August 11, 2025

In this issue:   Steelcase Surrenders: HNI Buys the Corpse, Families Cash Out, Iowa Becomes King of Office Furniture / Is TheMART for sale? Is this the end of NeoCon? / Kabin Arrives in Chicago: Walter Craven Leads Expansion with New Showroom at THE MART / Orlando Office Sector Poised for Strong End of 2025 After Q2 Leasing Plunges / San Francisco Peninsula Office Demand Recovers Thanks to Downtown Performance / Manhattan's Coworking Market Shrinks For The First Time / Manhattan Office Forecasted To See Strongest Annual Leasing in Six Years as Availability Tumbles / Embracing the Future: Insights from Patricia Urquiola / Office Culture Shifts as Employers and Employees Find Common Ground / CBRE reports strong demand for premium office space and record data centre growth in the UK / Surging Economic Anxiety Is Today’s Most Urgent Workplace Issue Employers Can’t Ignore / As Transactions Lag, JLL Leans Into Workplace and Advisory Services / Gallup Reports Employee Engagement Flat At 32%, Driving $2 Trillion In Lost U.S. Output / How AI is already changing the world of work / Growing number of businesses want people back in the office, but not in all sectors / Worker Mobility Is A Feature, Not A Bug, Of The Modern Workplace / and much more…