Jutila Center growing in popularity
Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette
Finlandia University’s Jutila Center for Global Design and Business is seen recently in Hancock. The former Portage View Hospital building, reopened in 2005, is an incubator for numerous local businesses, and home to Finlandia’s International School of Art & Design.
HANCOCK — A former hospital site is now seeing the birth and growth of a number of exciting new businesses. The Jutila Center opened its doors in 2005. The building, formerly Portage View Hospital (now Portage Health), had been vacant since Portage Health opened its new site in 2000. Funding for the Jutila Center came from a mix of the Lily Jutila estate, donations and grants totaling $2.5 million. Four of the building's nine floors were renovated. “The purpose of the renovation was so they could open a big incubator and create jobs for the community,” said manager Bonnie Holland. Finlandia University's International School of Art & Design is also located in the building, with 80 students. They've collaborated with local companies on projects such as the redesign of the Marsin Center, a building owned by the Keweenaw Land Trust. Four tenants have graduated from the incubator, relocating in spots such as Hancock and Houghton's downtowns.
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