Cincinnati State, CBT, Rockwell to celebrate partnership on March 2
February 26, 2010
Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center in Evendale will be the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. March 2 to celebrate its partnership with CBT and Rockwell Automation.
Rockwell Automation, a multi-national corporation, is a leading designer and manufacturer of equipment used to control industrial processes. CBT, based in Cincinnati, is a regional supplier of industrial automation products and is a distributor for Rockwell Automation products and services.
The partnership, which began in October, combines the Workforce Development Center’s expansive industrial maintenance course offerings and accessible campus with Rockwell Automation’s leading edge technology and industrial product training.
Students can earn college credit from Rockwell Automation instructors, using Rockwell Automation equipment and award-winning student materials designed by Rockwell Automation instructional developers. At the same time, they have access to the more generalized industrial maintenance training offered through the regular Workforce Development Center classes.
“It’s a great match,’’ said Larry Cherveny, a business manager at the Workforce Development Center. “It’s going to drive more business to the WDC, and it gives Rockwell Automation access to a well-established industrial maintenance training center. We’ve got a package here that no one else has.’’
The ribbon cutting ceremony on March 2 will be held in the auditorium at the Workforce Development Center (www.workforcecincinnati.com), located at 10100 Reading Road in Evendale. The ceremony will highlight a product and training show for customers and guests of CBT, Rockwell and the Workforce Development Center. Press coverage of the ceremony is welcome.
ABOUT CINCINNATI STATE
Cincinnati State offers more than 75 associate degree and 40 certificate programs in business technologies, health and public safety, engineering technologies, humanities and sciences and information technologies. About 10,600 students were enrolled in the Late Fall 2009 term. Cincinnati State has one of the largest cooperative education programs in the United States.
ABOUT ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 19,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
ABOUT CBT
CBT is Cincinnati’s leading full line Industrial Automation Supplier of Electrical and Mechanical products. Our solutions come from years of experience and application knowledge represented in broad offerings of Electrical Supplies, Automation, Mechanical Power Transmission, Belting and Conveyor Components, Pneumatics, and Client Services. For more information, please contact 513-621-9050.
