The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, first opened its doors in 1972. For nearly 50 years, it provided electricity to communities across New England, including Boston and Providence. Changes in the market, compounded by increased operating expenses, led to its closure in 2019. Today, the plant is being decommissioned, a process that will span the next 30 years.

Kathleen Finch has always had a knack for design and enjoyed creating clothing and home good items for public consumption.  This led her to many years as a textile designer with a major department store chain. As technology continued to evolve, so too did Kathleen’s interest in applying emerging tech to her creative skills.

Pearl River is just a short drive from the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Operated by NASA, it is America’s largest and most productive test site for rocket propulsion systems, serving both the nation and the commercial sector. As early as 2005, school officials saw the need to develop a steady pipeline of skilled workers capable of supporting the growing aviation and aerospace fields on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.