OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The demolition and relocation of the Omaha Salvation Army's Renaissance Center is expected to allow more space for its new nearby facility to thrive.
The Omaha World-Herald reports demolition of the Lied Renaissance Center began in mid-March and is expected to be finished by the end of June. The 110-year-old building was formerly the Methodist Midtown Hospital, which sold the building to the Salvation Army in 1990.
After a capital campaign that raised more than $28 million, the center was able to move this month to a new $15 million building north of its original location, which is to be turned into a parking lot.
The agency decided relocation would be a cheaper option than renovation.
Maj. Greg Thompson says the new facility, called the Burrows Center, will now be visible from the road.
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