It’s a wrap on Coworking Month! I am delighted with the response to the survey and the community participation for our CoWorking and 40th Year Anniversary Celebration. This was one of the best OffiCenters Parties EVER. Thanks to Jeff Brown and his team at The Fair on 4 (Mall of America) for providing the venue for us to gather and for "tossing in” some axe throwing! I even hit the target, is anyone surprised? There were drink specials and some terrific appetizers to boot. So good in fact, we will be partnering again in the future for another Happy Hour event.

Thanks for the almost 400 small businesses that answered our annual survey! It was encouraging to see that 99% of you thought we provided you with good services during COVID-19. Also popular was the survey question with regard to the helpful skills of the OffiCenter Team, 99% rating overall. And you are right! They are rockstars. Check out the results of the survey as I am proud of the numbers we achieved this year. Over 92% attribute your membership with increasing your productivity and 87% have made meaningful connections in the workspace.

We are making some big strides for September. Both Edina and Woodbury are just shy of being 100% occupied. That is fantastic. This month we will be starting a remodel at our France OffiCenter location featuring a new kitchen, booths and more seating in coworking, several new and improved flex conference and meeting spaces and a lobby refresh. Pardon our dust and stay tuned for the reveal.

Thanks for all of the referrals over the summer and many of your friends are joining us this fall because now it is time to get down to business. Back to school and the fall season always triggers Minnesotans to start buckling down for the cooler weather. Let’s finish 2021 strong! See you next week as we try out a pizza lunch networking at Park OffiCenter! Anyone care to join me for a slice? See you there.