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IN THIS ISSUE: AI Could Drive Office Leasing Growth for Tech Sector / Office Visits Reach Highest Level Since 2020 / U.S. Office Edges Closer To Recovery Than At Any Point Since Pandemic's Onset / FIFTH THIRD BANCORP's Strategic Acquisition of Steelcase Inc Shares / Teknion Corporation and Koncept Lighting Announce Strategic Partnership / Dania Furniture to Partner with the Seattle Seahawks / Rudin Reports NYC Office Occupancy Surpasses 2019 Levels / Signs Of Life Appear For Metro Denver's Office Market / Feel Good Friday: The benefits of having dogs at work / Beyond The Boardroom: The Key Factors That Could Override Mandatory RTOs / RTO failing to deliver on boosted collaboration / Aging workforce calls for a closer look at workplace design / The Power Of The 95th Percentile: One Big Occupier Has A Formula To Calculate Office Space Needs / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: Klaus Heinz Nienkämper, July 22, 1940 – October 28, 2024 / DIRTT Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results / German Banks Look to Reduce US Office Exposure / Interface Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations / New NoMad Collab Showroom in NYC Unites Six Top Design Brands in a Dynamic Collaborative Space / Growing Pains Hit Chicago's Emerging Lab Market Hard As Vacancy Hits 50% / Where are the iconic office furniture products of yesterday? / That conversation about hybrid working? Same as it ever was / Use These 10 Fitness Strategies To Thrive In The Workplace / Office design is at the heart of the RTO backlash / Is salutogenic design the next big issue for the workplace? / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: HNI Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results / Fellowes Contract Interiors Partners with Unika Vaev to Provide Unique Modular Wall Solutions / Google's Parent Company Shells Out $607M To Cut Office Space / U.S. Coworking Spaces Up By 7% As Flexible Work Demand Continues / Just One Office Building Is Under Construction In Downtown Chicago. It Could Be Years Until There’s Another / Amazon workers 'appalled' about Amazon boss' RTO claims / Hybrid working leads people to use their commute as exercise / The Panton chair helped "provoke people into using their imagination" / Standing desks may not be any better for you than office chairs / Redefining the Workplace for a New Era of Productivity and Engagement / Remote Work Sparks Traffic Changes Across US / BXP CEO Sees Return-To-Office Issue 'Continuing To Dissipate In Importance / Starbucks Threatens Jobs Of Employees Who Don’t Return To Office / One-Third Of Companies Now Demand Full-Time In-Office Work / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: ORGATEC 2024 / ABI September 2024: Architecture firm billings remain soft / Haworth & MiEN Announce Partnership / Billions in Potential Revenue Vanish as Office Spaces Sit Empty / MillerKnoll sheds $135m, company earnings and investor returns have been trending downwards for past five years / eSolutions Furniture Unveils Rebranding of Bush Business Furniture and Bush Home / More Landlords Pulling Empty Office Space Off The Market In Face of Uncertainty / Bolt CEO Slams Remote Work “Insanity,” Calls 4,000 Employees Back To Office / RTO mandates and the traditional commute / 75% Of U.K. Finance Chiefs Demand Employees Return To Office / Disregarding Data: The Real Reasons behind RTO Mandates / Sick days rise 41 percent over last three years as business productivity falls post-pandemic / 'Create A Magnet, Not A Mandate': Companies Look To New Amenities To Drive Office Workers Back / The rise of the part time office opens up a new frontier for market growth / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: Humanscale Presents ‘Connected’ at Orgatec 2024 / CWC: Expanding Our Reach into the Savannah Region with the acquisition of Mason Inc. / FCA and Svigals + Partners Unite as a Purpose-Driven, Design Powerhouse / Manhattan Office Sees Highest Net Absorption Levels in Decade / More Companies Signing D.C.-Area Office Leases, But Owners Still Feeling The Pain / Miami's Office Leasing Is At A 4-Year Low As Pandemic-Era Deals Dry Up / How To Take The Hassle Out Of Booking Meeting Rooms In Coworking Spaces / The Blueprint For Successful Hybrid Work: Experts Share What Every Leader Needs To Know / If firms want people to 'return to office', they should offer a better experience / How micro-offices will make remote workers want to come in / Explore new office design and workspace architecture trends / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: Andreu World To Expand at THE MART With New 20K Sq-Ft Showroom Ahead of NeoCon 2025 / Three MillerKnoll Certified Dealers Rebrand as One Integrated Workplace Solutions Company: Continua Interiors / Allsteel Announces Opening of Design Lab in Washington, D.C. / Banana Republic quits furniture / Office Availability Levels Drop for the First Time in Five Years / Long-Dormant Tech Firms Start To Make A Stir In Office Market / Kenmark Interiors Acquires Long-Term Partner Lancaster & Associates / Why Gen Z Doesn't Want Remote Work / Organizations Are Optimistic About The Future, With 64% Expecting Workforce Growth / Office Owners Coming Around Slowly On Accommodating New Mothers, But Not Kids / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: The U.S. saw stunningly strong growth in jobs last month / Danish modular office furniture maker expands in UK with London base / N9NE Furniture Group Opens New Warehouse in