HNI Corporation Reports Strong Q2 2024 Financial Performance and Strategic Growth / Jenna Geigerman promoted to President/COO of Hightower / US Business Activity Expands by Most in More Than Two Years / Insider Sale: SVP, CFO David Sylvester Sells 75,000 Shares of Steelcase Inc / AdvisorEY Launches Workplace Strategy Division / ABI June 2024: Business conditions remain soft at architecture firms / Office Chair and Couch Demand Is Back. That’s Good for One Furniture Maker. / US Office Sales Rose 22% In First Half of 2024 / Future Of Federal Office Use Still Uncertain As Election Approaches / DC Office Market Sees More Leasing Activity in Q2 / Return-to-office mandates were meant to make workers quit / Second Great Resignation Could Emerge as Workers Seek Higher Pay, Remote Work / Office attendance levels continue to rise across Europe / The A, B, C’s of Working Outdoors / and much more…

The Metaverse Was Supposed to Be Your New Office. You’re Still on Zoom / MillerKnoll Earns ‘Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion’ status in the 2024 Disability Equality Index / Spring Studios, Herman Miller, and A24Say “Print Isn’t Dead” / Office Still a Tale of Two Markets / Philly Office Vacancy Is Down — But Only Because Conversions Are Taking A Big Bite / ‘We Won’t Have Enough Office Space’: No Quality To Fly To As Construction Pipeline Runs Dry / Philadelphia’s Full-time RTO Mandate Upheld, Sets Legal Precedent / New Deliveries Begin To Test Miami’s Office Success Story / Denver's Office Market Shows Signs Of Recovery As Absorption Turns Positive / Why more architects are becoming real estate developers / Flexible Office Space Demand Reaches New Heights in the U.K. / Dell Hits “Near-Zero” Morale After Return-to-Office Mandate / Law Firms Reduce Space While New Efficiencies Unclear / and much more…

Is Google about to enter the office seating market? / An American-Japanese Success Story: Ultrafabrics at 25, Celebrating a quarter century of textile innovation / BOS Holdings Announces Acquisition of Leading Corporate Signage Firm / Office vacancy has hit yet another high / Silicon Valley Office Vacancy Stabilizes, Leasing Stalls / Google Renews A San Francisco Office Lease For 54% Less Space / Net Effective Rents Drop To Single Digits For Some Chicago Buildings Thanks To Record Concessions / Occupancy in Older Office Buildings Drops as Tenants Flock to New Builds / Layoffs, Remote Work Push San Francisco Class-A Office Vacancy To New Record / White-Collar Work Is Just Meetings Now / Millennial and Gen Zers would take pay cuts for time with pets / Office life has changed. How are firms responding? / New Metrics Define Office Success in Hybrid Work World / Showing up to work late is more accepted in new hybrid arrangements / and much more…

Teknion Debuts [In]Studio, A Hub of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Investigation / We Discuss Why Steelcase Inc.'s CEO Will Find It Hard To Get A Pay Rise From Shareholders This Year / Fully-Remote Companies Have Higher Turnover Rates / Surge in Remote Work Fuels Cross-Metro Employment Boom / Goldman Sachs Says Office Markets Have Bottomed / 'It's Not Getting Any Better': Contractions, Distress Dim D.C. Office Recovery Hopes / Manhattan Office Leasing Rebounds in Q2 / Bernhardt’s CEO: ‘Furniture is a fashion business’ / Feel Good Friday: The benefits of having dogs at work - OnOffice / Analysis | Downtown Offices Are Toxic. Suburban Ones Are Surviving / Knoll recolors some Bauhaus classics / and much more…

MillerKnoll Sales Slide as New Orders Inch Up / PARIC Holdings Acquires Corporate Concepts to Join its I3 Group / ABI May 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms continue to soften / US Office Vacancy Rates Likely to Rise by 2026 / House Bill Calls for Increased Office Space Reporting, Limits on Telework / Empty Offices Risk Wiping Out $250 Billion in Commercial Property Value / Apple Halts Work On $1B Campus, Following Other Tech Titans / 8% Of U.S. Office Buildings Are Taking Basically All The Tenant Activity / AI Firms Drive San Francisco’s Office Leasing Activity As Vultures Swoop In / Once a Strong Bet, Renovating Offices Now Looks Riskier / 76% of U.K. Businesses Are Seeking New Workspaces This Year / and much more…

Steelcase Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Sales Fall but Orders Increase / Hooker Furnishings Positions Itself for Contract & Hospitality Growth / Prostoria makes its US Debut by Opening a Flagship Store in Chicago / Humanscale Opens the Waitlist for Freedom 25th Anniversary Signature Edition / San Francisco Is on the Brink of a Revival, Fueled by AI, Innovators, and Investors / Rise of remote work leading to longer commutes in US, study claims / Energy Company Consolidations Likely To Ramp Up Houston’s Office Vacancy / Dell’s RTO Policy Failure: Workforce Choosing Remote Work Over Promotions / Gen Z Voted Worst Generation To Work With In Newsweek Poll / Two thirds of remote workers suffer from something called productivity anxiety / No Flexible Work Options? European Job Seekers Say “No, Thanks” / and much more…

