In the spring of 2013, the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (HVAMC) was launched at SUNY New Paltz, only a year before the public university opened its MakerBot Innovation Center, which ultimately helped the HVAMC grow into one of the area's major manufacturing hubs. A little less than a year ago, the HVAMC opened a Stratasys-MakerBot Additive Research & Teaching (SMART) 3D Printing Lab, making SUNY New Paltz the first higher education institution to get one. Now, the HVAMC has announced that it is launching its new 3D printing service, the Build Business Platform (BBP), which is dedicated to getting businesses, entrepreneurs, and the campus community to the next level in real-world 3D printing applications, design education, and technology. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/170129/hvamc-buil...ness-platform/