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NUVODESK COWORKING NOW OPEN NuvoDesk Coworking, Arlington’s largest and most contemporary space for coworking, is now open and ready to support and nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs and businesses in The American Dream City. About 200 city and community leaders celebrated the grand opening on January 17, 2020 of Arlington business owner and developer Charlie Pham’s multi- million-dollar investment, located at 2909 E. Arkansas Lane east of State Highway 360. The first floor of the 60,000-square-foot mixed-use development is home to Pham’s restaurant supply store, Southwest Restaurant Equipment. NuvoDesk Coworking, an upscale office space and business incubator that serves as a turn- key solution for start-ups and entrepreneurs seeking to establish or grow their businesses, is located on the building’s second floor.  We pride ourselves in the state-of-art technology here. Everything about NuvoDesk is go big or go home. Amenities in the 20,000-square-foot coworking space include high- speed internet, administrative and reception services, printing and copying, a wellness suite for working mothers, access to a photo and video production room, and access to a world-class golf simulator. “We have different memberships for all types of business needs. We pride ourselves in the state-of-art technology Drury Plaza Hotel Under Construction With the Drury Plaza Hotel slated to open in 2021, Arlington’s selection of full-service hotel options offering unique amenities for business and leisure visitors continues to grow. The nine-story, 268-room Drury Plaza Hotel is under construction at the intersection of Center Street and Interstate 30 to the west of the Lincoln Square Shopping Center. Planned features include top floor meeting rooms that provide views of AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field as well as an indoor/outdoor pool and spa with a glass wall that can be opened on nice weather days. “Arlington is a community that possesses the same values that Drury Hotels was founded on over 45-years ago. The City’s long-term commitment to its residents and - NICOLE WEGIENKA, VP AND visitors with continued growth COMMUNITY MANAGER and investment in its unrivaled Entertainment District coupled with here. Everything about NuvoDesk is go big or go home,” said Nicole Wegienka, Drury’s strong family and leisure NuvoDesk Coworking’s vice president and community manager. customer base made Arlington an ideal City for a new Drury Pham, who also owns four restaurants as well as the restaurant supply company, Plaza Hotel,” said Mark Kohl, Drury is NuvoDesk Coworking’s chief executive officer. The Arlington City Council Development Corporation vice approved a Chapter 380 Program agreement and five-year property tax president of development. “We look abatement with Pham to help create the necessary public infrastructure and access from Arkansas Lane needed to support the small business incubator, which forward to the next 40-plus years in Arlington.” city, business and educational leaders have envisioned for years.