Steelcase Commits to a Net-Zero Future by 2050 / Kimball International Announces Grand Opening of New NYC Showroom Location / Why Herman Miller brought back its company magazine / Steelcase and Logitech Introduce Extended Reality Experience Ocular™ View / Buyers Snap Up Aging and Empty Office Buildings for Deep Discounts / Remote Work Levels Hit Lowest Point Since 2020 / Will AI Make The Five-Day Workweek History By 2033? All Signs Point To Yes / Gen Xers and Boomers More Likely to Work Full on-Site and Remote / What The Workplace Can Learn From Taylor Swift And U2 / A new generation of workplace apps is transforming people's experience of work / The Office Gets "Schooled" / Welcoming Workspaces: Hospitality's Influence on Modern Workplace Design / and much more…

Humanscale opens new ground floor showroom in Fulton Market that sets New Sustainability Standards / AIS Opens Beautiful Third Floor Showroom, Previews New Solutions, and Features Concepts in Development / Virco Reports 33.7% Increase in First Quarter Revenue / American Institute of Architects Under Scrutiny Amid Financial Distress / Silen Bridges US Launch / Federal Employees Push Back on Strict Return-to-Office Policies / Why Go To An Office? To Be Seen, Not Productive, Employees Say / How Gensler’s Product Sustainability Standards Are Making an Impact in the Industry / AI Can Turn Hours Of Architecture Work Into Seconds. But At What Cost? / London office market sees sharp decline in leasing activity / Chicago Wants to Enlist Remote Workers in Rescue of Downtown  / Long-Distance Work Commutes Make a Comeback / Can Your Workplace Help You Sleep Better? / The Napoleon of Your Living Room / and much more… 

HBF Unveils Layered, Lively Refresh in their NYC showroom / Economic Pressures Continue To Shrink Offices / Clerkenwell Design Week review  / CBRE: Artificial Intelligence To Take Big Bite Out Of Demand For Office Space / Office design is changing. Here's how to prepare for the next phase  / Chicago to Offer $150 Million in Subsidies for Office Space Conversion / Citigroup Mandates Full-Time Office Return for 600 Employees Amid Regulatory Changes / Invesco Betting On Office Comeback By Seeing 'How Much We Can Extract' From REITs / How companies are addressing rising office fit-out costs / Future-Proofing Workspaces: Top Tactics To Align CRE Choices With Business Needs / Thinking Of Switching To A Hybrid Work Model? Read This First / More Law Firms Opt to Relocate Instead of Renewing / Virginia Tops 2024 List of Best States for Remote Work / Trends to Watch: How Media Workplace Priorities Have Evolved in 2024 / Environments that Support Cultural Optimism and Resilience / and much more…

Layoffs coming in Hickory as furniture giant HNI to close plant / Office Resources, Inc. Expands Reach in Alabama with Acquisition of OFC Birmingham Operations / ABI April 2024: Pace of billings decline at architecture firms slows slightly / Design Holding rebrands itself to Flos B&B Italia Group / Citi, HSBC, Barclays Order More Staff to Work in Offices 5 Days a Week / Office Rents Plunge in San Francisco's Financial District / The Pursuit of Flexible Work is Leading People to Start Small Businesses in the U.S. / We’re Spending Billions on This Work-From-Home Indulgence / Organizations seek a digitally connected workplace but struggle with change management / Downtown Restaurants Find Remote Workers Return for Happy Hours / Is climate change making office air worse? / 5 Trends Influencing the Workplace / and much more…

Gensler Workplace Survey Shows the Impact of Office Collaboration / Senator Group's Colin Mustoe honored with lifetime achievement award / Material Bank’s new CEO is thinking beyond samples / Wayfair will open first large-format store in Chicago suburb / 2024 Survey Reveals Hybrid Work is the Preferred Work Environment Across 11 Countries / A multifunctional space in Tokyo for Andreu World / RTO Boosts Business Travel, Puts A Dent In Domestic Leisure Traffic As Hotel Demand 'Normalizes' / Firms are on the hunt for tech-savvy facilities managers / People are spending more time in the office, but no sign of a full return for many / How Workplaces in Tokyo Are Embracing Flexible Work / WTF is an unbossed culture? / Dell to penalize hybrid employees who don't work in the office enough / Deloitte Survey Reveals Purpose And Flexibility Key To Retaining Gen Z and Millennials / 'Lights, camera, action!': Movie-making techniques make it into hybrid conference rooms / and much more…

