Groundbreaking Held In Raleigh County

{West Virginia}...Friday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center for New River Community and Technological College's new Raleigh County campus and central administration building. The 78,000-square-foot building will house classrooms, teaching laboratories, a students' commons area, student service, support spaces, and faculty and staff offices. The $17.5 million complex is the result of a joint effort among New River, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Higher Education Foundation. Most of the project's funding comes from the sale of the 2009 Community and Technical Colleges Lottery Revenue Bonds. The college anticipates moving into the building by 2013.