Concordia College to build new business school

Courtesy Concordia College

Concordia College in Moorhead broke ground Thursday morning for a $13 million school of business.

The Offutt School of Business is expected to be completed by the fall of 2012. The school is named for Ronald D. Offutt, the chairman and CEO of R.D. Offutt Co. and RDO Equipment Co.

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Offutt was the lead donor in a $50 million campaign to fund the new business school.

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Concordia also recently announced the Business School will be host to the West Central Small Business Development Center in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The center will help small businesses in a nine county area of west central Minnesota with counseling and training.