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.
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.
Has the coronavirus attacked your bottom line? The State of Kansas wants to hear from you so it can apply for a disaster declaration with the SBA.
CYBER SECURITY WORKSHOPS POSTPONED
We've been talking about an upcoming cyber security workshop in partnership with SBA Wichita and FlagshipKansas.Tech on March 26. We received word earlier this week that the workshop has been postponed to a later date.
Rise of the Rest Postponed: Earlier this week, Steve Case announced that they have decided to postpone the 2020 Rise of the Rest tour, which includes their event schedule for Wichita on March 20, 2020. Read more about their decisions here.
Groover Labs coworking members devICT, a community of developers, recently sponsored a two-day Civic Tech Hackathon at Groover Labs to work on voteICT.org.
Black Anvil, LLC is a Wichita company working out of a private office at Groover Labs. It helps businesses navigate cybersecurity standards for the U.S. Department of Defense.
We give tours at Groover Labs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon. Use our coworking community calendar on our tours page to sign up to see Groover Labs.
The NXTSTAGE pilot competition is playing matchmaker between startups and Wichita area businesses ready to sign on innovation in three sectors.
