Erie Insurance cut the ribbon on the company's new Technical Learning Center a hands-on claims training facility that features 14 vehicle bays, a three-story model home made from 400 different building materials, and other training aides. The 52,000-square-foot space will serve as a giant interactive classroom for employees and agents to get an up-close look at property damage sustained to vehicles, homes and businesses. employees, media and invited guests got the first look at the hands-on facility, which features a full-size house with an attic and basement, as well as sprinkler and building material work stations.

It also includes vehicle equipment stations with lifts, frame repair stations, wheel alignment machines, and prep and paint booths. The new facility also includes an installation by found-object artist Michelle Stitzlein who recreated the ERIE logo from repurposed automotive and building materials.