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CRETech December 27, 2018
Some big retailers are looking to become as flexible as short-term apartment renters when it comes to managing warehouses. This holiday season, Walmart Inc. used Flexe Inc., a Seattle-based marketplace that
CRETech December 26, 2018
Zymergen Inc. founder Joshua Hoffman didn’t need to raise $400 million earlier this month from SoftBank. His five-year-old synthetic biology startup was surpassing growth targets, he said, and paying bills on time. He had a different reason for raising a monster funding round: preparation for a looming recession. ...
CRETech December 26, 2018
Beacons and sensors are making it easier for business owners to improve space utilization, tighten security, lower operating expenses, efficiently track inventory, and enhance customers’ experiences.
CRETech December 26, 2018
In 2011, Felena Hanson founded the coworking space Hera Hub in San Diego. Not only was the company pioneering in the sense that it offered coworking space — that was a brand-spanking-new concept in those days — it also provided coworking space specifically for female entrepreneurs. Hera Hub's female-focused space put it in direct contrast to the "bro" culture at many big-box coworking spac...
CRETech December 26, 2018

Broad Street Development closed this week on its $190 million purchase of 370 Lexington Ave. The firm plans to draw smaller tenants to the Midtown office building from major coworking companies like WeWork.

With about 315,000 square feet, the 27-story building has long catered to smaller tenants. In recent years, however, coworking firms have begun to dom...

CRETech December 26, 2018
The state has approved nine locations at which technology or life sciences startups can apply for rent support grants that would help them move into incubators, accelerators or co-working spaces, including some of New Jersey’s largest redevelopment projects. The locations, which range from Hudson to Cumberland counties, are the first in the state to be approved under the newly unveiled NJ Ign...
CRETech December 26, 2018
Google has agreed to invest in London-founded Artificial Intelligence-led property start-up AskPorter, the Evening Standard can reveal. The search engine giant has provided a “significant” am...
CRETech December 26, 2018
Homes and commercial buildings consume 40% of all energy used in the U.S., according to the Department of Energy. What if we could build structures that don’t draw any power from the grid, or use any natural gas, at all? And wha...
CRETech December 26, 2018
“I’LL TEXT YOU,” said the salesman at the Celine store in the Woodbury Commons Outlet Mall in Central Valley, N.Y., this September after I inquired about incoming merchandise. And text he did, whenever he had insider information about new arrivals or markd...
CRETech December 26, 2018
It’s sort of like the “Dallas Buyers Club,” but without Matthew McConaughey. Zillow has tapped the Texas city as the latest market for its iBuyers line of business, Inman News reported. Starting sometime next year, Dallas homeowners will be to use the Seattle-based tech...