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BYU-Idaho expands Benson building

Published: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004

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REXBURG, Idaho — A large addition to the Ezra Taft Benson Building on the BYU-Idaho campus in Rexburg has opened for classes. The expansion came in large part because of the transition to a four-year university and a growing number of students and faculty members.

The addition includes 25,000 square feet of new classroom and office space and 15,500 square feet of greenhouses. The addition houses four classrooms; four labs for biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology; a multi-use room for agronomy and horticulture; and 13 faculty offices.