SundayAugust 24, 2025

Black Hawk College’s renovated Building 2 ready for students

$29M project adds new features, equipment
By: Dave Thompson|August 24, 2025
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    • Dave Hull shows a group of visitors some of the new welding equipment featured in Black Hawk College’s renovated Building 2 during a tour Friday morning, Aug. 22. The updated building will be open to students returning to classes on the Moline campus today, Aug. 25. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Rachel Savage is a big fan of Black Hawk College’s updated Building 2 on the Moline campus.

    That building just went through a massive $29 million renovation and expansion. The construction project created room for many of the college’s programs, such as welding, computer information systems, engineering technology and even an esports lab. Black Hawk students will begin using…

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