Middle Market Digest: North West

Below is GlobeSt.com’s bi-weekly update on the middle markets throughout the North West region. Here’s a look at the latest news, announcements and deals that you may have missed from areas including: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California.

NEWS & NOTABLES 

OAKLAND, CA—CBRE Group Inc. has opened its new office on the 18th floor of 1111 Broadway, located in the core of Downtown Oakland’s CBD (Central Business District). The new office is part of CBRE’s global “Workplace360” initiative, the company’s leading-edge approach to workplace strategy designed to promote flexibility, mobility and productivity through technology-enabled, 100 percent free-address and paperless offices. CBRE’s Oakland office is the third of its seven Bay Area offices to convert to Workplace360, following Palo Alto in March 2016 and the San Jose office in July 2016. The new 9,800-sq.-ft. office features seamless wireless technology, offers employee choices in where and how they get their work done, and includes amenities such as sit/stand desks, healthy snacks and enhanced individual technology along with panoramic views of San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the 80 Corridor and Downtown Oakland.

SAN JOSE—a3 Workplace Strategies, an independent workplace solutions consulting group based in San Jose, recently added  two industry veterans—Michael Dern and Kelly Kane—to its growing team of advisors. Dern, affiliated with AIA, ULI, and SPUR, has over 20 years of industry experience. He specializes in architecture, construction, and project management for offices, restaurants, retail, and mix-use developments. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Dern holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture with a minor in Construction Management. Dern lives in Los Gatos. Kane, a resident of San Jose, has 20-plus years of marketing and client service experience. She specializes in business development, strategic marketing, and client relationship and market development. Kane, a graduate of Louisiana State University, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business with an emphasis in marketing.