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w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m M a r c h 2 0 14 • I nsIgh t | 35 medical examiner can actually look at what they find and tell something about the time of death." ey also can tell something about where a person died because insects can be highly localized, she says. "If, for example, you have someone who is murdered in one location and the body moved to a different location, you may actually be able to tell from the critters whether the body had been moved," Robinson says. Additionally, as bodies decay, particularly in shallow graves, it changes the composition of the soil and different kinds of vegetation may grow in the area. While the use of human cadavers is possible, it's not something FVtC officials have even begun to discuss and would need to go through all of the appropriate legal and institutional processes before it could happen. Right now, the plans are for the body farm to use pig carcasses, which act in a physiologically similar way to human bodies. In any case, the visitors arrive, they stay in area hotels and eat in area restaurants. "Anything within the realm of public safety is a big part of our region's economic portfolio," nelson says. e projected ongoing annual impact from the completed Public safety training Center is expected to be $11.9 million, Robinson says. greg Peterson, grand Chute Police Chief, says in addition to attracting visitors, the facility will be a boon to local law enforcement agencies. "We're excited on a couple of fronts with respect to the training center," Peterson says. "One is of course that the technical college has long brought in high-quality training that's been made available to everybody in the area and beyond, and we've taken great advantage of that over the years. We believe that with a facility of this type, that's only going to get better." By state law, the body farm will be secured by high fences and screened from view to help prevent curiosity-seekers and teenaged halloween adventurers. FVtC's body farm will be special because of its location. ere are two or three other research body farms in the United states, but the FVtC lab is the only one in a cold climate. "at makes a difference," Robinson says. "at makes a difference in how quickly things skeletonize, and it makes a difference in the insects that are around and awake and not dead, because it's 20 below zero. so we believe that we will be able to attract some scientific research interest in this facility simply because we have an environment that the other ones don't." Outagamie County Executive tom nelson says that's why the Public safety training Center as a whole – added to other related regional powerhouses such as Pierce Manufacturing – will be good for both the college and the local economy. As [continued] » O n t h e w e b www.fvtc.edu Accelerate your career with the Wisconsin School of Business. Employers recognize Wisconsin graduates as leaders who have the confidence to collaborate and inspire others to lead organizations forward. Join us for an info session to learn more about our Evening and Executive MBA Programs.