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Carr Workplaces Opens Green Office Space in Cali
Published September 15th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
California was the first state to adopt green building practices—and those green principles are increasingly finding their way into the serviced office industry. The latest example is Carr Workplaces’ planned business center opening at the MGM Tower in Century City, Calif. Carr Workplaces will open the doors to its newest serviced ...
1871 Offers Unique Chicago Coworking Incubator
Published April 25th, 2012 by Jennifer LeClaire
CHICAGO—More and more often, incubators are blending with coworking office space. The latest example is I’ve come across is 1871. 1871 opens next week as Chicago’s new digital start up center. 1871 features a massive coworking space for about 400 entrepreneurs, office space for leading venture capital firms, classroom space, and ...
2009′s Top Executive Suites Industry Moves
Published December 31st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
As we wind down 2009, it's time to look back on a year of moving, shaking, mergers and acquisitions. Indeed, there were plenty of significant storylines in the executive suites and virtual industry in the past 12 months as players large and small set out to leverage opportunities for alternative ...
3RD Ward Takes Coworking Office Space From Brooklyn to Philadelphia
Published October 4th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
PHILADELPHIA- 3RD Ward has a coworking office space hit on its hands. The company launched in Brooklyn five years ago and has seen so much success with its alternative office setting that it’s expanding to Philadelphia next year. 3RD Ward’s mission is to be a home to creativity. The coworking center ...
4.1 Million SF of Boston Office Space Sits Empty
Published July 2nd, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Empty office space. That’s the story in Boston these days. More than 750,000 square feet of office space has come online in Boston in the first six months of 2010. That helped push the office vacancy rate above 20 percent along the route 128 and I-495 belts, according to Cushman ...
45 Rockefeller Plaza Opens Fully-Serviced Office Space in May
Published April 11th, 2012 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK—Rockefeller Group Business Centers invested in completely rebuilding its New York executive office suites. Now, it’s almost time for the grand reopening. Indeed, sales of the fully furnished office space are now underway at 45 Rockefeller Plaza and the activity is robust in the Art Deco building. "Pre-opening sales have ...
8 Factors to Consider When Choosing Coworking Office Space
Published January 11th, 2012 by Jennifer LeClaire
What are the key factors independent workers should consider when choosing a coworking space to join? aBetterOffice.com caught up with Genevieve DeGuzman and Andrew Tang, authors of Working in the UnOffice: A Guide to Coworking for Indie Workers, Small Businesses, and Nonprofits, to ask just that question. In their research ...
A Coworking Blast from the Past
Published April 26th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
Many see coworking as a new trend, but BusinessWeek was reporting on the phenomenon way back in 2007. Yes, a cutting-edge writer named Kerry Miller penned an article titled, “Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle.” The article talks about how coworking facilities blend the appeal of an independent environment ...
A Customer “Serviced” Office
Published December 10th, 2008 by Jennifer LeClaire
Customer service. It’s a key differentiator in any industry and the serviced office rental market is no different. After all, it’s much harder to find a new client than keep one you already have. In a Coldwell Banker/Harris Interactive study, nine out of 10 consumers surveyed declared that great customer service ...
A Look at Asia’s Serviced Office Growth
Published January 29th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Here at aBetterOffice.com, we spend most of our time considering the executive office industry stateside. But now and again it’s good to broaden the scope of our coverage so we can see what’s going with the industry in the rest of the world. Today is one of those days. That’s because ...
A Sideways Case for Coworking Office Space
Published June 22nd, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
LOS ANGELES-Coworking office space is all about fostering creativity in a creative, collaborative environment, right? Well, a new study from staffing firm The Creative Group is bolstering the foundations of coworking, sort of. The Creative Group surveyed more than 500 U.S. advertising and marketing executives. The question: In your opinion, do ...
Abbey Business Centres Launches Satisfaction Guarantee
Published November 10th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
We’ve seen all sorts of promotions in the serviced office industry in recent months. Many of them have revolved around free office space – from one month to one year. Abbey Business Centres is breaking free from the status quo with a new promotion that aims to prove its serviced office ...
Abbey Demonstrates Versatility of Serviced Office Space
Published March 1st, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Abbey Business Centres just inked a high profile serviced office deal. The British executive suites company is leasing 1,250 square feet of office space at the iconic Gherkin building to Sky News for two years. Sky News will use the office space as a studio to air "Jeff Randall Live," the ...
Abbey’s Managing Director Gives Up Office Space
Published May 20th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
While Regus earnings get hit by what it describes as ‘lost momentum’ in the United Kingdom recovery, one Scotland serviced office provider is reporting an increased demand for its office space in Edinburgh. James Finch, an online marketing executive over at Abbey Business Centres, reached out to me on Wednesday with ...
Abby Office Centers Names New President, CEO
Published July 15th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
This just in... Abby Office Centers has named William Edmundson president and CEO. He'll work to grow the serviced office company's revenues by 10 to 15 percent over the next three to five years. how will he do it? We hope to find out and tell you more. Edmundson comes to ...
