Kokosing makes $25,000 donation to assist with ACE Center project
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Kokosing, a family-owned construction company in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, has donated $25,000 to Henrico County Public Schools to support the student-involved renovation of the second floor of the ACE Center at Hermitage High School.
Company officials made the presentation April 7.
“When we heard that students would be working alongside building trades professionals to outfit the space, we knew we wanted to be involved,” said Michael Higgins, Kokosing’s workforce development manager.
The ACE Center at Hermitage opened in January 2024.
The project will convert 29,000 square feet into labs and instructional spaces for more than a dozen health care programs. With the urgent need for health care and trades workers, the new space will help HCPS get more students credentialed and experienced in both career paths.
The second floor was purposefully left unfinished to provide building trades students with the experience of working on a non-residential site.
The build will happen in two phases. Phase 1 is beginning this month and expected to be completed by December, while Phase 2 will launch in January and be completed by September 2026.
