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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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| 2017 || October || WeWork opens first permanent gym, in {{w|Manhattan}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gibson|first1=Eleanor|title=WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/15/rise-by-we-work-first-gym-financial-district-new-york/|website=dezeen.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Offices, Then Apartments, Now Gyms? WeWork Launches New Wellness Concept|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/10/17/first-offices-then-apartments-now-gyms-wework-launches-new-wellness-concept/#426f883f6e93|website=forbes.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork joins the gym business|url=https://therealdeal.com/2017/05/25/wework-joins-the-gym-business/|website=therealdeal.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Eldredge|first1=Barbara|title=WeWork’s first gym is pretty fancy|url=https://www.curbed.com/2017/10/17/16487838/wework-gym-85-broad-membership-inside-rise-by-we|website=curbed.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>  
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| 2017 || October || Partnership || {{w|Wework}} partners with {{w|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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Moon|first1=Mariella|title=Airbnb and WeWork team up to find desks for business travelers|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/04/airbnb-wework-business-travel/|website=engadget.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Huddleston|first1=Tom|title=Airbnb Aims for Business Travelers with its New WeWork Partnership|url=http://fortune.com/2017/10/06/airbnb-wework-business-travelers-workspace/|website=http://fortune.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Singleton|first1=Micah|title=Airbnb will offer business travelers spots at WeWork locations|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/8/16437712/airbnb-wework-business-travelers-desks|website=theverge.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zaleski|first1=Olivia|title=Airbnb Teams Up With WeWork to Lure Business Travelers|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-04/airbnb-teams-up-with-wework-to-lure-business-travelers|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || October || Service || WeWork opens first permanent gym, in {{w|Manhattan}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gibson|first1=Eleanor|title=WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/15/rise-by-we-work-first-gym-financial-district-new-york/|website=dezeen.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Offices, Then Apartments, Now Gyms? WeWork Launches New Wellness Concept|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/10/17/first-offices-then-apartments-now-gyms-wework-launches-new-wellness-concept/#426f883f6e93|website=forbes.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork joins the gym business|url=https://therealdeal.com/2017/05/25/wework-joins-the-gym-business/|website=therealdeal.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Eldredge|first1=Barbara|title=WeWork’s first gym is pretty fancy|url=https://www.curbed.com/2017/10/17/16487838/wework-gym-85-broad-membership-inside-rise-by-we|website=curbed.com|accessdate=19 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 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.[2][3][4][5]
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.[6][7][8][9]
2017 October Service WeWork opens first permanent gym, in Manhattan.[10][11][12][13]

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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. Crook, Jordan. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  3. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". zedonology.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  4. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". 3neel.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  5. Hutsell, Milford. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". milfordhutsell.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  6. Moon, Mariella. "Airbnb and WeWork team up to find desks for business travelers". engadget.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  7. Huddleston, Tom. "Airbnb Aims for Business Travelers with its New WeWork Partnership". http://fortune.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.  External link in |website= (help)
  8. Singleton, Micah. "Airbnb will offer business travelers spots at WeWork locations". theverge.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  9. Zaleski, Olivia. "Airbnb Teams Up With WeWork to Lure Business Travelers". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  10. Gibson, Eleanor. "WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York". dezeen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  11. "First Offices, Then Apartments, Now Gyms? WeWork Launches New Wellness Concept". forbes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  12. "WeWork joins the gym business". therealdeal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  13. Eldredge, Barbara. "WeWork's first gym is pretty fancy". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.