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90-PERCENT OF THE VOTING EQUIPMENT MARKET IN THE U-S. A NEW PROGRAM COULD BE COMING TO FORT SMITH! IT'S CALLED "MAKERSPACE" AND IT'S A COLLBORATIVE WORKSPACE INSIDE A SCHOOL, LIBRARY OR OTHER PUBLIC FACILITY. THESE SPACES ARE OPEN TO KIDS, ADULTS, AND ENTREPRENEURS AND HAVE A VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THINGS-- LIKE 3D PRINTERS, LASER CUTTERS, SEWING MACHINES AND MORE! TONIGHT PEOPLE GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A "MAKERSPACE" IN FORT SMITH. "We have a whole generation of folks retiring and we've got kids that have not had the opportunity to work in shop, are not getting prepared for the jobs of tomorrow and we've got to figure out ways to do this. To get them ready and build an inter-generational cross of sharing so that we can continue some of the things of the past but also inovate into things of tomorrow." MAKERS