Pateros-Brewster Community Resource Center debuts Tech Center

PATEROS – A project that has been three years in the making will open its doors to the public Saturday, Jan. 22, when the Technology Center at Pateros Mall holds its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
With the help of a $27,000 USDA Rural Development grant, the Pateros-Brewster Community Resource Center PBCRC) dedicated a space in the same building that houses its office at 169 Pateros Mall to hold the new Tech Center and its array of its business development aids. Start-ups, small businesses, project developers, or just about anyone needing access to tools and some of the latest technology now have a local hub where they can find the equipment and help they need.
The Tech Center offers equipment ranging from computer terminals and digital camera to 3-D and large format printers. A large screen Zoom platform donated by Wenatchee Valley College affords the capability to host virtual meetings. The center has more that a dozen laptop computers, digital projector unit with document reader, laminating machine, and related equipment.
Gene Dowers, PBCRC Executive Director announced the grand opening date at last week’s board of directors meeting after his assistant AmeriCorps volunteer Natalie Torres familiarized herself with every piece of Tech Center equipment and advised Dowers that all was ready to go.
“We’ll be able to demonstrate everything that’s in there,” said Dowers. “And at that time have our schedule set and our fee schedule set for the general public.”