Two UW-Madison projects were approved by a state commission on Wednesday — a coffee shop at Memorial Union and a holding facility for mice and rats at the future Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Construction on Peet ‘s Coffee & Tea, a national chain based in California, will begin in August on the first floor of Memorial Union, in the space formerly occupied by STA Travel. The shop will open by mid-October, said Paul Brodhead, assistant director of facilities. The state Building Commission approved $550,000 in funds.