The SproutBox Sprout #6 Selection Committee event this past weekend was a great success. The application finalists pitched their ideas to the selection committee followed by a weekend of networking and fun.

Following a full day of great pitches and updates from entrepreneurs, selection committee members and finalists joined the SproutBox team for dinner and drinks at some of Bloomington’s quintessential spots, tours and tasting at two fantastic local breweries, and wrapped-up with a trip to an IU basketball game.

To see a glimpse of the event click through the photo above or checkout this flickr photo set. Keep a lookout. We’ll be announcing the selection of the next Sprout soon!

In conjunction with sponsoring a couple of events in the Midwest, we’ve extended the deadline for new applications until August 15th. So, if you haven’t already, you still have time to submit your application to be the next Sprout! Just visit http://www.sproutbox.com/apply. TECH cocktail and Geek Dinner are two great events for the tech community and we wanted to lend them our support, but realized anyone we’ve met at the events would narrowly miss our deadline. We’ve received applications from entrepreneurs in over 20 states and 6 different countries, but we really wanted to give entrepreneurs at these events a chance to meet with us, ask questions, and still have time to submit a great application.

SproutBox is excited to be sponsoring TECH cocktail on August 6th in Chicago. Enthusiasts from all over the country will be in Chicago to continue to light the technology fire in the Midwest. TECH cocktail helps amplify the technology signal in under served markets and they have fun doing it! http://techcocktail.com

We’ll also be opening our doors to the Bloomington community and hosting Bloomington Geek Dinner on August 13th at the “Box”. Come by for pizza, drinks and tech talk with all the geeks of Bloomington! http://www.bloomingtongeekdinners.com/

On May 29th, we’ll be opening the doors of “The Box” to the public for the first time. We are having a party to show off our recently renovated 8,000+ sqft facility located on the B-Line walking trail in downtown Bloomington, IN.

At the heart  of The Box is the collaboration room. There you’ll find skylights, rolling desks, and floor-to-25ft ceiling graffiti art. If you need some quiet time, you can always hop into one of our 12 private offices, a conference room, or our recliner-filled screening room.

We’ll be serving some of Bloomington’s best local food and drinks starting at 6 pm on May the 29th. Remarks begin at 7:30 pm. The Box is located in the old Johnson Creamery building at 400 W. 7th, Suite 200. Let us know if you’d like to join us and we’ll be sure to get you an invite!