Carr Workplaces have announced their new Chicago location at 20 N Clark St.

The Global Workspace Association annual conference will award the winner of Coworks‘ 2025 Community Manager of the Year Award, but ahead of the prize giving Lauren Walker highlights the 3 semi-finalists and shares their stories.

They are: Audrey McKnight @ Venture X San Antonio Northwest, Brooke Dempster at HAYVN Coworking and Kathrin Louis at Carr Workplaces in Downtown LA.

Wildfires! Drunk members! Cancer fundraising! Oh and all their usual duties as well. They are the superheroes of this industry!

In this COO Insider Q&A piece 25 company leaders share practical tips and proven methods that improved how new employees are integrated into their organizations.

On the coworking-related angle, Ashley Buckner at Carr Workplaces shared that they shifted from how to why, noting that "In the past, onboarding tended to focus heavily on process checklists. We shifted to a front-loading context approach instead. This involves explaining not just how we do things, but why we do them. From day one, new hires hear about our business model, customer expectations, and the ‘non-negotiables’ that protect our culture."

essensys is hosting a webinar to discuss how the role of property management is transforming, with a greater emphasis on tenant experiences, service excellence, and flexible workspace strategies.

Industry leaders from Carr Workplaces, Cove and essensys will discuss in a panel discussion how technology and service excellence are reshaping property management.

The discussion will provide insights for staying ahead in the evolving landscape of Building Operations & Experience.

Annie Draper from Hines joined Kurt Patrick (from essensys) and Gio on the Flex Uncensored podcast to talk more about her journey from Carr to Hines, the launch of The Sq Collection, trends and more.