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Regus Opens Business Center in Princeton’s Carnegie Center
Published September 28th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Showing no signs of slowing down with its serviced office launches, The Regus Group just announced another new location. This time, Regus is targeting the prestigious Carnegie Center in Princeton, New Jersey in its quest to for its next 1,000 locations. Regus’ newest business center spans 15,000 square feet on the ...
eOffice Offers Free Office Space in UK
Published September 25th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
“Free office space.” I imagine if you hang a sign that says those three words just about anywhere in the world, you’ll pique the interest of entrepreneurs who need a place to hang their business hat. eOffice is hanging such a sign. The UK company is offering start-up businesses, entrepreneurs, and ...
Regus Inks Strategic Alliance with Virgin Atlantic
Published September 23rd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Just when you thought Regus might be slowing down with its rapid-fire strategic alliance strategy… Regus Group tied up with Virgin Atlantic in Australia last week in a deal that once again targets globetrotters looking for office space on the go. Regus' latest deal is a joint venture that offers ...
Corporate Office Centers Celebrates Phoenix-Tempe Location
Published September 22nd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
One of the nation’s largest executive business suite operators just got a little bigger. Corporate Office Centers is planning a grand opening celebration for its newest location: Phoenix. On October 1, Corporate Office Centers will christen its Phoenix-Tempe center located at 4600 E. Washington Street. Corporate Office Centers chose this location ...
Convio Opens Green Nonprofit Executive Center in D.C.
Published September 18th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Convio opened the doors to a new office space and nonprofit executive center in Washington, D.C. this week. Convio’s new facility will serve both as the home for Convio’s D.C.-based team members and a hub for meetings, training sessions, meet-ups and other networking opportunities that help nonprofit professionals in the ...
Regus CEO Sells 35 Million Shares of Stock
Published September 15th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
This just in... Regus CEO Mark Dixon is selling 35 million shares of his stock in an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors. Goldman Sachs is handling the deal, which will cut Dixon’s shares of the company from 38 percent to 34 percent. News reports speculate that demand for Regus stock ...
Corporate Executive Offices Launches New Web Site
Published September 11th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Regus isn't the only serviced office company grabbing real estate this week. Corporate Executive Offices (CEO) is making a splash in the virtual real estate world with a brand spanking new Web site. The Greenwich-based company just-announced CEOoffices.com. The company said the site design has been tailored to compliment its corporate ...
Regus Opens 1,001st Serviced Office Space in Beaverton
Published September 10th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Regus is on a roll. After announcing new locations in Chicago and Mauritius, the serviced office giant is moving into Beaverton, Ohio. This marks Regus’ 1,1001st executive office space location – and it’s a prime spot for the growing company. The new Beavercreek center will be located in The Greene Town ...
Regus Opens 1,000th Location in Mauritius
Published September 9th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
When we got yesterday's news that Regus opened a new serviced office complex in Chicago, we all speculated about when and where Regus would open its 1,000th facility. We wondered if the executive office suites giant would open a new office space in the U.S. or in some foreign land. ...
Regus Opens Serviced Office Center in Chicago’s River North Area
Published September 8th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
The Regus Group is springing up in the serviced office space expansion news again. This time, the flexible workplace solutions giant is opening the doors to yet another facility in the Chicago metropolitan area. Regus just announced a new location at the River North area of downtown Chicago. Specifically, Regus took ...
NextSpace Wants to be Your Next Office in Santa Cruz
Published September 7th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
A cozy little coworking facility in Santa Cruz is getting plenty of help from the press in its quest to attract freelance workers who shun isolation like the swine flu. NextSpace bills itself as a community. As NextSpace sees it, communities aren’t about companies. Communities are about people. And NextSpace is on a mission ...
Coworking Entrepreneurs Find Plenty of Options in Chicago
Published September 1st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
The Chicago Tribune is doing the Windy City’s coworking facilities a favor. The newspaper recently highlighted the concept of coworking in its Business section. At the center of the story was OfficePort Chicago, a coworking facility that opened its doors in August. But before we take a look at Chicago’s latest ...
Preferred Offices Acquires Synergy Workplaces
Published August 31st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Preferred Offices is on the move, well, sort of. The Washington, D.C. alternative workspace solutions company just acquired some strategic business center assets that make way for expansion into new markets in major cities. Preferred Offices snapped up some of New York-based Synergy Workplaces’ properties. The acquisition more than doubles Peferred’s ...
Sunshine Realty Management Hits Inc. 5000 List
Published August 27th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
In a week of celebrations for the alternative office industry, Sunshine Realty Management has landed a spot on Inc. magazine’s list of fastest growing companies in America. Sunshine Realty Management, operator of Sunshine Suites in New York, ranked 959 on the Inc. 5000 list. Sunshine Suites is a community-based shared office ...
Regus Revenue Remains Nearly Flat in First Half of 2009
Published August 25th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Regus has been expanding rapidly and forging alliances that aim to drive growth for the executive office suites company. But Regus' financial reports for the first half of 2009 show nearly flat year-over-year revenue. For the first six months of 2009, Regus reports its office space revenues are up by 9.8 ...
