07/28/22
Gadsden State announces construction of new Advanced Manufacturing Center
阿拉巴马州的加兹登. — 十大赌博app will be the home to a new 50,000平方英尺, state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Center that will be constructed on the 东广校区 in Gadsden.
Gadsden State President Kathy Murphy made the announcement today during an event held at the Beck Gymnasium on the Wallace Drive Campus. She was joined by 阿拉巴马社区学院系统 Chancellor Jimmy Baker; Rep. Ginny Shaver (R-Leesburg); Dr. 艾伦•考斯比, superintendent of Etowah County Schools; Michael Gaines, division leader at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama; and Alan Smith, 十大赌博app劳动力发展学院院长.
“Every day is a gift and a blessing but today is also a defining time for us,” Murphy said. “This will impact the community, our service area and the great state of Alabama. This facility will change the lives of those in our communities for good and forever.”
The Gadsden State Advanced Manufacturing Center was identified as a needed project through the ACCS 追求 2030 initiative. 追求 stands for “Achieving Systemwide Potential through Increased 资源 and Engagement” and is the result of a statewide bond issue passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2020 to provide funding for facility upgrades and new construction for all levels of education in Alabama. The decision to focus on the Advanced Manufacturing Center was determined by committees comprised of Gadsden State employees as well as partners in K-12, 政府, 商业与工业, 非营利组织和经济发展组织.
“追求 2030 called on us to be creative, innovative and aspirational,” she said. “这需要我们跳出思维定势. Then, we burned that box so we don’t put ourselves back in it.
“Gadsden State is proud of the engagement we had with local business and community partners in determining that we had a critical need for an Advanced Manufacturing Center that will provide our region with training in several high-demand, 高薪领域.”
The AMC is among various infrastructure projects that will move forward in the next few years through Public School and College Authority funds for capital improvements at Gadsden State and other state community colleges. Baker previously made workforce center announcements at Snead State Community College in Boaz and Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville.
“I have a strong interest in funding a way to make sure the 阿拉巴马社区学院系统 is moving our communities forward,他说. “I believe the community college system is the best vehicle to bring about change in the state of Alabama.”
Cosby said the new center would greatly benefit the Etowah County Schools by providing programs to students interested in going into technical fields. He said the Etowah County Career Technical Center has record enrollment for the fall, AMC将帮助它解决空间问题. Transportation to the AMC will be provided by the school system for students who want to enroll in programs offered at the facility.
“This facility allows us to expand opportunities to our kids that they might not otherwise have,他说. “We have the workforce walking the hallways of our schools and we want them to be trained at Gadsden State so they can enter the workforce and earn a good living.”
Gaines said Honda hires current students and graduates of the Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education program at Gadsden State. FAME是十大赌博app之间的一次成功合作, East AlabamaWorks and area industry partners that provides students the opportunity to receive an education as well as paid hands-on training. FAME is currently housed at the Ayers校园 in Anniston but the AMC will allow the earn-while-learning program to expand to Etowah County.
“It’s always exciting to talk about the growth in our state, 尤其是在教育方面,他说. “The Advanced Manufacturing Center will provide advanced training that’s now required in modern manufacturing. It will develop new manufacturers and new manufacturing leaders.”
除了名气, the AMC will include high-tech laboratory space for programs, 比如机电一体化, 工业自动化, 精密机械加工, 机械设计技术, 增材制造和电子工程.
“这个设施将提供一个现代化的, state-of-the-art space for students to train for extremely high-tech careers that are in high demand and have high wages,史密斯说. “It will allow us to expand capacity to serve more students and provide specific training in an effort to support workforce development and economic development needs. It will give us the ability to increase training capacity by modernizing our facilities and creating a training center for technical dual-enrolled students, traditional college students and students who need non-degree, 短期培训.”
Shaver参加了这个节目，他提出了一个 表彰 从政府. Kay Ivey, who could not attend due to scheduling conflicts. 森. 汤米Tuberville, Congressman Robert Aderholt and Congressman Mike Rogers also did not attend but they did submit 拍摄的消息 这些都是在活动中分享的.
Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood has been selected as the architect on the project. A groundbreaking date for this project will be announced soon.
