Lone Star College-North Harris broke ground on a 55,000-squarefoot Construction and Skilled Trades Technology Center at 2700 W. W. Thorne Drive, Houston, in July. The $19 million facility will house training labs for electrical technology, field service technology and pipefitting programs when it opens fall 2017. The center will also have six classrooms, office space and a conference center. 281-618-5400. www.lonestar.edu