By Anna Skinner
With the quick advancement of co-working spaces around the county, Westfield is not far behind. Curt Whitesell, co-owner of The Union, 136 N. Union St., plans on implementing the unique co-working space at the start of next year.
“It’s for people like myself that don’t have an office and work out of their home, they need a place to get on the internet and be comfortable while getting work done,” Whitesell said. “It’s a real co-working space. They’ll run into other people who are starting up a business or some who have been around for a while.”
Among the work space, The Union will have white boards, brainstorming areas, internet and television access, as well as a kitchen and comfortable places to work. Members also receive a free hour use of the conference room per week.
In addition to the membership usage of the conference room, Whitesell said he will rent the room out to non-members at $50 per hour and $35 per hour for members if they wish to use it longer than their weekly limit.
“In my head, I envision a person like me,” Whitesell said. “When I was starting my real estate company, I would have loved to have a place where I could run into an attorney or someone in website design or social media and use their services, and in Westfield we just don’t have that.”
The Union can accommodate 30 members and also has six individual office suites. A typical membership costs $200 each month. Whitesell said that by his opening date of Jan. 1, he wants to have 10 members signed up. He has received a few already.
“I started Westfield Business Development a few years ago, and it’s become this downtown business environment that’s gotten really awesome, and there’s always incubators, and I just thought there was no better time to do (a co-working space) with all the businesses,” Whitesell said.
For those interested in memberships, contact Whitesell at [email protected] or call 203-9577.
