March Madness! As we prepare to enter the end of the first quarter of the year, it's time to reflect on the last two years. Yes, it was two years ago this month that we began the journey of COVID-19 protocols. Thank goodness we navigated this together. I have to say that in my almost 41 years of business, this has been the most challenging time and I am so grateful to all of you who hung in with us, especially to my awesome OffiCenter team. I have to say there were times when all of us were uncertain of outcomes and the way we work day to day has changed forever. Now we are poised to support all of you as you return to work, the way you think is best. Many companies are outsourcing workspaces and the landscape of the office has changed dramatically. Hopefully these new work rules will give everyone the opportunity to work awesome.

This month, there are less mask mandates and more positive changes on the vaccine, booster and health initiatives. We continue to keep our workspaces safe and are excited to return to in person networking and gatherings. We are very close to completing the remodel at France OffiCenter and I hope to have an April event to showcase our new workspace to our members who are part of the largest coworking community in the Twin Cities.

In the meantime, we continue to move forward in a positive direction. We see more coworkers using our spaces and the power of our Work Awesome community. I cannot wait to introduce all of the new members who have joined us in the last three or four months. You are proof that OffiCenters can work for all of us. I thank you for the constant referral stream that continues to be our #1 lead source and that has helped my business survive this most challenging time. I hope we are through the worst of it as we head into spring and venture out into this new workspace world. All my best for the first quarter and for the rest of the year.