Industry-Leading Coworking Company to Open New Location in Purdue University’s Discovery Park District
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5 – Carr Workplaces, a pioneer and leader in the coworking industry, will open the doors of its newest location, Carr Workplaces Convergence, on June 15 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Carr Workplaces Convergence will be located within the Convergence Center on the west side of Purdue’s renowned campus, at the heart of the groundbreaking Discovery Park District. It will serve as the new home of innovation and collaboration for entrepreneurs and industry pioneers alike.
Purdue’s newest coworking hub will occupy roughly 20,000 square feet of space within the five-story Convergence building. Businesses will have the opportunity to plant their flag within walking distance of Purdue’s research centers – allowing companies to be in direct contact with over 2,000 accomplished faculty members and more than 50,000 of Indiana’s brightest undergraduate and graduate students.
Carr Workplaces Convergence will occupy the first and second floor of the Convergence Center and will feature 68 state-of-the-art private offices – complete with four solid walls and a lockable door. With a distinct focus on collaboration, Carr Workplaces Convergence will provide students, administrators, and faculty with access to a drop-in serviced office space as well as meeting rooms that will drive innovative team projects. Carr Workplaces will be providing virtual and in-person IT-support, as well as administrative services, for tenants on all five floors of the Convergence Center. Additionally, Carr Workplace is proud to provide Purdue alumni and those in need of an Indiana virtual office address the opportunity to retain a professional business address in West Lafayette.
As Carr Workplaces Convergence is the company’s first location in Indiana, Carr Workplaces has announced that it is now a member of the Indiana Coworking Passport. Known shortly as the ICP, the Indiana Coworking Passport allows members of any participating space to cowork at any other participating location, for a day each month, for free.
“We are thrilled to bring Carr Workplaces to West Lafayette, to the Discovery Park District, and to the Purdue University campus,” said Ashley Buckner, Chief Operations Officer of Carr Workplaces. ”We immediately recognized the synergies between a dynamic, forward-thinking, innovative community and the flexible, service-focused workspace product that we provide. We look forward to serving the community as a place where businesses, faculty, and students can gather and grow together.”
“Carr Workplaces provides an important component for Convergence Center and all that is happening on the west side of the Purdue University campus,” said David Broecker, chief innovation and collaboration officer for Purdue Research Foundation. “The entrepreneurial community across the state is already taking advantage of what Carr can offer as a co-working hub in our Discovery Park District. We anticipate that the space will attract a vibrant mix of companies and startups as well as individual entrepreneurs and innovators.”
Ahead of Monday’s opening, Zorion Medical – an Indianapolis-based innovative medical device company – expanded its operations by signing on as one of the first businesses to move into Carr Workplaces Convergence.
Carr Workplaces Convergence will open on June 15, 2020 at 101 Foundry Drive in Purdue University’s Discovery Park District. It will serve as the entryway to the $1 billion-plus district and is designed to provide an exceptional environment for educational, economic, community, and real estate development at Purdue University.
ABOUT CARR WORKPLACES – Headquartered in historic Washington, D.C., Carr Workplaces is the premier provider of coworking space, with 29 prestigious locations across the United States. Carr Workplaces delivers the same level of concierge service experienced at a luxury hotel but in a coworking setting. As the company is driven by a passion to deliver on every level for its clients, hospitality is what separates Carr Workplaces from its competition as it strives to help members add to their bottom line. Carr Workplaces operates workspaces in major markets across the United States – including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
ABOUT DISCOVERY PARK DISTRICT – The Discovery Park District – a $1 billion-plus project – is a transformational center of innovation on the western edge of the Purdue University campus. The more than 400-acre district offers a thriving, walkable, urban setting that provides unique opportunities to collaborate with thought leaders, visionaries, researchers and students at Purdue University. The district includes laboratories, advanced manufacturing facilities, offices, retail shops, restaurants, housing, green space and trails. Managed by the Purdue Research Foundation and its master planning partner Browning Investments LLC, the district already boasts a public airport with a 7,000-foot runway, as well as international companies that include Rolls-Royce, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, and Saab Technologies. For more information, visit discoveryparkdistrict.com.
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CONTACT:
Cynthia Sequin – Marketing and Media, Purdue Research Foundation: 765-588-3340, [email protected]
Morgan Neff – VP of Business Development and Marketing, Carr Workplaces: [email protected]
SOURCES:
Ashley Buckner – Chief Operations Officer, Carr Workplaces: [email protected]
David Broecker – Chief Innovation and Collaboration Officer, Purdue Research Foundation: [email protected]
