McKinney | March 2022

BUSINESS FEATURE

BY YVONNE BROWN

Tech Culture McKinney opened in 2018 and serves as a hub for networking, meet- and-greets, and other events.

“IT’S SONEAT TOHEARAND FEEL HOWTHESE COMPANIES COME TOGETHERTOLEARNANDGROW.” LANCE BLACK, TECH CULTURE MCKINNEY OWNER

Tech CultureMcKinney owner Lance Black plans to expand the co-working space soon.

Tech Culture McKinney oers conference rooms, training areas, a kitchen and a game room. (Photos Courtesy Tech Culture McKinney) Tech CultureMcKinney Companies network, collaborate at coworking space T he idea for Tech Culture McKinney developed naturally as the building was renovated to become a data center, owner Lance Black said. The coworking space, which to create a coworking space for small companies,” Black said. The facility oers a kitchen, game room, conference rooms and train- ing areas. Tech Culture McKinney also provides services for hosting and backing up digital data.

WORKSPACE FEATURES Several amenities at Tech Culture McKinney help accommodate businesses and entrepreneurs taking advantage of the space.

Three conference rooms

construction, but design work is complete. Construction is expected to be completed in 2023. Tech Culture McKinney provides various levels of membership and full-time oce space. Companies that already use the space include a faith-based organization devel- oping literature, a company that builds and manufactures video equipment, and an organization that develops movies and digitizes artwork, Black said. “The sky is the limit,” Black said. “Demand is certainly driving expansion, and there is such huge growth in the area that we wanted to be a part of it.”

On-site digital data center

Two 3-D printers

24/7 building access

High-speed internet

opened in 2018, serves as a hub for networking, meet-and-greets, and dierent events for organizations in McKinney and throughout Collin County, Black said. The building at 1720 Bray Central Drive was originally a church, but it eventually became available for sale. Black said he bought it for further development. During renovations, he said people approached him seeking to rent oce space. “I realized a perfect opportunity

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“I’m very happy to see collabo- ration between companies within Tech Culture, and it just happens naturally,” Black said. “It’s so neat to hear and feel how these companies come together to learn and grow.” Black plans to add 50,000 square feet for oce, conference and training space. There will also be additional parking for about 300 cars. Black said supply chain issues have posed challenges for

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