HERMITAGE, Pa. – Mike Blaurock, Mercer outreach business consultant with the Gannon University Small Business Development Center, discussed the Fab Lab operated out of Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pa., where he also teaches an entrepreneurship class.
The lab, created through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, offers local entrepreneurs and community members access to equipment including laser etchers, 3D printers and large-format printers.
The lab is managed in partnership with Whole Life Services, a nonprofit supporting individuals with disabilities. The organization is the lab’s primary user and incorporates the technology into its programming. The lab also supports student-run ventures, such as Kennedy Catholic’s spirit store, developed through Blaurock’s class.
Read more about local SBDCs in Denise Dick’s story HERE.