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Members in the News: Mark Janzen

Groover Labs board member Mark Janzen and his sister, children’s author and illustrator Kelley Donner, were recently featured in the Wichita Eagle for their company, The Storybook Company, LLC.

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ACCEL-KS Profile: Freeman Constructs, Inc.

We interviewed the ACCEL-KS grant recipients to learn more about their projects. We asked each founder the same series of questions.

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ACCEL-KS Profile: The Handy Hook

We interviewed the ACCEL-KS grant recipients to learn more about their projects. We asked each founder the same series of questions.

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Campfire Graduate Interview: Brian Howell

Thinking about joining Campfire? Hear from a founder who’s been through the program!

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Holiday Hours!

Check out our upcoming Holiday hours.

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Recap: ACCEL-KS Open House

On November 20, we hosted an Open House for all ACCEL-KS grant recipients and applicants.

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Try Our Workstations

Check out the newest workspace available: the Workstation!

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Fusion 360, Sketching, and Modeling Classes: November 2026

We're offering another round of Fusion 360 classes - and this time, we’re focusing on sketching and modeling.

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Campfire Dates Announced

Campfire will begin Wednesday, March 4th, 2026. Make sure to enroll before it fills up!

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Groover Labs Visits Emporia Main Street

Last week, the Groover Labs team hit the road to meet with several rural partners interested in participating in the ACCEL-KS at Groover Labs grant program.

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WBJ: Groover Labs will support early-stage founders in Kansas

Our ACCEL-KS at Groover Labs kickoff event was featured in the Wichita Business Journal. One of our longtime members, Matt Leming, founder of Winnow Bio, a biomedical device startup that designs and manufactures orthopedic implant devices, was also featured in the article.

Parker McConachie 9/7/25 Parker McConachie 9/7/25

Office hours Details

Questions about your ACCEL-KS Grant Application? Register for Office Hours! We will host weekly office hours sessions over Zoom starting on Monday, September 8, through September 29 to answer questions about the application process.

Parker McConachie 9/5/25 Parker McConachie 9/5/25

ACCEL-KS Program Launches at Groover Labs

We had a fantastic kickoff event for the ACCEL-KS grant program at Groover Labs in our event venue on Friday, September 5.

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Real Estate Investor Francis Baalman Purchases College Hill Apartments

We were excited to read about one of our members, Francis Baalman, in the Wichita Business Journal. As both a property investor and entrepreneur, Francis brings a unique perspective and valuable expertise to our space.

Parker McConachie 8/15/25 Parker McConachie 8/15/25

Join Us for the ACCEL-KS Grant Application Webinar

At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, the Groover Labs team will host a free Zoom webinar to walk through the Accelerating Concept to Commercialization in Kansas (ACCEL-KS) grant program.