Bevy of new coworking spaces open across region, including first-ever in Sparks

By Kaleb Roedel

The kitchen. The bedroom. Even the nursery.

Last spring, many working professionals turned these rooms, and many more, into makeshift workspaces.

A year later, as vaccination rates rise and pandemic concerns subside, many workers are still emailing and Zooming from their kitchen tables, beds and rocking chairs. And they want a change of scenery. Perhaps more than that, they want energy, whether from the sound of voices — even if muffled by masks — or the body language of collaboration.

Those desires are driving a renewed interest in coworking. The number of coworking spaces worldwide is projected to reach almost 20,000 in 2021 and hit 40,000 by 2024, according to a 2020 study by CoworkingResources.org and Coworker.com.

The report estimates that 5 million people will be working from coworking spaces by 2024, which would be a 158% increase compared to 2020.

Read entire article in the NNBW: https://www.nnbw.com/news/2021/may/04/bevy-new-coworking-spaces-open-across-region-inclu/