Dixie State College officials announced Wednesday that the Utah State Legislature approved $35 million in funding for DSC’s new Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons Building (HCC). The $35 million in funding is the single-largest state appropriation for the institution in its near 100-year history.

The annual “Best of” is a competition to determine the best projects completed by firms in Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

With the disappearance of 100 percent financing, 80/20 mortgage programs and down payment assistance like Nehemiah and Neighborhood Gold, many would-be home buyers have mistakenly given up on the American dream of home ownership.