The Speak Easy names VC manager as new executive director
Chelsea Marburger most recently served as senior manager of entrepreneurial programming at venture capital firm Elevate Ventures.
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zWorks to open second coworking center in Zionsville
zWorks said the location features open work areas, a large conference room, two private offices and a quiet, reservable room for meetings and calls.
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Circle Tower owner facing foreclosure for alleged nonpayment
Chicago co-working company Expansive bought the landmark building on Monument Circle before the pandemic. Centier Bank says Expansive still owes $12.9M on its loan and has fallen behind on payments.
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Co-working company Industrious eyes January opening at The Stutz
New York City-based Industrious also has central Indiana locations on Mass Ave in downtown Indianapolis and at City Center in Carmel.
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Co-working space P30 seeks community impact on far-east side
In the next 10 years, Executive Director Tamise Cross wants P30 to launch 300 businesses and create 3,000 employment opportunities.
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North High Brewing Co. opening taproom in Circle Centre Mall
The Ohio-based brewer plans to begin serving pizza and craft beer Thursday in part of the former Granite City Food & Brewery location in the downtown mall.
IBJ Podcast: Inside the risk-taking mindset of Maven Space’s co-founder, CEO
Leslie Bailey believed so much in her concept for a women-focused co-working and networking haven that she wasn’t interested in expending the energy to find investors—especially when women-led businesses historically get so little attention from funders.
The Speak Easy names new executive director
As the organization’s first Black and openly LGBTQ+ leader, Wright and his years of ecosystem-building experience are expected to help in his efforts to eliminate barriers for new entrepreneurs, The Speak Easy said.
Zionsville coworking center zWorks consolidating into one building
A smart-home automation business is set to take over one of zWorks’ buildings after the coworking center consolidates into one location.
Wechsler to step down from Launch Fishers leadership
The founder and CEO of Launch Fishers and the Indiana IoT Lab has announced plans to leave his leadership roles this summer.
COhatch set to open four more area coworking sites in early 2022
The company, which entered the market in 2020 by opening coworking centers in Broad Ripple and Noblesville, announced formal plans Wednesday to open additional Indianapolis-area centers—in Martindale-Brightwood, Carmel, downtown Indianapolis and Zionsville.
Planned $3M project would turn historic church into coworking space, restaurant
Ohio-based COhatch is planning to redevelop a 167-year-old former church building in Zionsville known as The Sanctuary, which previously housed the art gallery of late artist Nancy Noel.
Coworking spaces prepping to capture firms, workers leaving traditional offices
Accommodating new members whose wants and needs have been changed by the pandemic means those co-working spaces must adjust their offerings.
Tech parks say they need more tax revenue to keep expanding
Seventeen of the state’s 23 tech parks have either hit or soon will hit the cap on the amount of tax revenue they can capture—and the people who run the sites say that puts all their progress at risk.
Chain of coworking centers planning 10 locations in Indianapolis area
A growing Ohio-based chain of coworking centers announced Monday that it plans to venture into Indiana for the first time by opening a location at Hamilton Town Center in Noblesville in spring 2020.
Fishers design center aims to fill workforce needs
The $14 million Hub & Spoke, planned for East 106th Street and Lantern Road, will connect building and design industry tenants to clients and makers all under one roof,
Entrepreneurs using south-side food makerspace to create businesses
The Food Beauty Center, a new food-focused makerspace in Garfield Park aims to serve entrepreneurs two ingredients for success—collaboration and commercial kitchen space.
Fishers IoT Lab nearly maxed out in less than a year
The Indiana IoT Lab in Fishers has fast become an oasis for tech firms big and small, as well as freelancers helping companies turn their ideas about internet-connected devices into products.
Former ITT Tech building to be reborn as church, co-working space
A Carmel-based church plans to close on its $1.8 million purchase of the building near Interstate 465 and Michigan Road on November 5.
Indiana IoT Lab in Fishers helps small tech firms think big
The new tech venue in Fishers gives companies that specialize in connecting devices to the internet the access they need to hardware, talent and capital.
Co-working haven Speak Easy names new executive director
After a period of rapid growth for The Speak Easy, Julie Heath wants to refocus its energies on membership development and providing startups in central Indiana the resources necessary to grow.
Speak Easy leader McDowell stepping down
Danielle McDowell, who oversaw a period of rapid growth at the Speak Easy, is leaving her role as executive director of the not-for-profit co-working organization after 2-1/2 years at the helm.
Work gets underway at Fishers tech lab even before official opening
The Indiana IoT Lab is already fielding calls from companies big and small that want help developing internet-connected devices to enhance their brands.
Launch Fishers grows beyond co-working space
What started as an idea to provide space for entrepreneurs to work and grow their businesses in Fishers has ballooned into a statewide brand.