on a 65,000-square-foot building on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.

Demke says officials hope the new facility will make the science center a destination not only for families with small children but for people of all ages.

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