The newly announced plan to create “Gorilla Rising,” bringing Pittsburg State University’s Kelce College of Business downtown to Block22, is a major investment and undertaking, but one that is likely to pay off for all of those directly involved, as well as the broader community. The plan not only incorporates new uses for the Colonial Fox Theatre and the Besse Hotel, but also will add classroom space and student housing, bringing a new customer base to businesses that are already established downtown, while providing students with opportunities to gain real world business experience at the same time. “By moving downtown, we are embracing our micropolitan mission, which will provide us with new opportunities to engage with the Pittsburg business community on a more intimate level,” Kelce College of Business Dean Paul Grimes said in announcing the project.