WEDU PBS, Semkhor and Ringling College of Art and Design announced Thursday that they have signed a letter of intent to develop a new collaboration centered around Ringling College's new soundstage and post-production facility, which is slated to become fully operational in 2017. The approximately 40,000-square-foot facility is tied to the college’s academic needs and is expected to attract a broad range of commercial productions, as well as WEDU productions. When complete, the college will conduct filmmaking classes and students will work on any commercial productions that use the complex.