INTELLIGENT OFFICE IN TROY, MICHIGAN DOUBLES FOOTPRINT IN PNC CENTER AMID INCREASED DEMAND

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Expanded space features 13 furnished private offices, dedicated cubicle space, two exterior conference rooms, and more.

TROY, MI – Intelligent Office® Troy, a leading provider of business solutions including phone answering, admin support, private office memberships, and flexible workspace, announced today the expansion of its location in the PNC Center building located at 755 W. Big Beaver Road. The franchise, owned and operated by local entrepreneur Dr. Joan Haakonstad, is more than doubling its footprint to over 15,000 square feet on the 20th floor. A grand opening will be held Tuesday, June 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with the Troy, Rochester Hills, and Auburn Hills Chambers of Commerce. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Ethan Baker along with giveaways, prizes, refreshments, and beverages.

The expanded space is over 7,500 square feet and will include 13 furnished offices, 12 dedicated cubicles with height-adjustable desks, and two exterior conference rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows offering spectacular views of Troy and beyond. Once completed, Intelligent Office Troy will boast 31 offices and four conferences rooms total, with an array of other amenities including two different areas for coworking and a breakroom.

Intelligent Office Troy has served the local business community for over 20 years, originally opening in 2003. Dr. Haakonstad acquired the business in 2015 and moved it to its current site in 2018. The location has sustained 100% occupancy, precipitating the need for expansion.

“As the demand for flexible, community-driven workspaces continues to grow, I’m proud to reveal our beautiful new space that enables us to offer so much more of what our members need and what we do best,” Dr. Haakonstad said. “This expansion allows us to welcome even more entrepreneurs, remote workers, and small businesses into an environment designed to foster connection, collaboration, productivity, and growth.”

In addition to its on-site solutions, Intelligent Office Troy has a robust phone answering and admin support side of the business. Seven full-time staff provide comprehensive and customizable virtual assistant services for Intelligent Office members, including scheduling, correspondence, data entry, and customer service. All are HIPAA-certified and trained to carefully handle confidential information.

“Our goal is to be a one-stop shop for businesses’ big infrastructure needs, including business address, office space, meeting space, phone answering, and more,” added Dr. Haakonstad. “Our virtual solutions make up a significant portion of our business and we’re seeing increased demand from trade professionals like plumbers and roofers. It’s a source of pride to hear someone say to me, ‘I had no idea I was talking to one of your employees when I called so-and-so company’ because we aim to be a seamless extension of our members’ business.”

Born in Philadelphia, Dr. Haakonstad grew up in Tucson and, after marrying, moved to Las Vegas. She worked as a psychiatrist in crisis intervention before becoming a licensed real estate broker and owning her own brokerage as well as a financial services company. While in Las Vegas, she was an Intelligent Office client and liked it so much that she decided to purchase one of its franchises. Dr. Haakonstad owns another Intelligent Office franchise in Bloomington, Minnesota, as well as two D-BAT Baseball and Softball training facilities in Michigan. She is also on the Board of Directors for the Troy Chamber of Commerce and recently won the Troy Chamber’s Business Excellence Award for Leadership.

Intelligent Office was founded in 1995 and was the first concept to commercialize the virtual office space. The brand has over 50 locations across North America and is part of Vast Coworking Group™. Intelligent Office Troy is the concept’s only location in Michigan.

To learn more about Intelligent Office Troy, call 248-519-2300 or visit https://intelligentoffice.com/usa/michigan/troy/.

About Intelligent Office

Founded in 1995 and franchising since 1999, Intelligent Office® provides private and productive offices and meeting space along with customized virtual administrative and phone answering services so small business owners and entrepreneurs can spend less on fixed costs like leases, administrative and IT related support staff. Intelligent Office is a part of Vast Coworking Group™, the largest privately-owned franchisor of coworking spaces, and an affiliated brand of United Franchise Group™, the global leader in franchising. For more information, visit www.intelligentoffice.com.

About Vast Coworking Group

Vast Coworking Group™ is comprised of Venture X®, Office Evolution®, and Intelligent Office® and specializes in franchising within the coworking industry, offering solutions, expertise, and shared service options within the flexible workspace franchise community. It is the world’s largest privately-owned franchisor of coworking spaces and the third-largest network globally. An affiliated company of United Franchise Group™ (UFG), Vast Coworking Group was founded in 2023 by Ray Titus, founder and CEO of UFG, with the express intention of building a framework to connect a variety of coworking brands, services, and amenities within the coworking industry, providing the largest privately owned affiliated franchise network of flexible, professional, and shared office space options on the planet. For more information, visit www.vastcoworking.com.

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