Lakeside Steel and Machine contributes $30,000 to Tri Couty Tech Robotics Lab
March 12, 2012
PENDLETON, SC – March 12, 2012 – Lakeside Steel and Machine in Anderson, owned and operated by Jack Jenkins, second from left, and his son, Brad Jenkins, far right, contributed $30,000 to name the robotics lab in Tri-County Technical College’s Industrial Technology Center.
Currently under renovation, this state-of-the-art center will include training for welding, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. The facility is located on Highway 76 in Sandy Springs and is set to open during the 2012-2013 academic year. The 42,000-square-foot building, formerly the Virginia Products Tobacco Building, is located on five acres of land and is just four miles from the Pendleton Campus.
Pictured with them are, from left, John Lummus, vice president of economic and institutional advancement at the College; President Ronnie L. Booth; and Elisabeth Gadd, director of development for the College.
