Tag: KC Coworking Alliance

Aug. 9 KC Coworking Day celebrates the future of work — happening now in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / August 4, 2018

Editor’s note: The following content about KC Coworking Day is sponsored by the KC Coworking Alliance but independently produced by Startland News. After setting a world record in 2017 for the most people coworking in the same place, KC Coworking Day is set to return Aug. 9 with a party meant to spark even greater…

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Setting global record, more than 200 celebrate KC Coworking Day (with photos)

By Tommy Felts / August 10, 2017

Coworking hard? Or hardly coworking? That was the question I asked myself amongst a crowd of about 200 local entrepreneurs, artists, government officials, nonprofit workers and community members who gathered Wednesday at the spacious Plexpod: Westport Commons to set the world record for the most people coworking in one place at the same time. As…

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Listen: Experts analyze KC’s evolving coworking and real estate market

By Tommy Felts / March 22, 2017

What happens when the real estate market responds to a city’s surging entrepreneurial community? That was the subject of Startland News and Think Big’s March Innovation Exchange, which focused on Kansas City’s coworking boom and its intersection with area entrepreneurship. More than 300,000 square feet of coworking space will become available in the area over…

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Shaping the sharing economy: Women in coworking

By Tommy Felts / August 26, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone.   High-growth, share-based startups — like Airbnb and Uber — are transforming the hospitality and transportation industries. The sharing economy is also fundamentally changing how people work. From corporate professionals to entrepreneurs, coworking is rapidly becoming a viable alternative to offices and cubicles.…

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Six Kansas City coworking studios to inspire you

By Tommy Felts / June 12, 2015

Kansas City features an array of coworking spaces aimed at fostering collaboration and creativity. Below are a few of the spaces that caught our eye. Twelve coworking studios in the Kansas City area recently banded together to collectively raise their profiles to attract more businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals with the KC Coworking Alliance. The studios hope to bring awareness to their…

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