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Linnea Henderson works to construct a dream home during the "Engineer and Build Your Dream Home" class at Penn State Behrend's College for Kids.

College for Kids Dream Homes

Linnea Henderson works to construct a home during the "Engineer and Build Your Dream Home" class at Penn State Behrend's College for Kids. Henderson was one of nearly 30 students enrolled in the class.

Green plants grow in raised beds in campus garden.

Beaver campus garden

A Penn State Strategic Plan seed grant is helping the Beaver campus to expand agriculture and food-related initiatives, including a campus garden, community-supported agriculture, and a 96-foot-long high tunnel.

An ethane cracker plant

Ethane cracker plant in Beaver County

Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals is building a $6 billion ethane "cracker" plant, similar to this facility, in Beaver County. When it opens in 2020, the plant will shorten the supply chain and reduce production costs for plastics manufacturers in Erie.