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Stephanie Wiechmann
The new home of the Vision Corner Learning Center, is an older building in downtown Union City.

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Trevor Friedeberg
It was a, to put it nicely, an eyesore.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Trevor Friedeberg heads the East Central Indiana regional partnership. After the building received a new facade, it was ready to be used for career education and development. Vision Corner is using $400,000 and READI money for HVAC and mechanical systems improvements. Friedeberg says the center will use $1.6 million in matching funds to make other improvements, and help both the existing workforce and those with plans for the future.

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Trevor Friedeberg
There's individuals helping them enhance their personal skills, become more successful small business owners, making sure they can have a successful launch of their company and make sure they have controlled growth as well. Corporate leadership and entrepreneurs as well. And prospective entrepreneurs.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
The eight county east central region tied for the second smallest portion of the program's $500 million in late 2021, funded through federal coronavirus relief money. Vision Corner is still working on construction and hopes to be open sometime in the summer. Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.