Foundry Coworking

Foundry Coworking Holds Open House

Posted by: Alexander

We finally held our first open house last Friday and believe it was a resounding success! A great turnout of friends, clients, and colleagues packed Foundry Coworking and were treated with amazing beer from Olde Main Brewing Company (big thanks for their generous donation) and some tasty food. We must thank Eliason Media, however, for sponsoring the event and contributing so much to our community of innovators and creatives. After hearing back from so many attendees, we're going to start having these more frequently. Look out for an announcement of an April happy hour sometime soon.

Check Out Evolve Consulting in Juice Magazine

Posted by: Alexander

Our fellow coworker, Jon Thompson, was recently featured in Des Moines' Juice magazine. He talks about his favorite networking events in Des Moines, brain drain, and what he likes to do for fun. Congrats to Jon and be sure to contact his company, Evolve, for your IT needs.

Save the Date for our Grand Opening

Posted by: Alexander

We're finally having our grand opening and wanted to be sure to get you the date/time well in advance. Join us at Foundry Coworking on February 26th from 5:00pm-9:00pm for food, drinks, speakers, and great conversation with Des Moines' "game changers".

Look for more info soon.

Foundry Coworking Welcomes the New Iowa Entrepreneur Coalition

Posted by: Alexander

The New Iowa Entrepreneur Coalition was looking to refocus for the decade and kickoff the year with a meeting of past, current, and prospective members. They invited everyone down to Foundry Coworking on January 19th for networking and a discussion of what everyone wants to get out of the group and what the needs of the community are. Interested in the group? Checkout their website.

We're proud to give the New Iowa Entrepreneur Coalition a home and look forward to seeing what the members will accomplish in this new decade.

Kickstart the New Year with Free Coworking

Posted by: Alexander

We know how important it is to start off the year on a good note. Get out of your house, the coffee shop, or your typical office and come cowork with us for free!

Internet Solver and the Technology Association of Iowa have stepped up to sponsor free coworking through February. Send us an email or just drop in any weekday during February and take advantage of our innovative, shared office space in the heart of downtown Des Moines. Whether you're a freelancer, entrepreneur, or startup, we think you'll find some great people to connect with and a great environment to get things done.

We can't wait to see you down here!

Geoff Wood Featured in Juice Magazine

Posted by: Alexander

Our fellow coworker, Geoff Wood, was recently featured in Des Moines' Juice magazine. Geoff does a great job highlighting Des Moines' innovation "scene", his work over at Silicon Prairie News, and his new startup called Volunteer Local. It's a real pleasure getting to work around Geoff and look forward to more success for him in the future.

Our Finished Space

Posted by: admin

We've been open for a while now, but hadn't posted photos of Foundry Coworking after construction was done. Here you go...

Dwolla Launches at Foundry Coworking

Posted by: Alexander

We are very excited to wish our friends and fellow coworkers, Dwolla, a huge congratulations on their successful launch. Dwolla is an innovative web payment system that has a very bright future. They were featured on the front page of the Des Moines Register yesterday in a great article by Brianne Sanchez.

Looking forward to seeing these guys climb to new heights. Congratulations!

More Photos of Foundry Coworking

Posted by: Alexander

So much has gotten done over the last few weeks. We're getting closer all the time and think things are looking pretty great! All that's left to do is to install the trim, hang the doors, seal the floor, and roll in the furniture.

Here is the entrance:

Painting is (pretty much) done:

Private offices:

The skylight floods the common areas with light:

Construction is Almost Done

Posted by: Alexander

After months of anticipation and speculation, Foundry Coworking is almost complete. Our crews have been hard at work framing walls, installing electrical components, adjusting air vents, etc.

As you can see from the pictures, there has been quite a dramatic change in the look of our space and we can proudly say we will be open in October!

Look for more updates this week after painting is complete and Foundry Coworking begins life next month in the Western Gateway of downtown Des Moines.