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Coworking Pioneer NextSpace Santa Cruz Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Back in 2008, when NextSpace launched in Santa Cruz, California, there were less than 200 coworking spaces total. Now there are upwards of 15,000 spaces around the world. NextSpace was way ahead of the curve on creating collaborative workspace, and it remains a leader in community-focused coworking. This week the NextSpace community has been [...]

What Coworking Means To Me – International Coworking Day

The Coworking Movement continues to grow and evolve. According to the 2018 Global Coworking Survey by Deskmag, 1.7 million people will work out of approximately 19,000 coworking spaces globally by the end of this year. So why do people love coworking so much? We think it's the human element of what coworking brings to [...]

NextSpace Berkeley Celebrates 5 Years with Community, Music and Food

Five years ago this month, NextSpace Coworking Berkeley opened, becoming one of the first coworking spaces in the East Bay and the seventh NextSpace location. The only coworking space in downtown Berkeley in its early days, NextSpace Berkeley is now one of four in the neighborhood, but it remains a standout of the Bay [...]

San Jose Mayor Comes Back to NextSpace San Jose

A couple of weeks ago, we were honored by the visit of the Mayor of San Jose, Sam Liccardo, at NextSpace San Jose. The purpose of his after-hours visit on a Wednesday evening was to explain his positions on a number of issues faced by the city of San Jose and to meet with [...]

Pacific Workplaces San Mateo is Community Collection Site for Auction Donations Benefiting Local Little League

Pacific Workplaces (a.k.a. “Pac) in San Mateo is the local community’s collection site to receive auction donations for the San Mateo Toyonaka Baseball Gala happening on June 17, 2017. This is to benefit the Japanese Little League Team traveling from Toyonaka Japan to play the San Mateo All-Stars Goodwill Ambassadors Team in August. This [...]

2020-07-21T15:37:38-07:002017|Events|

Pacific Business Centers – Pleasant Hill, New & Improved!

Pacific Business Centers’ Pleasant Hill location is one of the oldest in our portfolio – and it was definitely beginning to show!  In July 2013, PBC embarked on an extensive renovation journey that spanned four construction-filled months. In partnership with Interform Commercial Interiors, PBC Pleasant Hill’s reception lobby, mailroom, business [...]

2021-02-08T16:19:16-08:002014|Events|

The Value of Professional Volunteerism

One can never know the path volunteering may lead... How about: caucusing with the FBI… striving to overcome fears of public speaking… traveling our great nation… winning lovely accolades… After quite a few years of idle, non-participation in my industry’s association, the Global Workspace Association (GWA), I decided this year to join a little-advertised [...]

2020-10-26T18:03:18-07:002012|Case Studies, Events|