New engineering center at Gonzaga University funded by PACCAR

Paccar makes the hulking Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks used to haul goods along the world’s highways. But it wants to be known for more than that.

Today the Bellevue company said it’s giving $2 million to Gonzaga University to construct a new engineering center. The funds will go towards building the Paccar Center for Applied Science, a 25,000-square-foot facility that will house robotics and artificial vision labs as well as classrooms and offices.

A lot of big ambitions seem to be riding on the gift.

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