Business Buffet at LA Tech Thingery

Business Buffet: LA Tech, The Thingery, facilitated by Dr. Davy Norris, executive director of enterprise and economic development at Louisiana Tech

Business Buffet will not be at the Chamber office this month. Bring your lunch, we will eat on campus and tour The Thingery. There is no cost. Please RSVP online or call the Chamber at 255-2031.

Designed as a community resource, the Thingery exists to give innovators access to the technical and intellectual resources needed to fully explore their ideas. This exploration may include design work, prototyping, packaging, manufacturing, and distribution for their new concepts.

“They are making jewelry, gifts, and Christmas ornaments to give to underprivileged children at families during the holidays,” Dr. Norris says.  “They are building robots that will fight against each other in a sumo wrestling competition.  They are designing bio-medical devices to deliver drugs more effectively. 

They are building wireless electronic devices for home entertainment, and they are learning the fundamental skills required to use the creative technical resources of the space is ways not yet imagined.”