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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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GCDW: Council approves abatement at Progress Pointe
July 18, 2017 - Via Greene County Daily World The Greene County Council approved a tax abatement for a piece of property within the Progress Pointe Subdivision in eastern Greene County Monday evening. The subdivision includes seven plots of land immediately west of the Battery Innovation Center in Taylor Township. It was named an...
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Herald Times: Comedy show will raise money for pool
July 18, 2017 - Via Herald Times This time next summer, kids will be splashing away summer days in a brand-new public swimming pool in Bloomfield. And a comedy event set for Saturday night will help raise the rest of the money needed for the project. Well-known Indiana comedian Donnie Baker will perform at...
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WTH: VU to offer electronics courses at WestGate Technology Park
July 18, 2017 - via Washington Times Herald CRANE - Vincennes University and the WestGate@Crane Technology Park are enrolling students for a new Electronics Fundamentals Certificate program. Designed to meet the needs of local employers, classes begin Aug. 21 at the Battery Innovation Center. The program is offered through a partnership between VU and...
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GCDW: BIC readying for second electronic fundamentals course
July 9, 2017 - Via Greene County Daily World The Battery Innovation Center is looking to fill positions for an additional course to get students certified in electronics fundamentals. According to Ben Wrightsman, Chief Operating Officer of the BIC, the course will be open to those interested in attending. “This course will give them...
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