Ogden Rising: Weber State University Opens Downtown Building

One of the benefits to having a university in a city is the prospect of leveraging the connections between school and community to rejuvenate and improve economic activity in up and coming urban centers.

Such an effort was recently realized in downtown Ogden.  The Weber State Downtown building is located at 2314 Washington Blvd. across the street from The Junction.

The facility was restored after serving decades ago as an tractor dealership.  The floor planks are made of extremely think hickory.  Amazingly, the building was originally constructed to hold the massive tonnage of metal machinery on each of its three floors.  It shows in the support beams.

The facility will also serve as an incubator for tech companies and entrepreneurial students.

More great things are happening in Ogden!