a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-08-10 12:19 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"66";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:40:"Work Starts on $10.5 Million Jobs Center";s:9:"url_title";s:38:"work_starts_on_105_million_jobs_center";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:40:"Work Starts on $10.5 Million Jobs Center";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:100:"Construction is underway on a new $10.5 million jobs center operated by St. Louis Community College.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:30:"jobs, Community College, Kwame";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1835:"<p>Construction is underway on the William J. Harrison Education Center, a new $10.5 million education and jobs training center operated by St. Louis Community College.<br /><br />Kwame Building Group (KWAME) of St. Louis is construction manager and owner&rsquo;s representative for the project. Construction on the two-story building began in June and will be completed in 2010. The architect is KAI, also of St. Louis.<br /><br />The 30,265-square-foot education center will focus on computer technology, allied health, environmental sciences and workforce training and development. The new facility will house classrooms with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, an art studio, science and computer labs, a multi-purpose community room, a bookstore, common areas, an outreach center and administrative offices.<br /><br />The new facility at 3140 Cass Avenue replaces the existing William J. Harrison Northside Education Center on Natural Bridge Road.&nbsp; The &ldquo;green&rdquo; project will be built seeking gold certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.<br /><br />Environmentally friendly elements will include energy-efficient heating and cooling, use of recyclable materials in construction, and source controls of indoor chemicals and pollutants. <br /><br />The William J. Harrison Education Center originally opened in 1994 to provide education services to a previously under-served population in north St. Louis City. The center has educated more than 6,000 people a year and partners with more than 100 community-based organizations.&nbsp; The new facility will be&nbsp; located near Vashon High School and the Clyde C. Miller Academy in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"66";}