Happy summer to everyone!  Our GET NOTICED slogan is paying off. Thank you to all of you who took advantage of our Early Bird Registration for Conference this year.  We are off to a great start with over 200 registrants.  We have also added new sponsors on the Platinum level for which we are very grateful, giving us one of our largest years in sponsorships. Read more

Vu Telepresence has joined OBCAI as a member. The Pennsylvania-based company’s slogan is “Do you Vu?” and the company, has a ready-made answer. “We invented the word Vu to redefine the way the world meets,” said Clinton Gatewood, Vu’s VP, Corporate Development. Vu Telepresence is also a proud Platinum Sponsor of OBCAI’s 2010 Annual Conference. Read more

M5 Networks has joined the Office Business Center Association International as an Associate member. The New York company’s mission is simple. “To provide phones, applications, and service that customers love.” Read more

New Urban Suites, based in Tampa, Florida has joined OBCAI as a member. Tampa Bay’s “coolest and greenest executive office space” is located on Ybor City’s 7th Avenue, voted “one of the ten greatest streets in America”. The slick center offers “eco-style” suites in a modern environment in the first LEED Certified New Construction building in Tampa, providing a truly unique and healthy atmosphere. Read more

Bill Kamarek and the team at Office Space & Solutions have joined OBCAI. The company has two OBC’s – one in Norfolk and one in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The company is pursing additional locations in more Class A buildings in the regional market. Read more

Andrew Stack, Caroline Stack and the team at My Executive Center, based in Jacksonville, Florida have joined OBCAI. The 13,000 square foot center opened in 2000. Read more

PAMCO Executive Suites has rejoined OBCAI after an absence of several years.  Welcome back to Pamela Buamann, Owner and President, along with her daughter Lisa Powers, Vice President.  Pam owns all three of her office buildings and manages 110 executive suite offices in Appleton, Wisconsin. Read more

Washington, DC-based office business center Metro Offices has announced its partnership with Officescape, Inc., a leading telework management company. The partnership between the two OBCAI members was established in an effort to deliver state-of-the-art technology and workplace solutions to local government, corporate and entrepreneurial communities. Read more

UltraSoft is offering a free three-part webinar series on different software packages offered by the company for business centers. The webinars – held on July 13th, 22nd and 29th - will be conducted by Grace Wadsworth, Operations Manager of Pacific Business Centers and Harun Biswas, Director and Founder of UltraSoft Technologies. Read more

Rooms at The Biltmore Hotel, site of OBCAI’s 2010 Annual Conference are going fast. “We have surpassed the total registration of last year’s conference,” said Richard Meyers, OBCAI Executive Director. “Hotel rooms at the Biltmore may only be reserved for those who have already registered for the conference. As such, we will soon be announcing an alternate overflow hotel for attendees in the area – the Hyatt Regency – once the Biltmore sells out.” Read more

OBCAI members are invited to submit press releases directly to our new portal for free.  With our newly designed news portal and blog section, OBCAI's website is indexed by search engines quicker than ever!
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OBCAI’s next Eight Webinars have been scheduled. The webinars are each held on the third Wednesday of each month.  Members can purchase six webinars for the price of five – and the member webinar discount is substantial before the free sixth webinar ($75 vs. $149). Read more

What does a Hyatt Hotel stay for 3 days/2 nights, an Argentina Montica jewelry, an American Airlines trip for two, a Biltmore Hotel Junior Suite weekend stay with brunch for two, an Ipad, a Tiffany’s little blue box, and an original Carlos Navarro painting have in common? Read more

Members: Take just 5 minutes (per center) of your time to complete OBCAI’s 2010 Financial Survey! By taking the quick and easy survey now, you will be entitled to purchase the results of the study for a steep discount. Read more

The British Property Federation (BPF), the association representing UK landlords, has accused Regus of taking advantage of a loophole in insolvency rules and forcing landlords to take cuts in rental rates.  In March of this year, The Guardian reported that Regus had announced the possibility that it would put parts of its business into administration (similar to Chapter 11 status in the US) unless an agreement was reached regarding rental cuts and other concessions on the part of the landlords. Read more

Australia-based serviced office company Servcorp continues to press on with their campaign for global expansion. The company recently announced plans for their newest office, to be located in Sydney’s Octagon building, a prime business address located in Parramatta. Read more

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has focused on a long-running scam involving “virtual companies.”  Of relevance to the OBC industry, the scammers’ fictional companies often provided addresses through virtual identity programs from Regus. Read more

OBCAI’s Board of Directors sets policy for the Association. The Association’s staff management team is paid to implement policy set by the Board. In January, the Association’s new management team - Association Growth Management (AGM) – officially began serving the Board and all members as your staff management team.
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