Gateway Community & Technical College Dedicates Nursing Facility

Gateway Community & Technical College held a dedication ceremony on Friday for the Allied Health Sciences and Nursing Center on its Edgewood Campus. Participants in the ceremony included Helen W. Mountjoy, cabinet secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Michael B. McCall, Kentucky Community & Technical College System president, and G. Edward Hughes, Gateway Community & Technical College president. During the ceremony, a special presentation was made to the family of the late Henry E. Pogue IV. Pogue was instrumental in the establishment of the Edgewood Campus. Additionally, all ceremony attendees were given a gift card to the Seed-the-Future.com website; trees will be planted across the globe in honor of the event.

Community Celebrates LexTran ArtStop Dedication

Neighborhood residents, community leaders, and arts activists gathered at the corner of Third Street and Elm Tree Lane on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the completion of LexTran's new ArtStop bus shelter. Thanks to Art in Motion, LexTran, Gary Bibbs, and everyone else who made this project a huge success.

Urban Active Fitness Club Opens in Omaha

Urban Active Fitness opened its first Nebraska Club on Saturday. Urban Active Omaha is a 46,000 sf new construction featuring state of the art fitness facilities and amenities.

ArtStop Dedication to be Held on Sunday, August 2

Herald-Leader Covers BCTC Newtown Pike Master Plan Project

In anticipation of Tuesday night's public forum regarding the Bluegrass Community & Technical College's Newtown Pike Master Plan, Tom Eblen discussed the project in his column today.

The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 13 at 6:30pm at North Lexington YMCA.

Read Eblen's entire column: Changing the face of northwest Lexington.

Artstop Featured in Lexington Herald-Leader

The EOP designed Artstop, a LexTran art shelter, was discussed in today's Herald-Leader. In addition to benches and a canopy, the shelter--which will be located at the corner of Third Street and Elm Tree Lane--will include a free-standing sculpture and art murals. The shelter, designed in conjunction with Art in Motion, will be completed in early August.

Read the Lexington Herald-Leader article.

Congratulations to EOP's Newest LEED APs

Three additional members of the EOP team have become LEED Accredited Professionals: Chris Estes, Jason Dunn, and Derek Brooks. Congratulations to each of them! Two-thirds of EOP's technical staff are now LEED APs.