TOPEKA, KAN. — Construction has begun on Link Innovation Labs, an 18,000-square-foot innovation incubator in downtown Topeka. Formerly corporate offices for AT&T, the redevelopment project is set to open in January 2026 and will feature wet and dry labs, coworking areas, conference rooms, offices and a coffee shop. The first tenant is Plug and Play Topeka, a launchpad for startups in animal health, ag-tech and food systems.
Eight wet and dry labs will total roughly 7,500 square feet. A pitch and event area will span 2,500 square feet and will be dedicated to networking, presentations, conferences and public training events. Link Innovation Labs has $5 million committed from public and private sources. GO Topeka is leading the project. Topeka is centrally located within the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, the world’s largest concentration of animal health companies and related industries.