With $2.5 million from the state, the City of Renton is developing the Renton Aerospace Training Center at its airport where Renton Technical College will train much-needed aerospace workers. An architect has been hired to determine whether it makes sense to remodel the former Renton Chamber of Commerce headquarters on Rainier Avenue for the training center or to build new after tearing down the roughly 50-year-old building. RTC would train 120 students per quarter, with a staff of four faculty members two full-time and two part-time, according to RTC President Steve Hanson. Continue reading →