Business leaders throughout the Anoka-Ramsey Community College service area are invited to attend the college’s Professional Training Center Open House, Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., 11200 Mississippi Blvd. N.W. Coon Rapids, Minn.

The event will provide area businesses with opportunities to:

• tour center’s facilities;
• try out the newly enhanced computer labs;
• network with other businesses benefiting from innovative partnerships;
• view SolidWorks design capabilities and 3-D “rapid prototyping” in action;
• and meet the center’s team of creative training professionals.

A complimentary hot breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m., followed by a welcome by Anoka-Ramsey Community College President Dr. Patrick M. Johns and a presentation by Dr. Richard Brynteson’s titled, ”Innovation: The Key to Stimulating Your Business Recovery."

“Effective training can turn a good business into a great one,” says the Professional Training Center’s new Executive Director, Sherry Wickstrom. “Thriving in this fast-paced and constantly changing global economy requires new skills to build a more productive and quality-oriented workforce. We want to open our doors and introduce ourselves to discuss fresh ideas on how innovation can generate greater business growth in the community.”

For more information about the Open House, how the Professional Training Center can help your business or to RSVP, call 763-433-1200 or email Celena.Monn@anokaramsey.edu.