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Check out Gravitate’s new space during First Friday
DES MOINES—If you haven’t had time to stop by Gravitate—Des Moines’ newest “entrepreneurial center of gravity”—yet, this Friday is your chance.
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How to create an entrepreneurial center of gravity like Gravitate
It’s been less than a month since Des Moines’ newest community focal point, Gravitate, opened on the third floor of the Midland Building, located at the corner of Sixth and Mulberry Streets. With more than 40 co-workers and all of the space’s private offices already filled with local startups, Gravitate’s beginnings might just seem like…
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How Lyndsay Clark helped design Gravitate to be the community’s center
(Guest post by Lyndsay Clark) In recent years, another buzzword has been added to our ever growing lexicon in the tech world: co-working. The idea of collaborative working was established in response to a frustration many experienced while working independently or remotely for an organization from their home or a coffee shop. These frustrations led…
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Photos: Move-in begins as Des Moines’ Gravitate opens to public
Monday was move-in day at Gravitate, Des Moines’ newest “entrepreneurial center of gravity.” With StartupCity Des Moines closing to the public last week, many of the companies and co-workers previously there migrated one block south on Sixth Avenue to their new digs inside the Midland Building.
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All systems go: Gravitate registers 25 co-workers, begins construction
About a month ago, Geoff Wood proposed a plan for what could become central Iowa’s new “entrepreneurial center of gravity” following the fast-approaching end of StartupCity Des Moines in September. Now it looks like all systems are go with the new space, to be named Gravitate. Located in the Midland Building, just blocks from StartupCity’s…
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Meet Gravitate, Des Moines’ new entrepreneurial center of gravity
Earlier this month, Geoff Wood announced a plan for a space that would become Des Moines’ next “entrepreneurial center of gravity.” Now, after discussions with various members of the community and the building’s owner, plans for the space are beginning to coalesce. The space will be called Gravitate—a nod to the space’s goal of becoming…