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Jackson County speaker says new innovation center will tie career-technical education to industrial park jobs
Summary
At a Jackson County Schools meeting, a speaker described a newly expanded innovation center that will house career-technical programs, district offices and a 750-seat theater inside an industrial park, arguing the facility will support local workforce development and keep students in the county.
A speaker at a Jackson County Schools meeting described a new innovation center inside the county industrial park as a unique chance to link career-technical education with local industry and keep more students in Jackson County.
The speaker said the facility, which began as a 66,000-square-foot shell and now totals about 138,000 square feet, will house career-technical programs, the district central offices and a theater that seats about 750 and will include a storm shelter. "This center will live on as a legacy and testament to his vision, And it will be impactful for untold generations of children and students for years to come," the speaker said.
The speaker framed the center as an economic-development and workforce-development tool…
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