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Chicago & Midwest  + Downtown  + Office  |  March 1, 2019
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Truss, 1871 Partner to Match Startups with Office Space

Business incubator 1871, housed in the Merchandise Mart, and locally-based office space marketplace Truss have launched a partnership to serve startup founders and entrepreneurs in Chicago. Truss will list 1871 spaces on its online platform, including 3D tours.

“We want to help Chicago’s entrepreneurs find the right space for their businesses, either through 1871 or when they’re ready to find their own space,” said Truss co-founder Tom Smith.  The new partnership, he added, “allows business owners to focus and grow their businesses, while also using the startup ecosystem to network and share ideas.”

Additionally, as startups outgrow their space, they can use Truss again to find their next office space in the market or when adding another market. Truss, which is geared toward office searches for small businesses, will also offer support to 1871 members seeking real estate advice or consulting.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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