LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Jefferson County Board of Education has voted to accept Yum! Brands' donation of its former Louisville headquarters.
Jefferson County Public Schools now plans on moving its Central Office to the campus on Gardiner Lane, just off Interstate 264.
In a news release announcing the donation Monday, outgoing Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio called the donation a game-changer for the district, as its current administrative buildings need extensive upgrades "that are cost-prohibitive."
"This will allow us to consolidate several District buildings into one, allowing for stronger collaboration and communication," Pollio said in a statement Monday.
The move is also expected to save the district about $40 million.
The Yum! Brands campus, located at 1441 Gardiner Lane, is 11.6 acres, including a pond and walking path. The campus has two office building — a three-story, 88,000-square-foot colonial revival-style building constructed in 1970 — nicknamed the "white house" due to its resemblance to the U.S. presidential residence — and a five-story, 225,000-square-foot office building constructed in 1986. The two buildings are connected, and share conference meeting space and a cafeteria.
In early June, Yum! Brands gave employees in Louisville a September deadline to decide if they will relocate to Plano, Texas.
The company announced in February plans to relocate around 100 corporate jobs in Louisville to the company's Plano office, combining the KFC Louisville headquarters with Pizza Hut's headquarters.
In April, WDRB reported Yum! Brands is spending about $7 million to relocate the KFC headquarters to Texas, with most of that money going toward employee severance benefits.
This is the second company in a year to donate a multimillion-dollar property to Louisville's public school system. Molina Healthcare donated the land from the stalled Passport Health plan headquarters building to pave way for a new middle school off 18th and Broadway.
Those donations could be a potential tax break for the companies.
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