Dallas / HNI Corporation Appoints New Chief Financial Officer / Woman-owned office furniture company opens downtown New Orleans showroom / SVP’s Khosla Warns There’s a ‘Tsunami’ Coming for US Offices / Manhattan Office Leasing Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels / Available Manhattan Office Space Hits 3-Year Low, Driven By Big Finance Leases / Adam Neumann Dives Back Into Coworking With WeWork Competitor / McKinsey Weighs Asking North America Staffers to Come to Office More Often / Nearly two thirds of people say they couldn't make it through a work day without looking at their phone / As hybrid offices look to offload unused furniture, HR has a hand in eco-friendly solutions / Managers Want You Back in the Office—Because They’re Not Ready for Hybrid / Remote Work Might Be Disappearing Faster Than You Think / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: The Future of Work 2024 / Now leasing: apartments in Goldman’s old HQ / Why interior and fashion brands are collaborating more than ever / AI makes work more bearable, HP survey says / Andreu World Opens New Showroom in Toronto / Revived Return to Office Push Spurs Silicon Valley Trades / Flex space has now become a mainstream property strategy / New Collaborative Design Showroom in NYC Features Synergistic Designs / The CRE Problem for Cities Isn't Office, It's Everything / Flex Operators Look To Expand As Occupancy And Lease Lengths Hold Up / 10.5% Of Prime-Age U.S. Men Are Choosing Not To Work / Why We Have to Rethink Indoor Air Quality Policies in the Workplace / Flex Spaces Are Taking Over London’s Business Scene / Hybrid Hazard: Avoiding the Together-Alone Dilemma / 79% of Flex Office Providers Plan to Expand in The Next Two Years / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: MillerKnoll Stock Slides 14.47% on First Quarter Results / Steelcase Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results: Sales Flat / ABI August 2024: Architecture firm billings continue to decline / Springboard Working Surfaces is now Fellowes / Amazon employees furious about the end of remote work / San Francisco On Pace For Best Year For Office Leasing Since 2019 / Maharam in London, Los Angeles, and New York / D.C.-Based Interiors Practice HYL Joins Global Design Firm Perkins&Will / Office Leasing Activity Expected to Continue Upward Climb Into Next Year / Most Cities See Gains In Office Absorption, But It Could Be Short-Lived / South Florida Leading the Country in Office Revival / Flexible Work Models Still Dominate Tech Industry / Study Shows Small Reduction In Smartphone Use Improves Work Motivation / Third of workers admit to faking productivity / Five key trends for future workplace design / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: MillerKnoll Announces New Global Hubs in New York and London / Virco Reports Improved Financial Position Following Record Second Quarter and First Half Results / DIRTT Announces Promotion of Richard Hunter to President and Chief Operating Officer / Study Shows Federal Coworking Program Could Save U.S. Government Millions / Increased Office Visits Don't Make Up for High Vacancy Rates / Brookfield Predicts Robust Office Recovery And Market Rebound / 64% of U.K. Companies No Longer Hiring For Remote Work / Converting Office to Industrial Space is Picking Up Steam / Mondays in the office are making a comeback, Bevi report says / WeWork Survey Reinforces the Future is Flex as Business Leaders Say the Office is Critical for Profitability and Culture / Traditional models of facilities management are no longer fit for purpose, report claims / Is Office Space a Cost Center or Value Driver? / Commercial furniture gets a makeover amid return to work policies / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: Work from home is killing the U.S. commercial real estate market / Coworking Spaces Cheaper Than Office Leases In 97% Of U.S. Cities, Study Confirms / Gunlocke Unveils Brand Refresh / Employers who downsized office space say they now need to expand with hybrid work / Manhattan Offices Set Post-Pandemic Visitation Record / Will Offices Come Back In Fashion? Contrarian Buyers Are Betting Millions On It / How Air Conditioning Took Over the American Office / AI Can’t Design Your Office, but It Can Help You Score It / Remote Work Doesn’t Have To Be Hard According To This CEO / How Large, Adaptable Multi-Purpose and Event Spaces Are Transforming the Financial Services Workplace / How to Create a Multigenerational Workplace / Boutique Offices Emerge as Strong Option for Tenants Seeking Less Space / and much more…
IN THIS ISSUE: The Collective Acquires Leading Teknion Dealer Ergoworks / Hybrid Work Grows as 75% of Leaders Plan Greater Flexibility in the Next 2 Years / 18.1 Million Americans Are Now Digital Nomads / Is 2025 the Beginning of the Office Turnaround? / New Data Proves It’s Not All Doom and Gloom for the Office Market / Silicon Valley Office Campus Trades at Steep Discount / Office Market Woes Lead to Fire Sale in Chicago Loop / Index Shows 1 In 6 U.S. Office Buildings Are Strong Candidates For Residential Conversion / Rents Tick Up While Concessions Decrease For Best-In-Class Office / In Proptech, Is Out of the Office the New In the Office? / Half of workers want to find a new job in the next year / This Company Implemented A Hyper-Flexible Work Model (And It’s Actually Working) / People want the flexibility of hybrid work, but don't want to go fully remote / The Invisible Workplace / and much more…
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