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24 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2024 | wbjournal.com F O C U S P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S Largest co-working and makerspaces Ranked by number of members Space No. of members (1) Overview of services (2) Top executive/ year founded 1 Regus, Framingham Centre (3) 945 Concord St. Framingham, 01701 508-620-1790 • regus.com 525 Full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services; free parking, discounts on Amazon purchases, networking opportunities and more Ken Godek 2004 2 Workbar Framingham (4) 111 Speen St. Framingham, 01701 617-861-4940 • workbar.com/locations/framingham 500 Membership benefits package; full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services Sarah Travers 2023 3 Regus, Cedar Hill Business Park (3) 225 Cedar Hill St. Suite 200 Marlborough, 01752 508-630-2100 • regus.com 450 Full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services; free parking, discounts on Amazon purchases, networking opportunities and more Ken Godek 2007 3 Venture X Marlborough, Apex Center 11 Apex Drive, Suite 300A Marlborough, 01752 508-375-3636 • venturex.com/locations/marlborough 450 Free garage parking, business license display, networking & charity events; full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services Ryan Gagne 2018 5 Regus, Edmund Hill Woods (3) 44 Bearfoot Road, Suite 200 Northborough, 01532 855-400-3575 • regus.com 200 Full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services; free parking, discounts on Amazon purchases, networking opportunities and more Ken Godek 2023 6 Apt CoWork at Parc Westborough 346 Turnpike Road Westborough, 01581 385-213-2070 • aptcowork.com/location/parc- westborough 180 Parking, WiFi, convenient charging, community tables, sit & stand desks, printing, privacy pod, lockers, coffee, kitchenette, outdoor workspace and more Danielle Noel 2022 7 Technocopia 44 Portland St., 6th Floor Worcester, 01608 774-420-2244 • technocopia.org 110 Common work space, rental bays, educational workshops, training on tools; wood shop, metal shop, glass shop & flame working, digital fabrication lab, electronics assembly, design studio & sewing machines, sergers, digital embroidery, vinyl cutters, screen printing, heat press and more Lauren Monroe Eric Sutman 2013 8 Regus, Sturbridge Centre (3) 198 Charlton Road, 2nd Floor, Suite 8 Sturbridge, 01566 855-400-3575 • regus.com 75 Full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services; free parking, discounts on Amazon purchases, networking opportunities and more Ken Godek 2023 9 WorcLab 44 Portland St., Floor 4 Worcester, 01608 508-425-7177 • worclab.org 61 Office amenities including loading dock & freight elevator, lab equipment and security services; Student Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Summit, WooTank Pitch Competition with The Venture Forum, Lunch & Learn Guest Lecture Series, Small Steps Big Results Webinars Larry Genovesi 2010 10 Framingham Makerspace Saxonville Mills, 28 John H. Finley III Way, Suite 107 Framingham, 01701 508-834-7855 • framinghammakerspace.org 50 Wood, metal and welding shops, CNC equipment, artist studios, multi-purpose room, electronics bench, crafts & sewing area, kitchen; tours on Wednesday evenings, monthly Raspberry Pi/Arduino night David Kent 2014 10 Makers Workshop 55 Main St. Maynard, 01754 978-835-0990 • makersworkshop.com 50 Wood shop, digital fabrication, metal shop, software & applications, printing; family, in-person & online memberships available Michael Denault Brooke Denault 2019 10 Venture X Worcester, The Mercantile Center 100 Front St., Suite 400 Worcester, 01608 508-715-8166 • venturex.com/locations/worcester 50 Full offering of office amenities and variety of events with panel discussions & roundtable sessions featuring successful entrepreneurs, networking mixers and expert speaker series Nicole Wolanski 2023 13 The Collaborative Outpost 9 Main St. Southborough, 01772 508-630-1263 • collaborativeoutpost.com 14 Offices, conference rooms, signage, WiFi, printing, copying and more Justin L. Kelsey 2017 14 Worcester Idea Lab 20 Franklin St. Worcester, 01608 508-755-5734 • worcesteridealab.com 10 Mentorship advisory network, partnership events, WiFi, printing, shared kitchen, conference room, private call rooms Samantha Penzone 2015 15 Regus, Worcester (3) 370 Main St. Worcester, 01608 855-400-3575 • regus.com N/A (5) Full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services; paid parking, discounts on Amazon purchases, networking opportunities and more Ken Godek 2024 Source: Each space via survey as of Q2 2024. Notes: N/A=not available. Unable to confirm data by press time for the Entrepreneur Innovation Center at Framingham State University, Natick's Metroworks or Westborough's Work Central. Regus plans to open three additional locations in Hopkinton, Leominster and Worcester (Grove St.) in 2024. Workbar plans to open an additional location in Worcester's Theatre district in September 2024. (1) Membership options range from hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly with shared, private or virtual spaces and more. Check with each co-working or makerspace for more details. (2) A variety of equipment, office amenities, administrative services and events are offered by each space. Check with each co-working or makerspace for details. (3) Members get access to 3,400 locations in more than 120 countries. (4) Ten additional locations statewide; members have access to all Workbar's nationwide facilities. (5) Opened in June 2024 -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Ryan Gagne, owner and oper- ator of Venture X Marlborough, told WBJ the space includes companies from different industries including financial services, marketing, and sales. Apt CoWork at Parc Westbor- ough is part of an apartment community and is available to residents and non-residents of the community. Technocopia's events calendar includes classes on flamethrowing, robotics, and hacking, according to its website. Makers Workshop is offering laser cutting courses in Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape for $100 per class, according to its website. Venture X in Worcester's Mercantile Center opened its 15,000-square-foot co-work- ing space in February.