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  • Co-working concept Spaces opening at One Renaissance Tower

    AZ Big Media

    Posted September 8, 2017 by AZRE Amsterdam-born workspace pioneer Spaces has selected One Renaissance Tower at 2 N. Central Ave. in downtown Phoenix for its debut in Arizona. Spaces will occupy the 18th and 19th  floors, totaling 39,743 square feet, making it the largest co-working space in Arizona when it opens in December 2017. Kevin Calihan with CBRE’s Phoenix office, negotiated the 13-year lease on behalf of Spaces. The upfront capital investment into the space will exceed $5 million. “Space…

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  • Callbox Storage to Expand its On-Demand Services to Austin

    FrontBurner

    Tech & Startups Callbox Storage to Expand its On-Demand Services to Austin The Grapevine-based startup recently raised $5 million and signed a lease for a new facility in the Hill Country. By Danielle Abril Published in Business & Economy September 8, 2017 9:38 am SMS Just over one year after launching, a Grapevine, on-demand storage startup is expanding its services to Austin after finding success in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. “We see Austin as a great, vibrant market where space is …

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  • Indianapolis has pros, cons as potential Amazon HQ2 contender

    Indianapolis Business Journal – Latest News

    When it comes to Amazon's search for a city to host its second headquarters, the Indianapolis metro area has some considerable advantages if state and city officials put it in contention. It's also got some weaknesses that might weigh on its stock, business leaders and observers said. The Seattle-based tech giant announced Thursday that it's looking for a city in which to build a second home, which it's calling HQ2. That destination city, the company said, can expect to see a…

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  • Skanska Inks 250 KSF Boston Office Lease

    Commercial Property Executive – All Feeds

    In early 2019, tech company PTC will move its global headquarters to the top half of 121 Seaport, a 400,000-square-foot class A office building in Boston’s Seaport District. Skanska has signed a 250,000-square-foot lease for 121 Seaport, its unique elliptical tower in Boston’s Seaport District. Technology company PTC will relocate its global headquarters to the building in early 2019, bringing along more than 1,000 employees and a 30-year heritage of technology innovation. Situated on Boston’s m…

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  • Technology Is Evolving Property Management And Leasing– And Investors Need To Keep Up

    Forbes – Community Voice

    Real estate is an attractive investment for a variety of reasons, but managing a real estate asset brings a number of challenges for which an average investor isn’t ready. Real estate is an attractive investment for a variety of reasons, but managing a real estate asset brings a number of challenges for which an average investor isn’t ready. Real estate is an attractive investment for a variety of reasons, but managing a real estate asset brings a number of challenges for which an average invest…

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  • Dated Tech Park will transform into tech hub

    Atlanta Business Chronicle – Business News

    Work is underway to transform a famous but aging office park in Peachtree Corners into a center for business innovation. Technology Park Atlanta (nicknamed “Tech Park”) was established in 1968 as the office component of Peachtree Corners, the mixed-use planned community in Gwinnett County created by Atlanta real estate icon Paul Duke. With initial occupants that included General Electric, Hayes Microcomputer and Scientific Atlanta, the 500-acre park was intended to provide a venue for tech-based…

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  • Amazon to build 2nd HQ for $5B

    Arkansas Online – Business Headlines

    SEATTLE– Amazon said Thursday that it plans to spend more than $5 billion to build a second headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. The tech giant plans to stay in its Seattle headquarters, and the new space will be "a full equal" of its current home, said founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos. Amazon's announcement highlights how fast the company is expanding, and is likely to create a scramble among cities and states vying to make the short …

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  • Self-driving cars delivering pizza in other…

    Orange County Register Real Estate

    Ford Motor Company and Dominos Pizza just announced they’re collaborating on a test project that uses self-driving cars to deliver pizzas to customers. The tests are taking place in Michigan. In April, Waymo, the self-driving car group created by Google, announced a fleet of hundreds of self-driving vehicles would offer free test-rides to people in Phoenix, Arizona. In recent years, Arizona has been one of the go-to states for companies testing self-driving cars. A 2015 executive order from Gov….

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  • Amazon spells out its ‘City Maker’ role in reshaping Seattle

    MarketWatch.com – Top Stories

    Few companies can transform a city, but Amazon, the slayer of the retail industry, isn’t just any company. It’s a “City Maker.” In its request for proposals for municipalities to bid to become the home for its second headquarters, Amazon AMZN, +1.21% claims to have done wonders for Seattle, its current home. Here’s how it breaks down the numbers in its request for proposals: • In addition to the 40,000 workers in its employ, another 53,000 jobs, by the company’s calculation, have been created el…

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  • Dan Gilbert confirms he’s trying to get Amazon to build its second HQ in Detroit

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    Dan Gilbert wants Amazon in Detroit. The real estate mogul confirmed to TechCrunch that he has formed internal and external teams to fully explore the possibility of Amazon locating its second HQ in Detroit. Amazon would join General Motors, Quicken Loans, Ally Financial, Comerica and others in having a headquarters in the city’s bustling downtown region. Amazon announced today that it is opening a search for a city in North America to make its second headquarters, envisioned as a “full equal” t…

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