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'One of the key goals of this new space is to provide many of the smaller nonprofits in our community, who are doing such important work but may not be able to afford professional space, a working space with business-class printers, wifi and space to bring together their board,' says Tamara McKinney, the director of marketing and communications for the foundation. The campus will also have development opportunities for nonprofit professionals, along with private meeting rooms. The coworking and meeting space on the bottom floor is specifically for nonprofits.

The campus houses the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, along with some partners and affiliates. Courtesy Common Workspace Community Foundation Campus Visit for more information.Ĭommon Workspace opened July 1. but we want to build out more of downtown.'Īvailable space? Yes. 'We're more on the west side of downtown,' says Dillon Walker, a founder and partner of Common Workspace.'We're in an area that has been largely government and commercial offices. The space has a shared kitchen, conference room, wifi, personal storage, beer, wine, coffee and more. The third floor is currently open, with construction currently in progress on the fourth floor to build offices. The workspace will take over the third and fourth floor of the building above The Little One. If you're all about those urban views, this space is for you. Visit /catalyst-maker-space for more information. Oracle Road at the Tucson MallĪvailable space? Limited desks and offices available, but plenty of drop-in options. 'We're looking for organizations that want to use the space for cultivating their own creative vision as much as having a place for sending emails and having meetings.' Catalyst should open in September. 'All of our coworkers have complementary strengths in design, fine art, writing, advertising, tourism, health and wellness and so on,' says Kaitlyn Arnold, the office manager for the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, the organization behind Catalyst. Coworkers will get discounted rates for teaching in the maker spaces and have access to other traditional coworking perks like conference rooms. The center will also have performance and art gallery spaces. The 14,000 square-foot arts center in the Tucson Mall will have a variety of maker spaces for culinary arts, robotics and engineering, arts and crafts and digital arts. 'It's an inspiring place to work.' Brings Coworking also has plans to bring additional office space to Broadway and Jackson Street later in the year, Sands says.Īvailable space? Offices are full. 'People enjoy the sense of history and the sense of quirkiness in the building,' says Sands, the operations manager. Once upon a time, the whole building was a funeral home, but it now houses businesses including a barber, vintage shop and bar. Located on the second floor of a historic building on tree-lined Scott Avenue, this new coworking space downtown offers meeting rooms, team space and a balcony, among other amenities. If that sounds like something you'd like to try, here are five new coworking spaces to check out. Gina Catalano, a founder of Anexo and La Suprema Works and Events, has seen coworking increase 'the ability to collaborate, connect, contribute and be engaged in a shared work environment that helps you be more productive.' Expanding my network was great, and working with other people helped me keep focus.'

'We got to meet each other and new and different people. 'I worked out of Connect Coworking because a lot of my other entrepreneur friends did,' he says. That's what kept Jamain Miller, business developer for the startup The Drunken Entrepreneur, coming back to Connect. 'Having an attractive space that feels very Tucson and very charming and local, somewhere you would love to come in to for work, is important for keeping people.'įor some, the commute, the rent and other factors don't make coworking worth it, but others appreciate the community that can develop. 'Tucson, like a lot of cities with universities, is concerned abut brain drain and bright people leaving,' says Fiona Sands, the operations manager for Brings Coworking. Not to mention the Community Foundation Campus coworking space for nonprofits that opened within the last year Catalyst, a space for artists and creatives that's opening in the Tucson Mall in September and plans existing coworking spaces have to expand. Brings Coworking on Scott Avenue opened June 1. Anexo Works and Events opened in Barrio Viejo on May 1. This summer, at least three new coworking spaces have opened near downtown Tucson. photos by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star Connect Coworking, which will close next month, was occupied by diverse businesses that shared space and office equipment.

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