Corporate Suites Business Centers Hits Inc. 5000 List
Published August 24th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
When companies in the serviced office industry start appearing on the Inc. 5000 list, you can no longer deny the paradigm shift in world of office space, right? Well, welcome Corporate Suites Business Centers to the list. Corporate Suites Business Centers is a flexible office space provider headquartered in New York ...
Wurk Unveils Design for 1515 Broadway Office Suites
Published August 21st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Wurk Environments is putting its money where its marketing speak is. The company that bills itself as a premium alternative to traditional office business centers has just hired a prestigious international architecture firm to design its first Wurksite. Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has been contracted to design two floors spanning 65,000 ...
OfficeLinks Launches Coworking in Willis Tower, Offers Free Fridays
Published August 20th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
We were one of the first to bring you the news that OfficeLinks was opening executive office suites in the Sears Tower (AKA The Willis Tower. Now, news is breaking that the provider of ready-to-use offices and meeting rooms is launching a new product: coworking offices. In a move to lock ...
Amata Office Centers Competes with Employee Benefits
Published August 19th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Amata Office Centers is making a name for itself in Chicagoland. The executive office suites company is offering shared offices at lower costs than traditional office space. Of course, so are many other serviced office providers. That said, Amata’s message is refreshingly different from the standard marketing trumpet shared office providers ...
Sydney Serviced Office Provider Makes Competitive Moves
Published August 14th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
If you are keeping track of the global serviced office industry, check out Australia’s Serviced Offices International this week. The company made two announcements in a bid to gain market share in a competitive environment Down Under. First, the New South Wales executive office suites company announced a new offering called ...
Office Suites PLUS Gives Downsized Execs A Leg Up
Published August 11th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Corporate layoffs are an unfortunate reality in today’s economy. That’s why one executive office suites provider is coming to the rescue with free office space for displaced professionals. Lexington, Kentucky-based Office Suites PLUS is offering a shared office for up to 90 days – free of charge – for professionals who ...
Officescape Breaks 1,000 Office on Demand Locations Threshold
Published August 10th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Officescape, an office services provider that leverages advanced technology, has reached an impressive milestone. The company just announced that its Office on Demand services are available at more than 1,000 locations around the world. What is “Office on Demand,” you ask? A service that offers Officescape members an opportunity to occupy ...
Davinci Rolls Out Paralegal Services for Serviced Office Clients
Published August 6th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
In a move to drive more ancillary income, Davinci Office Suites is rolling out a service it’s betting will resonate with law firm clients in a down economy: paralegals. Davinci is adding full-time, certified paralegals to serve its serviced office and virtual office clients in select locations, including all three Salt ...
OfficeLinks Opens Next-Generation On-demand Offices in Sears Tower
Published August 5th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
OfficeLinks is on the move. The provider of next-generation, on-demand office space, videoconference studios and meeting rooms just opened the doors of its first business center in the Windy City. Located on the 84th floor of the iconic Sears Tower, OfficeLinks' latest serviced office facility offers the Chicago business community next-generation, ...
Coalition of Office Space Providers Makes Progress with Manhattan Vision
Published July 31st, 2009 by Mike Sullivan
In March, aBetterOffice reported a potentially game-changing development in the serviced office industry: Several of Manhattan's office space providers formed a coalition – rightly dubbed the Coalition of Office Space Providers or COSP – and joined forces with the New York City’s Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). The goal? To help ...
Coming Soon: Office Business Center 2009 International Conference
Published July 30th, 2009 by Mike Sullivan
Are you the operator or employee of an office business center? Do you provide services to the industry? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you don't want to miss a golden opportunity to learn new strategies and tactics and network with industry icons at the Office Business ...
Regent, Avanta Go After Regus with International Alliance
Published July 29th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
While Regus catches its breath after a string of new serviced office openings and Businessworld strategic alliances, two of its competitors are making moves of their own. In a cross-continental alliance, U.S.-based Regent Business Centers has partnered with U.K.-based Avanta Managed Offices to launch a global network of shared office space ...
Laurent Dhollande Weighs in on The Office of the Future
Published July 27th, 2009 by Mike Sullivan
Laurent Dhollande is the CEO of Pacific Business Centers (PBC), one of the largest and most influential business center operators in the US. With 15 locations and growing, PBC is building a solid network of offices in the San Francisco Bay area along with a recent opening in North San ...
The Office Offers Sustainable Spaces in the UK
Published July 24th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Sustainable Spaces. That’s what The Office, a serviced office company based in the United Kingdom, is offering its tenants. Here’s the company’s philosophy: “We believe that as owners of the buildings that we operate in, we have a responsibility and an opportunity to do our bit for the environment. It’s not ...
Danbury Serviced Office Reports 20 Percent Growth
Published July 17th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Danbury, Connecticut brings us another success story in the executive office suites world. Plaza Executive Suites is posting gains despite the recession. The serviced office center reports 20 percent growth in the past 12 months. "We're very respectful of people's budgets, especially in this day and age," Plaza Executive Suites General ...
