Nam Vu, COO at Hub Coworking Hawaii, announced that both the Queen Street and Waikiki locations are closing June 30 after nearly 9 years in operation. The physical spaces are shutting down, but the community is being directed to Entrepreneurs Sandbox at 643 Ilalo Street in Kakaʻako, which is owned by Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) and has been expanding capacity in preparation.

The Sandbox is already home to organizations like Blue Startups, Mana Up, ThriveHI, Hawaii Tech Week, and Hawaii Center for AI, making it a natural next home for the community.

Hector Kolonas (me!) argues that the real AI advantage for flex workspace operators isn’t just adopting AI tools, it’s building a "context layer" that makes those tools smarter and more specific to your business.

I outline three realities: every platform will go AI-powered, token costs will rise before they fall, and context is what separates useful tools from genuine competitive edges. Not only are Syncaroo helping operators plan and deploy context layers, they’re also doing this internally to train Pinky, the AI brain that supports their team and clients.

Ordnung, a Copenhagen-based flexible workspace operator, has nearly fivefold its net profit since 2021 (from €260K to €1.3M) while also doubling revenue to €18.2M, reports Coworking Europe, showing it can grow without sacrificing margins.

In 2025 alone, operating profit jumped 34% and operating margins improved from 7.2% to 10.2%, signaling tighter cost control as the business scales. Looking ahead, Ordnung plans to open one new Copenhagen CBD location per year and is targeting a long-term EBITDA margin of 20%.

Jackie Latragna shares that after 2 years as CMO of Pacific Workplaces, she’s stepping into a fractional marketing director role.

Already in her client list? BLANKSPACES and thinkspace!

The National Restaurant Show shared a reel showing off some robots being tested in the food service industry.

While the comments sound off about the ethics of these food preparing, packing and delivering machines… I don’t think we’re far off from robot baristas (or bartenders) perfecting beverages on-demand and having them delivered to a desk or meeting room via another robot.

While not a good fit for most coworking spaces, I have already seen a few pilots in janitorial, logistics and food delivery areas.