PTC's Continuing Education & Customized Training department temporarily housed at credit union

Pine Technical College's Continuing Education and Customized Training (CECT) division has been temporarily relocated to office space within the Greater Minnesota Credit Union (GMCU), PTC's next-door neighbor on Main Street/Hwy. 61. The building in which CECT is normally housed is set to undergo significant construction to house an Entrepreneurship Center and Technology Business Incubator  as well as to make way for a larger CECT office to serve the department's growing student and client population.

"The Greater Minnesota Credit Union is kindly leasing us office space so we may continue to serve our students and industry partners while we prep for construction, and later, while we're under construction," says Jason Spaeth, Dean of Continuing Education and Customized Training. "GMCU stands as an excellent example of community spirit," Spaeth adds.

PTC's CECT division will remain in their temporary location until construction is complete, likely sometime during the Fall, 2013 term. PTC's Continuing Education department offers a broad range of courses designed for an individual's professional growth and development, while the Customized Training department provides education and training tailored to businesses' specific needs. Altogether, the CECT division provides quality workforce training and development to help grow and prosper the Pine region and beyond.

The new Entrepreneurship Center and Technology Business Incubator will house light manufacturing and technology-based businesses working toward producing innovative products or services. The facility will be designed to house two to three start-up companies simultaneously, as well as comfortable meeting space. Additionally, the facility will be designed in a resource-efficient manner, using renewable energy. Groundbreaking for construction is tentatively set for April, 2013, and the incubator’s first tenants may begin operations from the center sometime during the Fall, 2013 term.

 

"It is our vision the incubator will serve as a solid foundation for highly successful companies," says Musgrove. "PTC can offer promising start-up companies a nurturing environment for growth as well as opportunities to tap into a rich network of business resources that are invaluable to a company’s development."

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An artist's rendering of how the remodeled addition and expansion of the building may look once construction is complete.