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Workspace-sharing business in downtown Las Vegas shutting down

Another Downtown Project-invested business is closing.

This time, Work In Progress, a workspace-sharing business that provided services to members of start-ups and other small groups, is closing March 31 after about three years.

On Feb. 1, George Moncrief, who oversees the work space operation, sent an email to Work In Progress members about the March 31 closing. The site is at 317 S. Sixth Street in downtown Las Vegas near the courthouses and Fremont Street area.

“When Work In Progress opened in 2013, its mission was to create a space and a supportive environment for startups and budding entrepreneurs to work,” Moncrief wrote.

“It aimed to serve the community and needed to be profitable in order to be sustainable over the long-term. As options for affordable workspace in Las Vegas grew, WIP was among the only spaces in the city that depended exclusively on membership revenue to survive,” he wrote.

“Not having achieved that target in three years, we’ve decided to close it,” Moncrief said.

Moncrief referred his members to other workspace options such as Co-OperateOn and Switch.

He wrote that both “are among those that provide excellent workspaces at affordable (and occasionally free) rates.”

Moncrief included a FAQ and workplace site list for his clients.

Nicole Mastrangelo, community manager of a space sharing business called, Co-OperateOn, LLC at 817 S. Main St. & 520 Fremont St., said she welcomes all comers.

Downtown Project, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s $350 million redevelopment initiative, had invested in Work In Progress. Work in Progress opened with about 20 members in February 2013.

At first, Work In Progress focused on offering space for tech-oriented companies such as app developers but eventually a broader group of businesses such as graphic designers signed on.

“It seemed kinda busy, so it took me by surprise,” said Kevin Williams, one of five workers for MAX CDM, a Los Angeles-based content delivery company.

“It’s a great place. It’s downtown and walking distance to everything,” Williams said.

Contact reporter Alan Snel at asnel@reviewjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter: @BicycleManSnel

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