Now, nearly 70 years later, Grinnell College can make the same boast. Renovation of the former Morrison, McIntosh and Company Glove Factory at 733 Broad Street, has begun, with the ultimate goal of relocating a number of Grinnell College offices closer to downtown Grinnell. I'm very excited about what we are doing here.
Renovation includes plans for a meeting room accessible to both the college and the general public.
There are also tentative plans to locate an Iowa Communications Network facility in the building. The ICU site, while owned by the Stewart Library of Grinnell, could also be utilized by the Grinnell Regional Medical Center and Grinnell College. Renovation, which includes the demolition of the metal warehouse next to the complex to make room for a small parking area and some added green space for the area, will make room for offices and work stations and meeting spaces. Officials hope to be utilizing the building by the fall of 2000. More than 40 Grinnell College employees will be located near the downtown business district of Grinnell.