Downtown Warren's Tech Center busy even before opening

Staff report

WARREN

On one front, it’s been a tough three years for the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center: There have been extensive delays in getting started on the $3.1 million renovation of its 39,000 square foot downtown facility.

On another front, however, things have been going quite well for the business incubator, said Dave Nestic, the facility’s chief executive of regional operations.

Nestic and the business incubator’s chief executive for national initiatives, Chris Mather, have been quite busy helping about 50 energy-related companies generate $2 million worth of investment and grants in the past three years. In all, they have worked with about 100 companies, in some cases providing mentoring from one of the several “experts in residence” TBEIC offers.

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