on February 27, 2014
DETROIT, MI -- The William Davidson Foundation Fund, named after the
former Detroit Pistons owner, made public Thursday its support for the
Detroit Zoo's Polk Penguin Conservation Center.
This foundation created a $3 million grant intention to the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) to support the center on the zoo's grounds.
Construction of the $26 million facility will begin in the spring near the Zoo's main entrance off 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak. "This very generous grant will help us create an extraordinary conservation center of international significance for iconic polar animals; penguins of Antarctica," Detroit Zoological society CEO and director Ron Kagan said in a statement. "The center will highlight that incredible ice continent and the dramatic effect of global climate change."
More than 100 design, engineering and construction jobs are expected to be created and sustained for the estimated two-year development period of the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, and the facility is expected to add several full-time employees to the DZS staff.
This foundation created a $3 million grant intention to the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) to support the center on the zoo's grounds.
Construction of the $26 million facility will begin in the spring near the Zoo's main entrance off 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak. "This very generous grant will help us create an extraordinary conservation center of international significance for iconic polar animals; penguins of Antarctica," Detroit Zoological society CEO and director Ron Kagan said in a statement. "The center will highlight that incredible ice continent and the dramatic effect of global climate change."
More than 100 design, engineering and construction jobs are expected to be created and sustained for the estimated two-year development period of the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, and the facility is expected to add several full-time employees to the DZS staff.
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