The goal of the merge: To create a combined network that can rocket them to the top of the coworking heap in the Northeast Corridor. Together, the two companies help more than one thousand companies and entrepreneurs using nearly a quarter million square feet of office space that they manage, operate, or license. Also of note: a new company is being spun out the deal. The merger isn’t surprising. It follows a series of partnerships between the two companies recently such as the joint venture “Benjamin’s Desk Challenge Center powered by 1776” they announced in May. Read more about the ins and outs of coworking at TechCo