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| 2008 || May || || {{w|Adam Neumann}} and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in {{w|Brooklyn}}.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sheftell|first1=Jason|title=WeWork gives alternative to working at home with swanky buildings across NYC|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/wework-alternative-working-home-swanky-buildings-nyc-article-1.1044412?pgno=1#ixzz2e46Iipo5|accessdate=17 October 2017|agency=Daily News}}</ref>
 
| 2008 || May || || {{w|Adam Neumann}} and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in {{w|Brooklyn}}.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sheftell|first1=Jason|title=WeWork gives alternative to working at home with swanky buildings across NYC|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/wework-alternative-working-home-swanky-buildings-nyc-article-1.1044412?pgno=1#ixzz2e46Iipo5|accessdate=17 October 2017|agency=Daily News}}</ref>
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| 2017 || August || Funding || Japanese telecommunications company {{w|Softbank}} announces a US$4.4 billion investment in WeWork, with US$3.3 billion to buy WeWork shares, and the rest towards fueling the company’s expansion in {{w|Asia}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Tim|title=WeWork Set to Expand With $4.4 Billion in Funding from Japanese Telecom Giant|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/wework-expand-44-billion-in-funding-japanese-softbank-shanghai-paris-japan|website=architecturaldigest.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Xie|first1=Jenny|title=WeWork gets whopping $4.4B investment for expansion|url=https://www.curbed.com/2017/8/25/16198976/wework-softbank-investment-expansion-asia|website=curbed.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Gets a $4.4 Billion Investment from SoftBank | Crunch Report|url=https://techcrunch.com/video/wework-gets-a-4-4-billion-investment-from-softbank-crunch-report/599f62b944a64b4209840f45/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Beamonte|first1=Paloma|title=SoftBank invierte 4.4 mil millones de dólares en WeWork|url=https://hipertextual.com/2017/08/softbank-invierte-4-4-mil-millones-dolares-wework|website=hipertextual.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>
 
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| 2017 || September 12 || Legal || WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the {{w|coworking}} industry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crook|first1=Jordan|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://zedonology.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=zedonology.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.3neel.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=3neel.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hutsell|first1=Milford|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.milfordhutsell.com/item/6962-wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition|website=milfordhutsell.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref>  
 
| 2017 || September 12 || Legal || WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the {{w|coworking}} industry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crook|first1=Jordan|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://zedonology.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=zedonology.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.3neel.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=3neel.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hutsell|first1=Milford|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.milfordhutsell.com/item/6962-wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition|website=milfordhutsell.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref>  

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This is a timeline of WeWork, an American company which provides shared workspace, community, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses.

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2008 May Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in Brooklyn.[1]
2017 August Funding Japanese telecommunications company Softbank announces a US$4.4 billion investment in WeWork, with US$3.3 billion to buy WeWork shares, and the rest towards fueling the company’s expansion in Asia.[2][3][4][5]
2017 September 12 Legal WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the coworking industry.[6][7][8][9]
2017 October Partnership Wework partners with Airbnb with aims at allowing business travelers using Airbnb for housing to also use WeWork to book a desk, conference room, or other office amenities nearby.[10][11][12][13]
2017 October Service WeWork opens first permanent gym, in Manhattan.[14][15][16][17]

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  1. ↑ Sheftell, Jason. "WeWork gives alternative to working at home with swanky buildings across NYC". Daily News. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  2. ↑ Nelson, Tim. "WeWork Set to Expand With $4.4 Billion in Funding from Japanese Telecom Giant". architecturaldigest.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  3. ↑ Xie, Jenny. "WeWork gets whopping $4.4B investment for expansion". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  4. ↑ "WeWork Gets a $4.4 Billion Investment from SoftBank". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.  Text " Crunch Report" ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Beamonte, Paloma. "SoftBank invierte 4.4 mil millones de dólares en WeWork". hipertextual.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  6. ↑ Crook, Jordan. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  7. ↑ "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". zedonology.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  8. ↑ "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". 3neel.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  9. ↑ Hutsell, Milford. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". milfordhutsell.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  10. ↑ Moon, Mariella. "Airbnb and WeWork team up to find desks for business travelers". engadget.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  11. ↑ Huddleston, Tom. "Airbnb Aims for Business Travelers with its New WeWork Partnership". http://fortune.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.  External link in |website= (help)
  12. ↑ Singleton, Micah. "Airbnb will offer business travelers spots at WeWork locations". theverge.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  13. ↑ Zaleski, Olivia. "Airbnb Teams Up With WeWork to Lure Business Travelers". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  14. ↑ Gibson, Eleanor. "WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York". dezeen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  15. ↑ "First Offices, Then Apartments, Now Gyms? WeWork Launches New Wellness Concept". forbes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  16. ↑ "WeWork joins the gym business". therealdeal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  17. ↑ Eldredge, Barbara. "WeWork's first gym is pretty fancy". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
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