Sikeston Area Higher Education Center expansion completed

A ribbon cutting celebrated the opening of the 10,800-square-foot expansion at the Sikeston Area Higher Education Center on Jan. 26. The expansion includes additional classroom and office space, a science laboratory and a new child care center.The two-story addition on the north end of the building increases the current size of the 33,000-square foot SAHEC facility by approximately one-third. From left are: Karen Henzi, Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce president; Sikeston Mayor Mike Marshall; Sikeston City Administrator Doug Friend; Stephanie Campbell, student; Sara Garner, interim director of the child care center; Missy Marshall, SACC executive director; Judy Buck, director of SAHEC; Edward C. Matthews III, member of the SEMO University Board of Regents; Steve Borgsmiller, superintendent of Sikeston Public Schools; and Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University.