The health care provider is contributing a large section of the cost of the new Marquette fieldhouse.
On Wednesday afternoon, Marquette University president Dr. Michael Lovell announced that Marquette was partnering with Aurora Health Care in the construction of the new Athletic Performance Research Center.
Aurora will contribute $40 million towards the construction costs of the fieldhouse, which is expected to cost approximately $120 million. It's the largest single contribution that Aurora has made to a partner in the Milwaukee area. The fieldhouse is expected to be somewhere between 250,000 and 300,000 square feet in size when construction is completed, and will be bordered on four sides by North 6th Street, West Michigan Street, North 10th Street, and the Marquette Interchange.