SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In one corner of the first floor of this bright, open building with a modern industrial feel is a shop room. On the other end of a floor they call the "garage" are a series of small glass offices with white boards and 3D printers. The upper floors of University of Utah's new $45 million Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute are dorm rooms and open spaces with flat-screen TVs and picnic tables, each themed for students studying focused on careers in design, gaming or outdoor adventure.
The facility unveiled Thursday is designed to foster a creative environment to help students launch startup companies. The mantra adorns large banners around the building: "Live. Create. Launch."
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