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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 29 P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S F O C U 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 650 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 774-553-9248 • workbar.com/locations/framingham 600 Membership benefits package; full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services Sarah Travers 2023 3 Regus, Edmund Hill Woods (3) 44 Bearfoot Road, Suite 200 Northborough 01532 855-400-3575 • regus.com 350 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 4 Venture X Marlborough, Apex Center 11 Apex Drive, Suite 300A Marlborough 01752 508-375-3636 • venturex.com/locations/marlborough 250 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, Hopkinton (3) 35 Parkwood Drive, 1st Floor Hopkinton 01748 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 2025 6 Apt CoWork at Parc Westborough 346 Turnpike Road Westborough 01581 385-213-2070 • aptcowork.com/location/parc- westborough 180 (5) Parking, WiFi, convenient charging, community tables, sit & stand desks, printing, privacy pod, lockers, coffee, kitchenette, outdoor workspace and more Danielle Noel 2022 7 Regus, Worcester (3) 370 Main St. Worcester 01608 855-400-3575 • regus.com 150 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 8 Technocopia 44 Portland St., 6th Floor Worcester 01608 774-420-2244 • technocopia.org 140 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 9 Regus, Worcester (3) 287 Grove St., Suite D-204 Worcester 01605 855-400-3575 • regus.com 125 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 2025 10 Venture X Worcester, The Mercantile Center 100 Front St., Suite 400 Worcester 01608 508-715-8166 • venturex.com/locations/worcester 115 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 11 Regus, Sturbridge Centre (3) 198 Charlton Road, 2nd Floor, Suite 8 Sturbridge 01566 855-400-3575 • regus.com 100 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 11 Workbar Worcester (4) 530 Main St. Worcester 01608 339-293-4246 • workbar.com/locations/worcester 100 Membership benefits package; full offering of office amenities include on-site reception, IT support and janitorial services Sarah Travers 2024 13 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 13 Makers Workshop 55 Main St. Maynard 01754 978-835-0990 • makersworkshop.com 50 (5) Wood shop, digital fabrication, metal shop, software & applications, printing; family, in-person & online memberships available Michael Denault Brooke Denault 2019 15 WorcLab 44 Portland St., Floor 4 Worcester 01608 508-425-7177 • worclab.org 49 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 16 The Collaborative Outpost 9 Main St. Southborough 01772 508-630-1263 • collaborativeoutpost.com 16 Offices, conference rooms, signage, WiFi, printing, copying and more Justin L. Kelsey 2017 17 Entrepreneur Innovation Center, Framingham State University 860 Worcester Road Framingham 01701 508-620-1220 • innovation-fsu.org 15 Printer, coffee, tea, water, WiFi, desks, chairs, large conference room and two meeting rooms, podcast room and photography room; advising on business planning, pitching and fundraising Michael Clouser 2014 18 Worcester Idea Lab 20 Franklin St. Worcester 01608 508-755-5734 • worcesteridealab.com 8 Mentorship advisory network, partnership events, WiFi, printing, shared kitchen, conference room, private call rooms Samantha Penzone 2015 Source: Each space via survey as of Q2 2025. Notes: N/A=not available. Unable to confirm data by press time for Natick's Metroworks or Westborough's Work Central. Regus' Marlborough location at Cedar Hill Business Park is now closed. Regus plans to open a new location in Framingham later in 2025. (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) Membership figure from WBJ's 2024 survey -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com When Boston-based Workbar opened its co-working space in Worcester, it marked the company's 12th Massachusetts location. In May, the media organization MassLive announced it was moving its Worcester bureau from its own downtown office location into the Venture X Worcester co-working space. The entire Parc Westborough complex, including the Apt CoWork space, was sold in May to Apollo Global Management for $96.18 million. Tyler Ojala, director of operations at WorcLab, has served as a mentor for four terms at incubator EforAll Greater Worcester. Worcester Idea Lab is home to Holios Inc., a startup focused on analyzing data from smart home devices to give companies insight into real-life use of these products by consumers, led by CEO Jay Cahill.