EMU begins work on Pray Harrold renovation project

One of Eastern Michigan University's major construction projects is getting underway now that work crews are beginning a renovation of the inside of the Pray Harrold building.

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Construction crews are starting to warm up for work on Eastern Michigan University's Pray Harrold building, but they probably won't be immediately visible.

The home to the university's College of Arts & Sciences is showing all of the signs of construction, such as being fenced off, along with the obvious absence of students and faculty. However, a majority of the work for the $42 million project will take place in the interior. The exterior work isn't set to begin until the end of the construction timeline in mid-2011.

"It's an internal bones-oriented project to turn the second floor into prime student space," says Geoff Larcom, a spokesman for Eastern Michigan University.

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