ATC called a real boost for Havre

A new technology center being built at Montana State University-Northern will benefit the university, its students, Havre and the state of Montana, officials say.

"It's an opportunity to ratchet up our technology," Northern Chancellor Alex Capdeville said. "It just moves us into a whole new level."

The Applied Technology Center, which the university began planning in the mid-1990s, will include laboratories and research facilities with modern high-technology equipment.

"We wanted a multidisciplinary tech center, and that's exactly what it is," said Greg Kegel, dean of Northern's College of Tec...