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If you’re endlessly distracted by your co-workers in the gaping open office space you all share, you’re not alone. Compared to traditional office spaces, face-to-face interaction in open office spaces is down 70 percent with resulting slips in productivity, according to Harvard researchers...
Private-equity firm General Atlantic has made a minority investment in U.K. lending startup Greensill Capital, continuing its strategy of placing bets on companies that use technology to try to disrupt the traditional financial system.
The New York private-equity firm is investing $250 million, valuing Greensill at $1.64 billion, the two companies told The Wall Street Journal ahead of a planned...
Redfin is looking to raise up to $239 million through a combination of debt and stock offerings, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.
In the filing, the company didn’t go into great detail on why it is seeking the cash infusion and said management has broad discretion in how it uses the funds. Redfin noted the money would be used for “working capita...
Bike and scooter startups are raising at sky-high valuations. We map out the investor landscape for the unicorns paving the way in bike- and scooter-sharing.
WeWork may have combined forces with its fiercest rival in China, Naked Hub, in a recent merger, but its new ene...
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As people increasingly demand to know where their food comes from, more developers are jumping on board to integrate urban farms into their projects.
Take S*Park. Named for its heritage as Sustainability Park, the 99-unit residential project in Denver’s Curtis Park neighborhood includes a 7,200 SF greenhouse with 340 aeroponic towers that will grow leafy greens. The greenhouse will be operate...
Blending digital insights with a physical storefront experience, Nike has unveiled a new type of retail store in Los Angeles that will use customer data to determine inventory and personalize services. The 4,557 SF Nike by Melrose at 8552 Melrose Ave. in West Los Angeles is Nike's first Nike Live concept store that the multibillion-dollar sneaker company will soon introduce to major markets worldw...
Amazon will cause a seismic shift in the real estate market wherever it places its second headquarters, and one startup is gearing up to get in on the ground floor.
CityBldr, an app that uses a machine-learning algorithm to find clusters of single-family homes zoned for multifamily and sell them for higher prices, is committing to open a third office wherever Amazon HQ2 lands, GeekWire reports...
From food-delivery startups to mapping and co-living companies, technology focused on urban systems is drawing billions of dollars in venture capital.