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GEORGIA STATE EDITION

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Athens 441

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Madison Augusta

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La Grange

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Columbus

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Cuthbert

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Douglas Tifton

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Gwinnett’s New Campus Takes Shape in Fulton By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

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Construction continues in Georgia on Gwinnett Technical College’s new campus in north Fulton.

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The machinery is being used for excavating, moving and compacting soil, concrete transportation, placement of materials on elevated floors and movement and access of workers to construct the exterior skin of building.

Construction continues in Georgia on Gwinnett Technical College’s new campus in north Fulton. The first building, located at Old Milton Parkway and Georgia 400, will include almost three dozen classrooms, plus lecture halls, labs, computer centers, a library, study spaces and student support services. Total project cost is approximately $25 million. “The north Fulton service area was added to the Gwinnett Tech mission in 2010 by the Technical College System of Georgia,” said Glen Cannon, Gwinnett Technical College president. “The population in this area is about 350,000, and there’s no technical education campus or provider in the area. In addition to residents, several hundred thousand workers commute into the north Fulton area every day. It’s a major business hub in the greater Atlanta region.” Cannon said the entire north Fulton community was engaged in the planning process and was asked to provide suggested locations and funding proposals. “The city of Alpharetta had the best combination of location and financial commitment, and we are now located in what can only be described as one of the most enviable pieces of property in north Fulton. In the state of Georgia, our technical colleges are intended to be the direct link between business and industry and our citizen students. The college is also responsible for ensuring that local businesses and industries have the appropriate continued training of existing employees needed. Our goal is to provide a highly qualified and sustainable workforce for all industry.” North Fulton is home to more than 900 tech companies, as well as major players in the health services and medical fields. Alpharetta alone has 600 tech companies. “Those companies are expanding, and we need to ensure they have the trained workforce required for them to stay in north Fulton, and that our students and graduates have access to their great jobs and careers,” said Cannon. The 25-acre campus site will focus on all sectors of the health services and information technology fields. The school has already had requests for construction and autosee GWINNETT page 2


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