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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 25 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 750 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 Venture X Marlborough, Apex Center 11 Apex Drive, Suite 300A Marlborough 01752 508-375-3636 • venturex.com/locations/marlborough 500 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 2 Workbar Framingham (4) 111 Speen St. Framingham 01701 774-553-9248 • 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 4 Regus, Edmund Hill Woods (3) 44 Bearfoot Road, Suite 200 Northborough 01532 855-400-3575 • regus.com 400 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 5 Regus, Worcester (3) 287 Grove St., Suite D-204 Worcester 01605 855-400-3575 • regus.com 350 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 6 Regus, Hopkinton (3) 35 Parkwood Drive, 1st Floor Hopkinton 01748 855-400-3575 • regus.com 300 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 7 Regus, Worcester (3) 370 Main St. Worcester 01608 855-400-3575 • regus.com 250 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 7 Venture X Worcester, The Mercantile Center 100 Front St., Suite 400 Worcester 01608 508-715-8166 • venturex.com/locations/worcester 250 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 2024 9 Technocopia 44 Portland St., 6th Floor Worcester 01608 774-420-2244 • technocopia.org 150 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 Eric Sutman 2013 10 Regus, Technology Park (3) 1101 Worcester Road, 4th & 5th Floor Framingham 01701 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 2025 11 Work Central 1900 West Park Drive, Suite 280 Westborough 01581 508-983-1400 • yourworkcentral.com 87 Office amenities and administrative services such as mass mailings, packaging & shipping, writing & editing, marketing materials, website development, making deposits for clients; holiday lunches with food & games, networking events to make community connections Lisa Kirby Gibbs 2007 12 WorcLab 44 Portland St., 4th Floor Worcester 01608 508-425-7177 • worclab.org 51 Office amenities with 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 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 14 Metroworks (5) 1 South Ave. Natick 01760 508-651-1800 • metroworks.co 22 Conference room, large monitors and conference room with MS Surface for interactive video meetings; cameras & mics available to content creators for additional fee(s) Paul Joseph 2014 15 Entrepreneur Innovation Center, Framingham State University 860 Worcester Road Framingham 01702 508-620-1220 • innovation-fsu.org 20 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 with monthly events Michael Clouser 2014 16 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 17 Worcester Idea Lab 20 Franklin St. Worcester 01608 508-755-5734 • worcesteridealab.com 7 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 2026. Notes: Worcester's AC Hotel by Marriott offers co-working space in its AC Lounge during the day. Apt CoWork closed its Westborough location, Regus closed its Sturbridge location and Workbar closed its Worcester location in the last year. Unable to confirm data by press time for Maynard's Makers Workshop, with 50 members reported on WBJ's 2024 survey. N/A=not available. (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) Various 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) Members have access to all Workbar's nationwide facilities. (5) Formerly Natick Coworking -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com 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 #2 Venture X is veteran- owned. #9 Technocopia is open 24/7 for members and features 10,000 square feet of space. #4 Members at Regus have access to 3,400 locations in more than 120 countries. #12 Tyler Ojala, director of operations at WorcLab, also serves as The Jewelry Co-Op's board chair. #15 Located at Framingham State University, student interns and professors are available for help with projects at the Entrepreneur Innovation Center.