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wbjournal.com | July 26, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 17 I N N O V A T I O N & H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N F O C U S Co-working places and makerspaces Co-working places and makerspaces Ranked by no. of members No. of members Equipment/ services Top executive Year founded 1 Venture X Marlborough _ Apex Center 11 Apex Drive, Suite 300A, Marlborough 01752 508-375-3636 • venturex.com 150 Shared desks, dedicated desks, fully furnished private offices, cafe & lounge area, event space, private phone rooms, technology-rich private meeting rooms and more/ Virtual office mail services, meeting rooms, fully serviced, high speed WiFi and ethernet access, 24/7 member access Ryan Gagne CEO 2019 2 Technocopia 44 Portland St., 6th Floor, Worcester 01608 774-420-2244 • technocopia.org 140 Multipurpose classroom and office space, wood shop, metal and digital fabrication, design studio, electronics assembly, glass and flamework, sewing and textiles/ Prototyping, networking, shared workspace, machine shops and tools, tool trainings, adult and youth workshops Lauren Monroe executive director 2013 3 The WorcShop (a) 11 Hankey St., Rochdale 01542 413-272-9550 • theworcshop.com 105 (b) N/A / Memberships, classes, workspace for rent Angela Meraki executive director 2016 4 Framingham Makerspace Saxonville Mills, 28 John H. Finley III Way, Suite 107, Framingham 01701 508-834-7855 • framinghammakerspace.org 55 5,400 square feet, wood, metal and welding shops, CNC equipment, artist studios, multipurpose room, electronics bench, crafts and sewing area, lounge area and kitchen/ Demonstrations, some classes David Kent president 2014 5 Metroworks One South Ave, Natick 01760 508-651-3800 • www.metroworks.co 35 Private offices, desks, conference & meeting rooms, , podcast room, phone booths, hi-speed wifi, color printer, LED projectors, HD monitors, shared kitchen/ Virtual office, virtual receptionist, mailing address, social events Scott Laughlin managing partner 2015 6 Entrepreneur Innovation Center (b) Framingham State University, 860 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-215-5921 • framingham.edu/innovation-center.html 30 10,000 square feet, podcast room, multiple hot desk workstations, conference rooms, free parking, cafe/ Student interns and university professors available to help with projects, intern program, dedicated space Mark Hardie director 2014 Source: Each space via survey. Note: Regus in Marlborough, and WorkCentral in Westborough did not respond to information requests. (a) As of press time, The WorcShop is closed awaiting the opening of their new location, per company website. (b) Data from 2020 survey - Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com Presenting sponsors Corporate sponsor SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 Mechanics Hall, Worcester • 5:00 - 7:30PM Cost: $65 | Pre-registration required by Sept. 8, 2021 Please join WBJ, our sponsors, alumni and business executives from across Central Mass as we recognize the best and brightest business leaders under 40 in Central Mass! SAVE-THE-DATE Don't miss the party of the year - live and in-person! www.wbjournal.com/40underforty 2021 honorees will be announced in our special feature edition on August 16th. Ranked by number of members