DIRTT Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results / With 78% ownership of the shares, HNI Corporation is heavily dominated by institutional owners / Kimball International Announces Research that Connects Culture, Belonging, and Sensory Design / New Data Shows America’s Biggest Cities Are Slowly Coming Back to Life / South Florida Leads U.S. In Office Attendance Recovery / Chicago Fed Survey Shows Remote Arrangements Holding Strong / ORGATEC organizers turn their gaze to Middle East markets / As hybrid offices continue to evolve, report explores global occupancy planning / The traditional office workplace is dead, and you’ll be surprised to learn why / Women are less satisfied with their jobs than men, Conference Board finds / New Bill Would Effectively Kill Remote Work For Federal Employees / 2.5M Brits Admit To Stealing Food, Money and More From The Office - Lawyers Take Lead / and much more…

HNI Corporation Reports First Quarter 2024 Results - Kimball acquisition continues to bolster HNI's earnings / Fellowes plans phase-out of Holland-area Trendway plant / Steelcase Opens Dallas WorkLife Center / Georgia Full-service Furniture and Interior Solutions Dealer Announces Ownership Growth / Steelcase teams with another top esports organization / Office Leasing Plunges, Vacancy Rises in Chicago / What Gensler’s Education Engagement Index Reveals About the Future of Hybrid Learning / 8 in 10 Companies Plan to Layoff Recent Grads in Favor of AI / Inflation Fueling RTO Resistance, Employees Want Help With Soaring Costs / Most firms lack the right tech for hybrid working / Hybrid working era means a boom time for workplace apps / Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Hospitality in Las Vegas and Beyond / The Future of Resilient Design  / Office design key as companies adapt to new work habits / and much more…

Chicago's most expensive street is in Fulton Market / Architecture Billings Continue to Soften / Chinese Manufacturer of Ergonomic Office Furniture Sets Up Sales Office in Pasadena / Room & Board Celebrates Transition to 100% Employee Ownership / CoStar Acquiring Virtual Tour Leader Matterport for $1.6B / Teknion Corporation Achieves Milestone Approval for "Near-Term Science Based Targets" by Science Based Targets Initiative / Gen Z and Millennials Most Likely to Demand a Raise for a 5-Day Office Commute / 'I Thought It Was A Mistake': Office Lease Expirations Are Lining Up, With Tenants In Driver's Seat / Survey: Back in the office, feds feel mixed on office space functionality / Americans in Milan: Why Salone is drawing so many stateside visitors / The rise of the remote husband / Anxiety, Technology and Change Unite the Global Workforce / Millennials Are the Driving Force Behind Four-Day Work Weeks in America, Survey Finds / How coworking spaces are getting people out of home offices / and much more…

Humanscale Earns B Corp Certification, Reinforcing Longstanding Leadership in Sustainability The HON Workspace | Chicago Location to Open June 10-12 / Sunon Launches its First Overseas Factory / Emeco and the 1006 Navy Chair celebrate 80 years / San Francisco Office Building Sells for 75% Discount / Office Conversion Projects to Double This Year / U.S. Office Market Outlook Gloomy As Availability Hits New High / Suburban Slowdown Drives Boston-Area Office Vacancy Above 20% / Time for Trophy Office Development / U.S. Coworking Spaces Expand 6% in First Quarter of 2024 / Big Tech Offloads Office Space, Putting Commercial Landlords in Flux / High Point Market Recap / B&B Italia’s new CEO is thinking beyond the brand’s hit sofa / Is Working Near Home The New Working From Home? / What US Employers Need To Know About Remote Workers / and much more…

Virco Reports Full Year Revenue Increased / D&D Building landlord faces $966 million debt lawsuit / Watson Unveils New Expansion and Manufacturing Improvements for 2024 / Freedman's Office Furniture Expands Reach with New Offices / Artemide: Interview with Carlotta de Bevilacqua / ‘Slouch’ Review: The Panic Over Posture / A definitive new book on the madness of hybrid working goes one step beyond / Working from home isn’t going away, even if some CEOs wish it would / For Sustainable Buildings, Architects Need Better Post-Occupancy Data / Why more companies are opening office doors to dogs / Return-to-Office Strategies Failing? The Coffee Shop Effect Can Help Brew Success / Tech Giant Globant Has Open Work-From-Home Policy for 30,000 Employees / Vitra extends European presence with showroom openings / and much more…

Poltrona Frau Unveils Flagship Store on Madison Ave in NYC including Haworth’s Lifestyle Design Group / GR furniture company acquired by manufacturer Rapid Line / BOMA 2024: 5 Key Changes Reshaping Office Building Measurements / Maybe 20% Vacancies Will Bring a New Normal to Office / With Federal Office Buildings 'Mostly Empty,' Pressure Grows To Cut Space Faster / What a new dupe-hunting site says about the industry’s relationship with knockoffs / Office Market Still Moving In Wrong Direction For Manhattan Landlords / Construction Spending Drops Unexpectedly In February As Public Projects Slow / A Fresh Take on the Corporate Workplace, With Inspiration From 19th Century London / A Well-Designed Workplace Is a Competitive Advantage / Annoying coworkers, toxic bosses, filthy workplaces: Why more employees are avoiding the office / Billionaire Steve Cohen Sees Four Day Work Week Coming / and much more…