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Voice of the CFO: Growing a Company Means Looking Beyond the Books
CFO // July 11, 2022

Chief financial officers (CFO) positioning their companies to scale to the next level have their optimization work cut out for them.  Dennis Schumacher, CFO at Coalfire, said he and his team have been adding automation, considering how the company’s employees work and the real estate...

The Office Redux: WeWork Concepts Get Another Look as Businesses Rethink Design
Personnel // April 18, 2022

We often fall in love with imaginary workplaces on TV series from “The Office” to “Succession” without ever giving a thought to how things have changed in the past two years. Offices as we knew them in February 2020 are, in many ways, no more....

China’s Ucommune Changes Course On Planned US IPO
IPO // August 11, 2020

Ucommune, a Chinese rival of co-working space operator WeWork, scrapped a planned U.S. IPO via a document filed on Monday (Aug. 10) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “In light of the current capital markets condition, the Company is considering other alternatives and...

Staples To Debut New Store Format With Coworking, Podcasting
Retail // February 04, 2020

Staples is thinking outside the box with a new store format that highlights podcasting, community events and coworking spaces. The Staples Connect concept, which will be officially introduced in six Boston area stores on Feb. 5, offers experiences and solutions as well as a place...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Office Redux: WeWork Concepts Get Another Look as Businesses Rethink Design

April 18, 2022
We often fall in love with imaginary workplaces on TV series from “The Office” to “Succession” without ever giving a thought to how things have changed in the past two years. Offices as we knew them in February 2020 are, in many ways, no more. Many are now envisioning a new kind of post-pandemic workplace […]

Why WeWork’s IPO Strategy Could Make Investors Swipe Left

September 06, 2019
IPOs are a bit like dating -- firms want to be as attractive as possible to investors getting in at the public debut. Money-losing WeWork is reportedly mulling slashing its...

Quick Reads
WeWork Co-Founder Hopes to Buy Back Bankrupt Company

February 06, 2024
The founder of bankrupt co-working startup WeWork reportedly hopes to buy back the company. Adam Neumann and other investors have been trying to get information from the company since late last year so that they can put together a bid, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Feb. 6), citing a letter sent to WeWork’s attorneys seen by the news outlet.  […]

China’s Ucommune Changes Course On Planned US IPO

August 11, 2020
Ucommune, a Chinese rival of co-working space operator WeWork, scrapped a planned U.S. IPO via a document filed on Monday (Aug. 10) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....

Staples To Debut New Store Format With Coworking, Podcasting

February 04, 2020
Staples is thinking outside the box with a new store format that highlights podcasting, community events and coworking spaces. The Staples Connect concept, which will be officially introduced in six...

WeWork’s Lease Volume Dries Up After Botched IPO

January 16, 2020
Shared workspace and real estate company WeWork only signed four new leases in Q4, a drop of 93 percent in leasing activity, after its failed IPO attempt, according to a...