The upper Michigan peninsula means one thing to developers: a short building season. So when Gogebic decided they wanted to build their first on-campus housing facility, they knew they had to find a developer who could jump that hurdle.

Student Suites suited up: we visited, we hired local contractors, we investigated, we resolved, we prepared, we communicated—and we finished, on time, on budget, and with just 6 months of actual construction time.

"Student Suites, notably Steve Papa and Dick Davis, went the extra mile to work with the college." —Gary Wheeler, President