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RCCC Breaks Ground for New Advanced Technology Center <br />Cabarrus County Commission Chair Steve Morris said that education is the way forward for the county and the <br />region and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College's new over $17 million Advanced Technology Center will help do <br />just that. <br />The college officially broke ground on the new Advanced Technology Center (ATC) at the North Carolina Research <br />Campus in Kannapolis on Monday, Jan. 22. <br />"The building will serve as a beacon for new <br />investment and businesses will be attracted to <br />our region and to our research campus," Morris, <br />who is also a member of the Rowan-Cabarrus <br />Community College Board of Trustees, said. "The <br />ATC is truly an economic development project and <br />will help both our citizens and existing businesses <br />employ a skilled workforce." <br />The Advanced Technology Center project is the <br />result of collaborative funding by both private and <br />public partners. The combined efforts and support <br />of the Cabarrus County Bond Referendum <br />($9 million), Cabarrus County funding ($8 million) <br />and additional funding from the Rowan-Cabarrus <br />Foundation's Building a More Prosperous <br />Community Major Gifts Campaign make the <br />creation of this new building possible. <br />"We are pleased to provide the additional funding for the state-of-the-art educational space," Morris said. "The <br />community's overwhelming support verified that our community values the educational opportunities that <br />Rowan-Cabarrus' new Advanced Technology Center brings. It is a game -changer for our region as we strive to <br />strengthen our economic and workforce development" <br />Click here to continue reading. <br />OTHER NEWS <br />INDUSTRY VISITS <br />• Bloe Post: Concord Regional Airport Update <br />(4 FOLLOW-UPS) <br />• New $300 Million Investment in Downtown Kannapolis <br />PARTNER <br />Under Consideration <br />UL <br />17 <br />/ <br />MEETINGS <br />• Wayne Brothers' Success Story: Amanda Roberts—� <br />28 <br />SOLUTIONS <br />PROVIDED <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br />Robert Carney, Jr., Executive Director, marney@cabarrus.biz <br />Samantha Grass, Recruitment Project Manager, sgrass@cabarrus.biz <br />LeeAnn Nixon, Existing Industry Project Manager, Inixon@cabarrus.biz <br />Josh Fernandez, Research & Marketing Coordinator, jfernandez@cabarrus.biz <br />3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 1 (704) 782-4000 1 www.cabarrusedc.com <br />Aftchmen <br />® ® Page 244t number l \n <br />Page 244 <br />