UVSC adds to its campus

OREM — Utah Valley State College's culinary arts program and the college's Small Business Development Center are moving to a building on the former Word Perfect/Novell campus.

The UVSC Foundation purchased the building, 1501 North Technology Way, Building A, Orem, for $2 million, which will be paid over the next 12 years in a lease-purchase agreement.

The former owners of the building, Canyon Park Technology Center, donated $2.7 million to cover the remaining cost.

There are 38 culinary arts students at UVSC. The program can have up to 80 students in the new space. Students in the program will have access to four kitchens. There is one kitchen at the McKay Events Center, the program's current home.

The program, which will move in August, will share the new space with UVSC Food Services. Students will provide food for more than 6,000 Canyon Park Technology Center workers each day. The food service will also be open to the public.

The Small Business Development Center will also move into the new building, expanding its program with the move. The center assists start-up businesses.