Ten community partners have contributed a total of $100,000 toward the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville’s (UACCB) newly conceptualized Gateway Center expansion.
The expansion includes the acquisition of a 52-acre and 100,000-square-foot building close to the current campus. The building formerly housed rubber and pole manufacturing at different points. Now, UACCB says it will rehabilitate the space for expanded workforce training
The partners’ joint support effort for the expansion was led by UACCB partner First Community Bank, according to a release from the college.
Contributors were:
- First Community Bank
- White River Distributors
- Atlas Asphalt
- Frank A. Rogers Company (FARCO)
- Future Fuel
- White River Now
- Bad Boy Mowers
- La Croix Precision Optics
- Peco Foods
- Centennial Bank
- And, Citizens Bank.
The purpose of the expansion is to better conduct programs with unique space needs, such as agricultural technology and innovation programs, commercial driving, heavy equipment operators, and industrial training spaces, the release said.
“These are programs that feed high-demand industries in the state,” Dr. Brian Shonk, chancellor of the college, said of envisioned future growth. “Our programs are responsive to real employment needs, and providing the best training possible in these programs benefits not just the students, but our local employers and the local economy.”
Click here to read more about the UACCB Gateway Center expansion.
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