News Archive
GCDW: Openings sought to be filled with BIC course
August 9, 2017 - Via Greene County Daily World The Battery Innovation Center has stated there are still openings for its upcoming electric fundamentals course. According to Chief Operating Officer Ben Wrightsman, the course is an effort for local recruitment into the technology field. “The course is open to anybody,” he said. “The idea...
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Press Release: Area students gain valuable experience interning at WestGate Academy
August 8, 2017 - Area students gain valuable experience interning at WestGate Academy prior to furthering their education and careers. [caption id='attachment_3002' align='alignnone' width='300'] Pictured from left to right: Tye Collins, Olivia Wells, Malea Toon, Felicity Graf, and Clayton Thomas[/caption] WestGate@Crane, Ind. – August 9, 2017- This summer, five...
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Press Release: BrightVolt Partners with Battery Innovation Center
August 8, 2017 - (CRANE, Ind., August 8, 2017) The Battery Innovation Center (BIC) is proud to announce BrightVolt as a substantial new partner from the battery industry. BrightVolt has joined the BIC as a member and will house both R&D and pilot battery manufacturing activity at the BIC facility. The BIC has been...
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Thank you, Lori!
August 6, 2017 - Lori Burch has been an integral part of the NSWC STEM team since January 2016. Prior to joining the program, Lori taught math at Bloomfield High School for 12 years, impacting students not only in the classroom, but also leaving imprints on their hearts for years to come. Lori goes above and...
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Summer Interns at WestGate Academy
August 3, 2017 - This summer, WestGate Academy had five interns from local Bloomfield and Loogootee High Schools. Through the DirectEmployers Institute, these students were able to gain valuable working experience prior to furthering their education. The funding that supported this project was through a Skill Up! Indiana grant through the Department of Workforce...
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IIB: Purdue@WestGate Lands Director
August 2, 2017 - Via INside Indiana Business WEST LAFAYETTE, ODON, CRANE - A partnership involving Purdue University, the Purdue Research Foundation, the WestGate Authority and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division has its leader. Jason Salstrom will serve as director of the Purdue@WestGate initiative, which aims to increase tech transfer and startup...
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WTH: Purdue-Crane announce new agreement
July 27, 2017 - Via Washington Times Herald The involvement of Purdue University in the WestGate at Crane Tech Park has quickly turned into a pair of cooperative agreements between Purdue researchers and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane). The agreements are expected to help save lives through improved communications and...
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WTIU: Purdue Collaboration At Crane Tech Park To Spur Rural Economy
July 23, 2017 - Via WTIU A group of major Indiana players is joining forces to spur rural economic development across the state. Just 40 minutes south of Bloomington off I-69, Purdue is moving in to operate WestGate, the only multi-county tech park in Indiana. Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of Purdue’s Research Foundation Daniel Hasler...
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GCDW: Purdue and Westgate ‘forge a new path’
July 23, 2017 - Via Greene County Daily World The Westgate Academy Training and Conference center was decked out in black and gold Monday evening when people gathered to celebrate the partnership between Purdue and WestGate. The partnership would become even stronger as it was announced Purdue will take over control of Westgate from...
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Steve Bryant for The Herald Times: Summer camp for smart kids
July 19, 2017 - Featured 'It's Your Business' Article for The Herald Times Summertime is here, and summer camps are in full swing across our region. Ivy Tech Community College and the South Central Small Business Development Center recently supported an innovative new STEM-focused summer camp at Westgate Academy near Crane Naval Surface Warfare...
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