{"id":83221,"date":"2024-11-07T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=83221"},"modified":"2024-11-07T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:02:35","slug":"fort-hays-tech-north-central-breaks-ground-on-new-construction-trade-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=83221","title":{"rendered":"Fort Hays Tech North Central breaks ground on new Construction Trades building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays Tech North Central, partnered with McCown Gordon Construction, broke ground on Tuesday on the site of a new building set to open in Fall 2025. The facility will house the Construction Trades and CDL programs with an emphasis on carpentry, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electricity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"423\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83225\" data-id=\"83225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-001.jpg?resize=790%2C423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C548&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-001.jpg?resize=370%2C198&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-001.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-001.jpg?resize=768%2C411&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-001.jpg?w=1474&amp;ssl=1 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A ceremony commemorating the groundbreaking for the Construction Trades building to be built at Fort Hays Tech North Central.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-002.jpg?w=1059&amp;ssl=1 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Eric Burks, president of FHTNC, believes the new building will better serve students and give them more options through wider programs.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"599\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83223\" data-id=\"83223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-003.jpg?resize=790%2C599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-003.jpg?resize=1024%2C777&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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width=\"790\" height=\"260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83222\" data-id=\"83222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?resize=790%2C260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?resize=1024%2C337&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?resize=370%2C122&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?resize=150%2C49&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?resize=768%2C253&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?resize=1536%2C506&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-004.jpg?w=1883&amp;ssl=1 1883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Diana Bauman, Eric Burks, Bob Becker, Sandy Jacobs, Kyle Montoya, Phillip Jordan, Ethan Kriley, Cooper Hosman, Mendi Anschutz, Leigh Purdy-Chamber and Victor E. Tiger break ground to the new building.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"616\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83226\" data-id=\"83226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-005.jpg?resize=790%2C616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-005.jpg?w=1008&amp;ssl=1 1008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-005.jpg?resize=333%2C260&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-005.jpg?resize=150%2C117&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-005.jpg?resize=768%2C599&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rep. Barb Wasinger helped approve the project for construction of the building.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Burks, president of FHTNC, hopes the building will give students more opportunities through wider programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt should allow us to double the capacity of those programs,\u201d he said. \u201cWe currently have about 20 to 22 in each of those [programs], and we\u2019ll be able to move that up to 40 to 44. It\u2019ll be shop space, along with some classroom space, and some offices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Construction Trade building will be 29,000 square feet, and construction is projected to be finished by August next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese programs have been housed down at the Big Creek facility down on Main Street,\u201d Burks said. &#8220;It\u2019s a partnership that we\u2019ve had with the city. So, these programs will be moving out of this building and into the new building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the expanded programs, there will also be a social area at the facility similar to Cody Commons at Fort Hays State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019ll be a commons area that will be a nice gathering space for our students,\u201d Burks said. &#8220;We\u2019re really excited to have more space for them to congregate, get to know each other, and network a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is Burks optimistic that students will have more opportunities available with larger programs, but he also sees the new building as a basis for helping students at a greater capacity than the current building and benefiting the state economically.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be able to serve a lot more students,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a housing shortage issue in western and central Kansas, and by having more students go through the program, we\u2019ll be able to have more students that are capable and skilled to go out and work in the construction industry and hopefully keep up with the demand that\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RORY MOORE Tiger Media Network Fort Hays Tech North Central, partnered with McCown Gordon Construction, broke ground on Tuesday on the site of a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":83223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,3398,11],"tags":[7526,15989,15988,15990,15700],"class_list":["post-83221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-campus-news","category-news","tag-eric-burks","tag-fhsu-tech","tag-fort-hays-tech-north-central","tag-groundbreaking","tag-rory-moore"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fort-Hays-Tech-Northwest-Groundbreaking-003.jpg?fit=1038%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83221"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83229,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83221\/revisions\/83229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}