So this is the ship they say is unsinkable…

titanic exhibit near bryant park officelinks new york office spaceYou saw what James Cameron showed us: Leo and Kate, a love story, a shipwreck, a necklace with a story.  Now see the real story of life aboard the RMS Titanic.  Less than a half a mile from OfficeLinks Bryant Park New York office space location, the Discovery Time Square Exposition museum has re-created the experience of being a passenger on the famed “unsinkable” ship’s doomed voyage.  The exhibit presents photos and artifacts recovered from the actual Titanic ship, many on display for the first time after being recovered from the ocean floor including jewels, china, documents, clothing and much more.

Just a short walk from OfficeLinks Bryant Park office location, you can also step onto history at the Discovery Time Square Exposition at 226 W 44th St (between Seventh and Eighth Aves) seven days a week between 10am-10pm.  This new large-scale exhibition center, will offer limited edition runs of exhibits from across the globe, including the Titanic exhibit. The 60,000-square-foot space is just around the corner from OfficeLinks Bryant Park office location and is housed in the former New York Times building, and includes a learning center, a space for special events and a café.  For more information, click here.  What a great location.  This is just another benefit of being an OfficeLinks office, virtual office and meeting room client.

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Willis Tower Host to Many Charitable Giving Events

willis-tower-office-space-blood-driveToday the American Red Cross will be conducting 2010’s first Willis Tower blood drive between 9 am and 3 pm.  The blood drive will be held in the 33rd floor Conference Center.  You can make an appointment by clicking here or by calling the Office of the Building at 312-875-0066.  Walk-ins are also welcome.  Just bring a photo ID, eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.  Your gift may help save a life!

Now through January 22, you can help Chicagoan stay warm this winter!  There are Coat Drive donation boxes located in the Wacker & Franklin lobbies for you to donate coats, boots/shoes, scarves, hats, gloves and mittens.  Donations will be distributed through the assistance of the YMCA.

Together, in the annual Toy Drive this December, we filled 14 boxes with toys that were donated to the Walter & Connie Payton Foundation for distribution to local children.  Thank you for bringing smiles to children’s faces this holiday season! 

OfficeLinks was delighted to hear that SkyRise Chicago raised over $800,000 for Willis Tower’s charitable partner, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC)!  More than 1,800 participants from 31 states and 5 countries took part in this November 15, 2009 fundraiser.  

Individual impressive stats include:

  • Top Male: Matthais Jahn, 26, with an overall time of 13:09
  • Top Female: Cindy Harris, 40, with an overall time of 15:08 (Cindy won the female division for the eighth straight year!)
  • Youngest Top Male: Jack Sullivan, 10, with an overall time of 22:26
  • Youngest Top Female: Allayna Gagnard, 10, with an overall time of 22:51

Registration for SkyRise Chicago 2010 opens in late spring.  For more information, click here.

OfficeLinks’ Chicago location is pleased to be a part of a community that is so willing to give and support Chicago.

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Manic Mondays?

Try Being a Part of Material Mondays and Recycle Your Textiles!

Did you know that 5.7% of New York City’s residential waste is textiles, yet they are 100% recyclable?  Since 2007, the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) has offered textile recycling drop-off sites at select Greenmarkets, including one at the Union Square Greenmarket just a short walk from the OfficeLinks Chelsea office location, redirecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of material from the landfill. 

Every Monday at the Union Square Greenmarket (due to construction, the site may move around the park, so you can just ask at the Market Manager’s tent if you have trouble finding it), from 8 am - 6 pm, you can recycle your unwanted textile materials, including clothing, shoes, linens, bedding, and towels.  They are then sold for reuse or to recycling markets that turn materials into wiping rags, fiber for car seats and insulation.  And, yes, your donation is tax deductible!  So, before or after work, or even on your lunch break, take the short 1/3 mile walk from the OfficeLinks Chelsea office location to the Union Square Greenmarket and turn your Manic Monday into a Material Monday and help “green” New York!  For more information, click here.

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Listen. CDM Software Solutions

cdm-officelinks-new-york-office-space-client-feature3I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Darrell Ortiz of CDM Software Solutions, Inc., one of our clients located in the Chicago OfficeLinks location, who has been in business for over 20 years and credits his client-driven format as a key component to CDM’s success.

According to David, CDM Software Solutions, Inc.’s approach to business, though simple, is absolutely essential to their success: Listen to clients. Understand what “keeps them up at night”.  Use the firm’s expertise to identify the root of the issues, map the plan and deliver the services to eradicate the issue and optimize performance.  Then, invest and stand by the client.  For CDM Software Solutions, Inc., listening to clients allows them to provide comprehensive, yet efficient and user-friendly software solutions that meet the clients’ needs and help them to achieve their business objectives.  Committing to stand by their clients allows CDM Software Solutions, Inc. to provide the necessary technology innovation that helps them as their needs evolve.

In our conversation, David shared with me some of what I’d like to call “pearls of wisdom” - and I just had to share them with you because they are just that important:

  • Be patient - as an entrepreneur, you know that the marketplace is dynamic. Charter your path and stay the course while being nimble and patient. Read More »
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Take a peek to see what’s inside OfficeLinks!

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