ABCN Woos Anaheim Hills Executive Suites
Published February 9th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
The latest serviced office company to join the Alliance Business Center Network, or ABCN, is none other than Anaheim Hills Executive Suites in Anaheim, California. Eric Homme manages Anaheim Hills Executive Suites. It's a brand new business center at 155 N. Riverview Drive in the 92808 area code. Managed by Kathy ...
aBetterOffice Launches U.S. Executive Office Directory
Published February 18th, 2009 by Mike Sullivan
aBetterOffice Has Launched a Comprehensive Directory That Offers an Unbiased View of Available Executive Office Suite Facilities Across the U.S. LEXINGTON, KY--(February 18, 2009) - ABetterOffice.com, a site dedicated to providing advice and information to mobile professionals, telecommuters and seekers of alternative office space, has launched a comprehensive directory of executive ...
aBetterOffice.com Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Published January 17th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vital figure of the modern era. His lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. The movements and marches he led brought significant changes in the fabric of American life through his courage and selfless devotion. This devotion ...
aBetterOffice.com Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Published January 16th, 2012 by Jennifer LeClaire
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vital figure of the modern era. His lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. The movements and marches he led brought significant changes in the fabric of American life through his courage and ...
Above & Beyond Finds Increased Demand for Flexible Office Space in Montclair
Published November 2nd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Although some are prophesying the end of the recession, other companies are still laying off employees. That means more out-of-work execs looking to start new businesses in the fourth quarter of 2009. Above & Beyond, an executive office suite in Montclair, New Jersey, is benefiting from the trend. The company reports ...
ABT Executive Suites Making Impact in Dallas-Fort Worth
Published January 13th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
ABT Executive Suites is making an impact on the serviced office scene in two key Texas cities: Dallas and Fort Worth. The executive suites provider has office space in 10 Class-A facilities strategically peppered across these Southwestern metropolitans. That makes ABT the largest independent executive suite enterprise in the area – ...
ABT Executive Suites Set to Open New Office Space in Dallas
Published September 29th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
A force to be reckoned with in the Dallas office market, ABT Executive Suites is expanding its footprint in the Southwestern city. The executive suite company just signed a lease for more than 27,000 square feet of office space with Millennium Centre in the Big D. That brings ABT’s serviced ...
Access Business Centers Brings Serviced Office Space to Dallas
Published March 15th, 2012 by Jennifer LeClaire
DALLAS—The Big D is getting a brand new executive office suites player. Access Business Centers, an international executive office suites and conference center company, just opened a facility at the Spectrum center in Addison. One of the earmarks of Access Business Centers is its collaboration and conference centers. The Dallas office ...
AdvantEdge Business Centers Opens Washington, D.C. Office Space
Published March 8th, 2012 by Jennifer LeClaire
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvantEdge Business Centers is opening a brand new serviced office space in Washington, D.C. The executive office suites and virtual office provider will open the doors to a new location at 2101 L Street NW in April. The hybrid executive office suites facility also offers coworking. This is a great ...
Affinity Lab: A Coworking Pioneer Thrives in Recession
Published March 10th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
When I hear the word coworking, the first thing that comes to my mind is coworking couples. You know, those married folks who work at the same place and sometimes complain about too much togetherness. But coworking is taking on a new meaning in this recession. Just as executive office suites ...
Affinity Labs Helped Birth Coworking in Nation’s Capitol
Published July 4th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
WASHINGTON, D.C.-It's the Fourth of July--and that makes me think of pioneers. One of the pioneers of coworking office space is actually in our nation's capital: Washington, D.C. It's called Affinity Lab and it helped get the coworking trend rolling. While the U.S. is home to the American Dream, Affinity Lab’s ...
Alliance Virtual Offices and Phone.com Announce Partnership
Published October 27th, 2010 by Mike Sullivan
Below is a press release pulled from Marketwire. Leading Virtual Office Company and Premier VoIP Phone Service Provider Join Forces to Offer Greater Features, Flexibility Oct. 27, 2010 (Irvine, CA and Livingston, NJ): Alliance Virtual Offices and Phone.com are announcing a new partnership designed to deliver a wide range of virtual ...
Alliance Virtual Offices Launches New Web Site With Added Products and Improved Pricing
Published November 23rd, 2010 by Mike Sullivan
From Marketwire - November 23, 2010 IRVINE, CA-Built from the ground up to deliver cutting-edge features and functionality at industry-leading prices, Alliance Virtual Offices has rolled out a completely new Web site that makes it easier than ever for its clients to take advantage of the ease and flexibility of opening ...
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 ...
Amata Offices Leverages Videos to Communicate Value
Published May 15th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Want to see a serviced office company that does media well? Check out Amata. Amata promotes itself as a provider of “smarter office solutions” and its Web site tells you why. The Chicago-based executive office suites company puts video testimonials right on its home page that lets its clients do the ...
