We added a new pod of desks, and we made them in the Maker Labs. Over the past few months, we’ve added a lot of new members, so we needed create some more space.
Our hotseats are the easiest and most affordable membership level we offer on a month-to-month basis. But what are they? Hotseats are open-area workstations that are available to members and day pass users on a first-come, first-served basis. They don’t have permanent owners and cannot be formally reserved.
Longtime Groover Labs member and Flint Hills Group founder Dave Cunningham launched the Whiskey Shelf app at the beginning of 2023. In February, the app went live on the App Store and Google Play. Read the latest updates about what Dave and his team are up to, how they came up with Whiskey Shelf (including experience with Campfire), and more!
We are thrilled to receive funding from the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) 2.0 economic development grant for our CyberLink Infrastructure Expansion Project. BASE funds are intended to address infrastructure and economic development needs, and our grant award will allow us to continue critical projects we had to cancel or delay because of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
Groover Labs coworking community member Kansas Global Trade Services is working with local startup companies in a pilot program to increase exports and diversify the Wichita-area economy. The program is called the Wichita Export Accelerator Program and could help mitigate future economic downturns.
We're excited to announce Clint Brauer and Steven Gentner of Greenfield Robotics as the next guests in our ongoing speaker series on Thursday, October 15, at 4:30 p.m. Greenfield Robotics develops robots that enable farmers to implement carbon farming on a global scale, and without agrichemicals.
Today we’re announcing the second speaker for our monthly speaker series at Groover Labs. On Tuesday, September 22, at 4:30 p.m., data scientist Jennifer Akers will talk about the emerging field of data science and the important role data scientists play in retail, fintech, logistics and more.
We’re going to be living in the Covid-19 world for quite a while, and we can’t just put our community activities on hold. This is a way for us to reach out to people who want to network and participate in an event from home while also creating a place where people can gather safely.
De-densify is the new word in real estate. Businesses who once paid large sums to fit as many employees as possible into an office are looking for ways to reduce the number of workers in their buildings to meet social distancing guidelines. Some are turning to coworking as a solution.
Maggie Gilmore, our community associate and the first person you see when you come to Groover Labs, has spent time learning more about 3D printing. She’s writing about the experience on our forum and on our blog.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and banks are providing assistance to businesses during the public health crisis. Read the guidelines for various programs to see if your business qualifies for help.
Co-founder Tracy Hoover writes about sewing fabric face masks for her family, friends and others, offering information she found while researching patterns and materials. It’s a great time to dust off your machine.
The Groover Labs community has turned its focus to helping the greater community during the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about what we’re doing to flatten the curve.
Groover Labs is closed until further notice to anyone who is not a member. We are actively looking for ways to apply our makerspace equipment to deliver critically needed resources such as surgical masks and face shields.
