TJC Names Architect for New Building

TYLER — Trustees at Tyler Junior College have named the architect for the school’s new nursing and health sciences facility. They selected Smith Group JJR Inc. Wednesday to head up the project. The 150,000 square foot facility is scheduled to be built at Fifth Street and Fleishel Avenue. It is targeted to open for the spring 2015 semester. According to school president Dr. Mike Metke, the nursing and health sciences facility “is the largest project ever undertaken at this college. Four months ago, voters in the TJC district approved a $25 million bond program to help fund the facility. The cost of the project is not expected to exceed $50 million.