Friday, January 27th 2012

LCCC Breaks Ground on New Richard Desich SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems

Helping Companies Accelerate Commercialization of Sensor Products and Grow Jobs

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Mark Kvamme, CIO and President of JobsOhio, Speaks at the groundbreaking event for the SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems at LCCC
Where California is home to the Silicon Valley, Lorain County could soon be home to "MEMSville" with the development of the Richard Desich SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems on the campus of Lorain County Community College, said Mark Kvamme, Chief Investment Officer and President of JobsOhio, which is the state’s private, non-profit corporation designed to stimulate economic growth.

MEMS is a micro system platform that employs both mechanical and electrical properties that can be used to measure or actuate a response the can be easily managed by conventional electronics.

Kvamme called Lorain County the perfect place to establish this mecca for micro electronic mechanical systems (MEMS).
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Community

article thumbnailLCCC AmeriCorps Program Inspires Student to Get Involved

The AmeriCorps program at LCCC is giving Krystal Kinley the real world experience she needs and an opportunity to build a network of contacts in the social services field. 
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Economic Development

article thumbnailCelebrating 10 years of GLIDE

In 2001, the Lorain County Commissioners seeded a bold vision to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation in Lorain County. In an unprecedented partnership between government, the private sector,...
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Education

article thumbnailInnovation Fund Internship Provides Hands-On Education

Lucas Murray plans to one day start his own business. Thanks to an internship through the Lorain County Community College Innovation Fund Experiential Education program, Murray feels even closer to...
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Culture

article thumbnailIt’s a "Grand Slam Season" at Stocker Arts Center

Single tickets for all Performing Artists Series shows in the 2011-2012 LCCC Stocker Arts Center Performing Artists Series - "A Grand Slam Season" - are on sale now.
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