Posts Tagged office space
Charlotte Observer: Envisioning what future workplaces could look like
Posted by admin in office space, technology, workplace on August 31st, 2010
Charlotte Observer: Envisioning what future workplaces could look like
What do workplaces look like in the future? A string of cubicles in an office skyscraper? Or a connected web of workers operating remotely using laptops and cell phones and meeting in a virtual 3-D world?
Michigan Live: West Michigan office furniture makers make dramatic changes for annual NeoCon show in Chicago
Posted by admin in office space, reduce on June 10th, 2010
A troubled generation of middle agers aren’t left out, either. Downsized and pinching pennies more than ever, many mid-career people are working at home or even renting a “third place” desk by the hour. Most of this year’s office chairs and desk/benches target these small-volume buyers. As banks and New York financial houses crashed in last year’s collapse, some of the richest markets for high-profit, high-design office furniture dried up.
Wall Street Journal: Entrepreneurs Make Use of Odd Spaces
Posted by admin in cost-cutting, office move, office space on May 19th, 2010
Wall Street Journal: Entrepreneurs Make Use of Odd Spaces
Those looking to take up the strategy can potentially find bargains as other businesses shutter and leave attractive properties behind. Office and retail property prices in the fourth quarter were down 31% and 26%, respectively, from two years ago, according to Moody’s Investor Services Inc. And some properties may qualify for tax credits if they’re designated historic.
Chicago Daily Herald: ‘Project Mosaic’ pieces together office space for Batavia businesses
Posted by admin in collaboration, office space, overhead on May 12th, 2010
Chicago Daily Herald: ‘Project Mosaic’ pieces together office space for Batavia businesses
A downtown Batavia office building recently lost a tenant, and so has space it needs to rent out. Proprietors of home-based and startup businesses have told the Batavia Main Street director they could use a little office space. The two needs may be met in a building at 201 Houston St. in downtown Batavia, in Project Mosaic.
Orlando Sentenial: Entering the E-Zone
Posted by admin in collaboration, office space, overhead on March 16th, 2010
Orlando Sentenial: Entering the E-Zone
Office vacancies could be boon for new business in Orlando. The so-called E-Zone links small startups with established downtown companies that have a spare office or two within their own suites. As a way to nurture the new businesses, host companies agree to rent the space at a below-market rate — or even barter free rent in exchange for services.
Press-Register (blog): Real estate agencies downsize
Posted by admin in office space, overhead, reduce on March 4th, 2010
Press-Register (blog): Real estate agencies downsize
Dauphin Realty plans to downsize in west Mobile, its 24 agents leaving a 4,000-square-foot space for 2,400 square feet at 5613 Cottage Hill Road by mid-April. “The real estate business is undergoing drastic changes because of the economy,” said Johnny Roberts of Roberts Brothers. “It’s no longer a bricks-and-mortar type of industry with the advances in technology, home offices, cell phones, e-mail and the Internet.”
Inc.: The Real Consequences of Office Clutter
Posted by admin in office space, reduce, tips on February 17th, 2010
Inc.: The Real Consequences of Office Clutter
A rather vocal assistant is what brought Margot Sterns, owner of MTS Promotions, a provider of promotional products for companies, to the realization that her home office in New York City was in desperate need of a makeover three years ago. Since she was the business’ sole employee, Sterns says she had trouble finding space for the orders she processed for the multiple clients she juggled at one time, and had to hired extra hands – despite her embarrassment.
REALTOR Mag: Design With Staying Power
Posted by admin in cost-cutting, green, office space on February 10th, 2010
REALTOR Mag: Design With Staying Power
With money tight, companies are looking for ways to spend less of their precious capital on expensive buildouts that just get thrown into a landfill when the lease expires. “Companies are getting more prudent about spending on tenant improvements. They also realize that minimizing the cost of construction buildout reduces the amount of security required to guarantee the lease,” says Mike Watts, senior vice president with J.F. McKinney & Associates, a Chicago company specializing in landlord representation.
Soapbox Media: Redefining the workplace
Posted by admin in collaboration, office space, relevance on February 9th, 2010
Soapbox Media: Redefining the workplace
Do office cubicals create a productive work environment? A couple of Cincinnati companies don’t think so. In fact, one organization laid out a cube farm in its original office space, and, over time, realized that many creative ideas got trapped inside these cubes. The bottom line, although not explicitly stated to me, cubes carried a high opportunity cost. They had to go. And along with them, a number of other office artifacts considered “conventional.”
OC Register (Blog): Next corporate dinasaur: Office leases?
Posted by admin in cost-cutting, office space, relevance on January 26th, 2010
OC Register (Blog): Next corporate dinasaur: Office leases?
Who’d be buying office space today? Well, one company– TechSpace Holdings — just bought an LA office building (it already owned in Aliso Viejo) for its burgeoning business of flexible renting to companies that don’t want to commit to long-term office leases. Victor Memenas, chief operating officer, explains …