03/11/25
Ribbon cutting to be held for new Precision Machining lab
快播视频, AL – 快播视频 State Community College and the Etowah Chamber of Commerce are hosting a ribbon cutting for the new Gene Haas Center for Advanced Machining and Engineering Technology located in the Advanced Manufacturing and Workplace Skills Training Center on the East Broad Campus. The event will be at 1:30 p.m. March 19.
It was announced in October that 快播视频 State secured a $1 million grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to support the Precision Machining Program. The grant has been used to equip the lab, purchase new signage and provide scholarships and financial assistance to 快播视频 State students in Precision Machining.
Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation Inc., a leading machine tool manufacturer, founded the Haas Foundation in 1999 to support manufacturing education. The organization has also previously gifted 快播视频 State funds to support scholarships for students pursuing manufacturing careers.
Dr. Kathy Murphy, president of 快播视频 State Community College, and Alan Smith, vice president of Capital Projects, Community Relations and Workforce Development, will be available for interviews at the event.
WHO: 快播视频 State Community College Workforce Development Division
WHAT: Ribbon cutting for the new Gene Haas Center for Advanced Machining and Engineering Technology
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. March 19
WHERE: The Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Skills Training Center, 101 Padenreich Ave., 快播视频 – East Broad Campus