DANBURY — The state has invested $500,000 in a plan to convert a bankrupted west side hotel into 195 “innovation studios” with three floors of “maker space” for artists and entrepreneurs.
“This state funding will help Danbury Hackerspace build one of the largest business incubators in the region right here…at the former Crowne Plaza Hotel at Exit 2 in Danbury,” said state Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan,D-Bethel, in a prepared statement. “Entrepreneurs and inventors will have access to 3D printers, industrial lasers, a machine shop, a wood shop, and studio spaces. Given their power in our economy, startups deserve this support and attention as we work to revitalize our economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.”
Allie-Brennan is referring to plans by downtown Danbury developer Dan Bertram to provide three floors of the Crowne Plaza hotel he bought at…
