Purdue Dedicated Technology Center of Southeast Indiana

Business Wire, Oct 3, 2008

NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Purdue University officials and local dignitaries have dedicated the 40,000-square-foot Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana.

The Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana is one of four Purdue Research Park centers around the state that serve as incubators for startup or expanding companies. It also is home to the Purdue University College of Technology's New Albany location.

In addition, it houses the Purdue Extension Office for Floyd County and an office for Purdue's Technical Assistance Program, which connects companies with Purdue resources.

"This new technology center is a strong addition to Purdue's growing corridor of research and innovation that stretches across Indiana," said Purdue President France A. Cordova. "It will help boost the area's economy through entrepreneurial activity and, at the same time, will provide a beautiful, modern learning space for students to acquire the knowledge they need to succeed in current and emerging high-tech careers."

The 40 acres used for the center were donated to the Purdue Research Foundation by John and Jane Shine and by Sam and Betty Shine. John Shine is president of Samtec Inc., an electronic interconnect manufacturer founded by his father Sam Shine.

"The New Albany park is modeled after the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana, and in just four years that center has grown to serve more than 20 companies," said Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and COO of the Purdue Research Foundation, which manages the Purdue Research Park.

Purdue's College of Technology at New Albany occupies the building's first floor, which houses its computer graphics technology, electrical engineering technology and mechanical engineering technology programs. Purdue will maintain a presence at Indiana University Southeast, where all of Purdue's programs were formerly housed, for the industrial technology and organizational leadership and supervision programs, which will be located in the Hausfeldt Building.

Last spring the Paul Ogle Foundation Inc. of Jeffersonville, Ind., donated $1 million to create advanced-technology laboratories for two of the College of Technology's programs.

Through a reciprocal tuition agreement, residents of Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt and Trimble counties in Kentucky pay Indiana in-state rates at the College of Technology at New Albany location.