Beaver County was once a melting pot of culture, bringing citizens and cultures from the world over together to build a bustling society.

Now they’re looking to do it once again.

The Midland Innovation & Technology Charter School is currently under physical and curricular construction, set to open its doors for higher education in September 2022. The MITCS will offer graduates the opportunity to learn skill-based operations for careers in fields such as healthcare, water maintenance, safety management, and petroleum operations.

Chris Shovlin, who is currently the Executive Director of Development & Government Affairs at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and is on the planning committee for the MITCS, joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to talk about the impact that this new school will have on Beaver County and Southwestern Pennsylvania. The duo also discussed how it balances the arts of Lincoln Park with the industrial nature of the MITCS, and how it could lead to a new explosion of jobs and commerce not seen since the days of the steel industry.

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