Thank you Jacob Tyler Media for the video interview highlighting our journey with before and after shots of our renovated spaces, and capturing our vision for Dugan Center to help businesses in their strive for excellence
Thank you to the Logan County Tourism Bureau for coming out to visit us and the Spotlight write-up, we appreciate it! [visual-link-preview encoded="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"]
This morning WLCN 96.3FM Cheap Seats was broadcast from our Coworking space! They interviewed co-owner Troy Lowe and our eponym Sensei Dan Dugan from Yoshukai Karate Alliance on the show at (42:16) [visual-link-preview encoded="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"] https://youtu.be/ZfrWTGI6Ydg?t=42m16s
Before you renew your current office or business lease, give us a call! This year you saw us completely remodel a pair of suites into our coworking space, but we have several more suites available that are currently unfinished and available for lease. We are looking for businesses that want a voice in the design and layout so that we can build out the suite to suit your needs. If you are ready for a multi-year commitment, we will remodel the buildout specifically for you! Each suite has its own dedicated entry, foyer, restroom, and 800 square feet of suite space to design your layout. In addition to the entry door lettering you will also be listed on the multi-tenant sign at the front of the building. Your mail will be conveniently located at the centralized multi-tenant mailbox located at the front of the building. We will work with you to design a suite for your needs. We can accommodate an open floor plan, private offices, conference rooms, coffee bar accessible in your client lounge or walled off for a private break room. These are just a few ideas in the attached images to help you visualize. Give us a call today!
Lincoln Daily News came to see our space this week, thank you for the article, and we hope others come see us on the 21st! [visual-link-preview encoded="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"]
Remote Work and Shifting the Costs Troy R. Lowe, Co-owner Dugan Center Troy R. Lowe is a co-owner of Dugan Center, providing Central Illinois with a unique coworking space, event venue, meeting spaces, and dedicated business suites located in Lincoln, IL the perfect hub for surrounding communities in Peoria, Springfield, Bloomington, and Decatur. Back in 2001 I started working for Sun Microsystems, and worked for them several years in professional services and later as a software engineer. During my time there I traveled nearly every week and often found myself dropping in on various campuses for a day of work. Whether it was Santa Clara, Calif., Broomfield, Colo., or Burlington, Mass., I could drop in and pick a desk for the day. Sun provided “hot desking” or “hoteling” capabilities which simply meant they had a bank of workspaces that were not assigned to a specific person, but were available on-demand as needed with a first-come first-serve model. They determined they could save substantially on real estate and corresponding overhead costs by keeping large swaths of the campus flexible. Reportedly, a typical employer can save between $10,0001 and $11,0002 per year for every person who works remotely half of the time. Sun Microsystems saved $68 Million per year on real estate costs1 with this model. As an employee, I loved the convenience. The culture encouraged working from home when it made sense and that benefit was enough for employees to get on board. Employees were going to save the time and gas money on the commute, wake up later, reduce child care costs by being closer for the after-school pickup ... the benefits go on and on. However, the expenses the employer saved didn't disappear. The cost was shifted to the employee. Most employees were so happy to change up the work schedule and location, they simply assumed the trade off was worth it. Granted, we were well paid and could afford to make a bedroom into an office. The next time we looked for a home, we took the requirement of a home office into account. However this year, 2020, the acceleration to remote…
While we've provided a large 3,000 square foot indoor event space and 8 acre outdoor event space, some gatherings don't require that much room. The most common request we've received the past year is for smaller meeting spaces, and this is our first step toward that goal. We've added a large conference room, currently setup for 16 participants around a large conference table, 65" 4K panel for your presentation that can accept both Android and Apple wireless broadcasts as well as standard HDMI from the console in the conference table. The same display is used in our smaller meeting room, currently setup for 8 participants around a standard conference table. Either room can be booked in half-day (4 hour) increments. Contact us through the website, or call 217-605-0135 today! Koda Meeting Room setup for 16 participants, 65″ 4K display Foster Meeting Room setup for 8 participants, 65″ 4K display
September 1st we opened our coworking space in Suite 8! We are proud to provide a cost-effective way for anyone to have a workspace outside of the home with included amenities and without a long term commitment. We anticipate both entrepreneurs who need a creative professional space as well as corporations looking for alternatives for remote employee flexibility to leverage our new offerings. For more information, visit our site or contact us 217-605-0135. Previous Next
https://dugancenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/720p.mov Today, Prairie Signs completed the installation of our new sign that has space for each future tenant to be listed as our business suites are built out.
New Herald News interviewed us this week, thanks for reaching out! [visual-link-preview encoded="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"]