Kansas State University officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the Edge District’s newest office building at 1960 Kimball Ave
Senior vice president at the KSU Foundation Greg Lohrentz detailed the importance of the newest addition.
“This building before us will provide hope for nearly 250 new employees,” he said. “
The Edge District also features Rockin K’s restaurant and a Brothers Coffee Co. location. New jobs created by the district number approximately 1,400 to date, with a total of 5,000 predicted by 2035.
K-State senior vice president and chief of staff Marshall Stewart says this project being completed is just the start.
“We’re going to celebrate this and it’s very exciting,” he said. “However, this is just the start of something very special for our university and the region.”
Stewart says around 1,400 jobs have been initially created with this project and the goal is to have about 5,000 jobs created by 2035.
Construction on the building began in April 2023. It is 50% preleased and will soon house K-State’s Office of Corporate Engagement.
The full master plan includes 500 acres with $2 billion in completed and planned infrastructure.
