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Liberty University sets plans for technology park in Bedford County, engineering school in Lynchburg
Liberty University sets plans for technology park in Bedford County, engineering school in Lynchburg
By Rachael Smith | The (Lynchburg) News & Advance 20 hrs ago
Liberty University announced plans Thursday to build a technology park behind the Center for Energy Research & Education in Bedford County and put its School of Engineering on its Lynchburg campus instead of at the center as originally planned.
Liberty University’s Vice President of Outreach and Business Engagement, Jonathan Whitt, announced the plans at the Economic Vibe breakfast hosted by the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance on Thursday morning.
Plans are in the works to construct 10 additional buildings, over a longer period of time, behind CERE, which will be called LUTECH. The campus will be Liberty’s technology park and home for business and industry partners to the school. The new engineering school now will be built next to the School of Business across from DeMoss Hall. Whitt said the plans are being drawn for that building now.
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In May 2017, Liberty purchased the Center for Energy Research & Education, formerly the Center for Advance Engineering and Research, for $4.3 million. The center's distinctive building off U.S. 460 with a 117-foot tower was initially used in 2011 by Babcock & Wilcox Co. to test a prototype of a small modular nuclear reactor. The testing program, which did not involve nuclear materials on site, was discontinued five years later.
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The Roanoke Times contributed to this report.
By Rachael Smith | The (Lynchburg) News & Advance 20 hrs ago
Liberty University announced plans Thursday to build a technology park behind the Center for Energy Research & Education in Bedford County and put its School of Engineering on its Lynchburg campus instead of at the center as originally planned.
Liberty University’s Vice President of Outreach and Business Engagement, Jonathan Whitt, announced the plans at the Economic Vibe breakfast hosted by the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance on Thursday morning.
Plans are in the works to construct 10 additional buildings, over a longer period of time, behind CERE, which will be called LUTECH. The campus will be Liberty’s technology park and home for business and industry partners to the school. The new engineering school now will be built next to the School of Business across from DeMoss Hall. Whitt said the plans are being drawn for that building now.
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In May 2017, Liberty purchased the Center for Energy Research & Education, formerly the Center for Advance Engineering and Research, for $4.3 million. The center's distinctive building off U.S. 460 with a 117-foot tower was initially used in 2011 by Babcock & Wilcox Co. to test a prototype of a small modular nuclear reactor. The testing program, which did not involve nuclear materials on site, was discontinued five years later.
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The Roanoke Times contributed to this report.