Once again, a big crowd in a new venue for us: Alexander Grgurich’s Foundry Coworking at 1312 Locust. If you haven’t checked out this fantastic coworking site, you need to stop by. Alexander describes the set-up on his website:
Foundry Coworking is a creative, open workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and mobile professionals. Nestled in the vibrant Western Gateway area of downtown Des Moines, we eliminate the hassles and inefficiencies of a home office or coffee shop while providing the crucial resources for professional success.
Our space provides a sense of community focused towards support and results; an emerging trend labeled “coworking“. Coworking is the social gathering of independent workers in the same physical space because they realize the great benefits and synergy that occur from working near a diverse group of talented professionals.
Why We’re Different
The concepts of business incubators, shared business suites, and home offices have existed for decades. Foundry Coworking realizes that these spaces are often too expensive or lack the focus toward support, social community, and success. With a low cost membership to our thriving community, members gain a workspace suited to their needs, a community to support them, and elite professional resources for their success.
We had updates from around the downtown area including the Iowa Cubs, Court Avenue District, East Village, Western Gateway, Civic Music Association, Des Moines Symphony and more. Look for more to come soon on our Downtown Council minutes page.
Also, of note, we had a special award presentation! @downtown50309 receives a thank you from @seedesmoinesfor the Honda Gold Wing Wingding 2010!
