Magic Lantern Moves into PBC

With the new year came a new location for Magic Lantern Playware as they made the Patton Block Center, located on the north side of the Public Square, their new home.

Paul Schuytema serves as owner of the local business, which is a part of Gold Creek Technology, and also operates an office in Dallas , Texas .

The old office, located above State Farm Insurance and the Warren County United Way offices, official closed on December 31 although the moving process began on Dece...

Read more 01.07.

Incorporation, New Tenant

he Patton Block Center has now incorporated. The center will still retain the same name (Patton Block Center), but the building is now owned by Patton Block, Inc., an Illinois corporation. The new corporate entity will allow the PBC to truly become "community owned," as well as allowing much more flexibility in the management of renovation and technology investment dollars.

The Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce is relocating to the Patton Block Center. They have signed a five year l...

Read more 09.12.

Monmouth Takes First Steps To Education Center

The Monmouth Technology Initiative (MTI) has won approval to sponsor an AmeriCorps volunteer to spend a year full-time to set up and run a computer education center in Monmouth. The AmeriCorps volunteer, working through the Rural Technology Corps, will work to set up a technology education center designed to bring computer skills to underserved members of the community and will also work with community leaders in public-private initiatives to remove the digital divide in Monmouth. Besides pro...

Read more 04.19.

PBC Rollout at Game Developer's Conference

The Patton Block Center will be presented to the computer game development community at the Game Developers Conference 2001, which runs from March 20-24 at the San Jose Conference Center in San Jose, California. The Patton Block Center (PBC) will be attending along with the City of Monmouth, Illinois and the City of Macomb, Illinois.

"I'm really excited about this chance to show the game development industry, especially smaller studios operating on tight budgets, that West Centr...

Read more 03.15.