WeWork arrives in Costa Rica

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

The US company WeWork, with a presence in more than 101 cities worldwide, announced that by the end of 2019 it will start operating in San José, Costa Rica, with the aim of transforming the local business ecosystem and functioning as a gateway for companies. to the Central American region.

Valued last year at more than US $ 47,000 million and ranked as the second most valuable startup in the United States, WeWork seeks to change the way people live and feel their work, offering the spaces, services and connections necessary for companies to grow , while its collaborators also do it.

The Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, Dyalá Jiménez, was very pleased with this news and said that "the work dynamics are transforming every day and this new business model is a clear example of this. WeWork's decision to settle in Costa Rica deeply honors us and opens the opportunity to position us, as a country, in a changing and globalized world. We wish you many successes and I am sure that we will continue learning and being allies in your projects."

With its foray into San José, the firm, founded in 2010 by Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey, is betting on Central America to expand its field of action globally, and connect the Americas completely.

In this way, Costa Rica joins Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina, where they already have operations in the region.

WeWork will have located its first location in the C3 project (former Real Cariari), San José, in the General Cañas Highway, Crossing of San Antonio de Belén, with a 6-story building, with a capacity for 2,000 people, thanks to an agreement with Real Estate Portfolio, which will be added to the global community of more than 450,000 members, of which 45% say that their business grew at the time of joining WeWork.

The CEO for WeWork Latin America, Patricio Fuks, stated that "32% of the Fortune 500 have seen in WeWork the ideal ally to adapt to the new changes that have occurred in the dynamics of work".

"In WeWork, departments become teams, co-workers become friends and companies grow in community, transforming buildings into intelligent spaces through design and technology, fostering creativity, productivity and the connection between people," explained Fuks

Jorge Sequeira, Managing Director of CINDE, commented: "We are pleased with the decision that the WeWork company has taken to invest and establish its operations in the country, which will undoubtedly be of great value to continue developing the collaborative ecosystem and foster innovation in Costa Rica, positioning us as a strategic partner in the knowledge economy."

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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