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League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces

March 14, 2012 | By
dball
League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the League of Extraordinary Coworking spaces. Or LEXC (pronounced “Lexie” – get it?).

LEXC is a network of coworking spaces that are banding together to give their members access to great workspaces across the country.

For CoCo members, this means you now have have preferred access to coworking spaces when you visit other cities. Your first day at another LEXC space is free. You can book subsequent days at a 20% discount.

There are six founding venue partners across the nation:

  • NextSpace in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area
  • BLANKSPACES in Los Angeles
  • Link Coworking in Austin
  • WorkBar in Boston
  • CoCo in Minneapolis
  • 654 Croswell in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Interested in working at any of these spaces? You can book a room or a day pass using your LiquidSpace account. The LEXC Coworking Visa system, powered by LiquidSpace, manages member access permissions and unlocks special member privileges across the network. Members of individual Coworking spaces that join LEXC are trusted across the network and can book and check in to any LEXC space in realtime using the iPhone, Android (coming soon) and web interfaces enabled by LiquidSpace.

For more information, visit http://lexc.org or ask your CoCo hosts!

Give the gift of a CoCo Work Spa

December 2, 2011 | By
dball
Give the gift of a CoCo Work Spa

Giving the right gift to a client or colleague is sometimes a challenge.

Well, how about giving them the gift of CoCo?

Introducing the CoCo Work Spa. It’s the perfect gift to give to someone who works in the office all day and needs to get away.

With a CoCo Work Vacation, they can spend a peaceful, productive day away from their day-to-day grind to get caught up on work, to work on their novel – or even better to work on  the startup they’ve been dreaming about!

What’s included in the CoCo Work Spa package?

  • A day pass to any CoCo location
  • Lunch ordered in from Republic in Minneapolis, or Golden’s Deli in St. Paul
  • A CoCo swag bag that includes CoCo Blend whole bean coffee, a CoCo t-shirt and other surprises!
  • Bonus extra: new friends and coworkers

It’s a gift that’s guaranteed to provide energy and inspiration!

  • Format: Gift certificate
  • Cost: $75
  • Delivery: you can pick up  the certificate or have us mail it directly to the recipient.

Buy now

Flickr photo by bgottsab

CoCo welcomes The Foundation

October 17, 2011 | By
dball
CoCo welcomes The Foundation

Besides coffee, it’s technology that keeps our members humming. If the Wi-Fi is on the blink, or if a laptop is down, it’s an emergency.

That’s why we’re pleased to announce a partnership The Foundation, a company that is known for providing comprehensive IT support to creative businesses. Now they’ll be bringing concierge IT services to CoCo members.

The Foundation works with both Macs and PCs and all manner of networks and data storage. But what’s noteworthy is that as an Apple Value Added Seller, The Foundation is able to provide warranty repair services on all Apple products. What’s more, their repair depot is only minutes away. So, if your machine bites the dust, you don’t have to chase out to the Apple store. The Foundation comes to you.

In fact, The Foundation has gone so far as to create an outpost at CoCo Minneapolis. You’ll find them at the campsite nearest the front desk. Just look for the distinctive orange banners. On many days, you’ll see Matt Woestehoff and other Foundation crew members hanging out in the space. Matt is available for any tech questions free of charge, so feel free to approach him.

In addition to tech support, The Foundation is planning a series of educational classes, focused on personal and business technology, to CoCo. Look for class and workshop announcements soon!

New services on tap

June 23, 2011 | By
dball
New services on tap

While our new space is being spiffed up, we’re working on all sorts of fun and necesary aspects of the CoCo experience in Minneapolis. Here, in no particular order, are items we’re working on.

  • On-site host/concierge services
  • Morning pastries from Aster Cafe
  • Espresso drinks
  • Daily lunch menu (including vegetarian options) from Republic
  • On-site tech support for Apple and PC products
  • Bike and hourly car rental facilities
  • Storage facilities
  • Access to Minneapolis Grain Exchange health club
  • A weekly videocast by Chuck Olsen of the The UpTake
  • Live podcasts by the Minnov8 gang
  • A full lineup of social and educational events and activities (see below)

We’ll communicate more about these items as the details are finalized! Meanwhile, do you have any suggestions?

Photo credit: tonx

What’s the buzz (and grind and whirr) on CoCo Minneapolis?

June 23, 2011 | By
dball
What’s the buzz (and grind and whirr) on CoCo Minneapolis?

A tabula rasa: the trading floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (photo by Chuckumentary)

What’s the sound of 1 hand clapping? Who knows. But we can tell you that the sound of 10 hands sanding down a 100-year old wood floor is deafening!

As you read this, the trading floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange is being restored to its original lustre. The electricians have already run miles of power and data cables, so after a few coats of polyurethane next week, the space is going to be ready for brand new Steelcase furniture!

However…that furniture doesn’t arrive until July 7. As a result, we’re push our opening date for coworkers to July 12.

Our post-and-beam structural pieces arrive a week later and require some time to be installed, so we won’t be able to open our campsites until July 25.

All this gives us a little bit of breathing room and lets us extend our pre-registration offer (register now to lock in current rates for 6 months) to July 12! Learn more info on the offer.

So a quick recap for the skimmers among us:

CoCo Minneapolis rollout schedule

  • July 12: Coworking begins Tuesday, July 12
  • July 25: Campsites (group coworking spaces) open
  • July 12: Pre-registration offer (current rates for 6 months) More info

Group spaces are going fast!
We’ve been surprised by the demand for group coworking spaces and permanent desks at CoCo Minneapolis. These spaces, or “campsites” as we call them, come in 3 sizes:

  • Large Campsite (fits 8 people): sold out
  • Medium Campsite (fits 6 people): 6 remaining
  • Small Campsite (fits 4 people): 2 remaining
  • Single Campsite (desk for 1 person): 2 remaining

If you are thinking about housing your team at CoCo, please contact us or visit one of our open houses, so we can answer your questions and help you make plans!

The floor plan below shows you which campsites are already reserved as of 6/28.

Key: SC = single campsite, L = large campsite, M = medium campsite, S = small campsite

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