Lacey MakerSpace to Receive M in Federal Funding for Expansion
The Thurston Economic Development Council has announced that the City of Lacey will receive $1 million in federal funding to complete an upgrade an...
The Thurston Economic Development Council has announced that the City of Lacey will receive $1 million in federal funding to complete an upgrade and expansion of the Lacey MakerSpace. The funding is through Congressionally Directed Spending from Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell. The City will leverage this funding with a local investment of $500,000 to expand the LMS to just under 10,000 square feet to house innovative manufacturing technologies. According to LMS, the funds will cover much of the costs associated with making vital infrastructure improvements necessary to accommodate all the new equipment — some of which has already been received and made available to members, including waterjet, resin and SLS printers, and more to come over the next year and a half.