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Ivy Tech Community College Breaks Ground on New Warsaw CampusIvy Tech Community College broke ground on its new Warsaw campus. The new facility will be located at the corner of US 30 and Silveus Crossing and is expected to be complete by the fall 2011 semester. Although there has been an Ivy Tech presence in Warsaw since 1978, the college has always held classes in a leased facility. The college began offering classes in a church educational building and after quickly outgrowing that facility, moved to McKinley Elementary School. In 1983 the college moved to the Saemann Building on North Buffalo Street and then to Lakeview Middle School on Smith Street in the late 1980s. Ivy Tech-Warsaw moved to its current home at the United Office Complex/Sprint building in 2002. The lease on that space expires in 2011. "This new campus will better equip the college to meet the post-secondary education needs of the residents of Kosciusko County and surrounding counties, as well as the needs of local employers and industry," says Tom Snyder, president of Ivy Tech Community College. "This new campus will have a positive impact not only on the economic development of Kosciusko County, but also the individual achievement and career opportunities for the community's residents." According to David Findlay, Ivy Tech state board of trustees member, "With the opening of the Ivy Tech Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center two years ago, the college assumed an important role in workforce development in our community. When we open the new campus, Ivy Tech's role in educating our community and ensuring we have a well-trained workforce will be further enhanced." Ivy Tech Community College is the state's largest public post-secondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system, with more than 130,000 students enrolled annually. |
Ready to Remodel?uring the past decade, much has changed within the plumbing industry. Factors like technology, environmental concerns and personal health have led to new water products, ranging from toilets that do it all to kitchen faucets that can be turned on by the touch of an elbow. Fort Wayne consumers now have a place to view and experience these cost-saving innovations in a new, state-of-the-art showroom. In November, Wayne Kitchen & Bath Works, a division of century-old Fort Wayne based Wayne Pipe & Supply Inc., opened doors at the company's new location, 6040 Innovation Boulevard.
A NEW FOCUS "We've always been well-known commercially in the plumbing industry, but not as much in the residential market," says Carol Lundquist, Showroom Manager. In years past, much of Wayne Pipe's customer base has consisted of industrial clients, but that changed when companies like Harvester, Tokheim, Dana and others left town. Wilson believes the company's previous location on South Anthony Boulevard served industrial customers well, but didn't make sense for the company's new focus on residential business. The new 48,000-square-foot facility offers many benefits. With easier access to I-69, the company's fleet of six trucks can better service its core base of customers located within an 80 to 90 mile radius of Fort Wayne, offering them free delivery.
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