Slate magazine reporters recently spent some time at the Information Technology Empowerment Center (ITEC) in Lansing, a redeveloped facility designed to encourage technological development in the Capital region.
According to excerpts from the article:
The site is the future home of leading technology, education and MSU affiliated organizations. The choice of the location was to profile stimulus funding around Michigan. The Lansing office space is providing training through the Capital Area Michigan Works WIA Youth program funding through stimulus dollars.
“The focus of the program is to give kids in the Lansing area an opportunity to get real work experience and to pick up skills that make them more employable” said Ryan Vartoogian, President of Spartan Internet Consulting.
Situated in the former Holmes Street School in Lansing, ITEC focuses on imparting technological skills to children and adults by conducting activities related to the fields of science, mathematics and engineering.
Read the entire article here.
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