Continental Office in the News

Want to work from Nationwide Arena while the Blue Jackets practice? Here's your chance:

With the emergence of hybrid work, many of us can do our jobs from just about anywhere – even Nationwide Arena while your favorite hockey team practices.

Continental Office Adds Knoll in Central Ohio, Becomes Herman Miller + Knoll Dealer for the Region

Continental Office is excited to announce the addition of Knoll to its scope of solutions in central Ohio,
becoming the Herman Miller and Knoll dealer for the region. Adding to a growing list of offerings, this
development immediately brings the full Knoll family of iconic brands to Continental Office, including
KnollStudio, Knoll Office, Muuto, Holly Hunt, DatesWeiser, and more.

The Work-From-Home World of COVID-19 Turns Office Furniture Industry Upside Down

Ohio's largest office furniture dealer, Continental Office, has put together home-office packages for employees of Continental's clients, but otherwise has not targeted individual consumers, said CEO Ira Sharfin.

Continental has weathered the 2020 storm by focusing on its service division, which has stayed busy rearranging some offices, and other products such as flooring, which has remained in demand as buildings started before the pandemic are completed.

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Columbus Companies Add Elbow Room with Outdoor Work Spaces

MKC Architects, Continental Office and ootBox, all of which are based in Columbus, used three Downtown parking spaces Friday to showcase their vision for the future of work.

Three Columbus companies spent Friday morning and afternoon showing central Ohio what the future of work might look like. The occasion was “PARK(ing) Day,” an annual international event event first observed by landscape architects in San Francisco and intended to showcase alternative uses for on-street parking spaces.

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The "Office of the Future"

Continental Office CEO Ira Sharfin joins industry leaders to discuss the "Office of the Future" in an exclusive panel discussion, hosted by Columbus Business First.

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The Confusing Future of Office Space

Our friends at Tall Timber Group are taking a look at COVID-19's impact on office space, and with the assistance of Continental Office's Return to Work Survey, they're looking at how office space is being impacted and seeing what the future holds in store.

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Continental Office COVID-19 Preparedness Statement

At Continental Office, we are guided by our values, which we call What Matters to Us. These include our associates, clients, community and their health and wellbeing. With Governor DeWine calling upon businesses to get creative and support him in the effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19 via social distancing, we have decided to make some short-term changes to our associate’s work hours in the office.

Susan Curran Joins Continental Office to Lead Furniture Sales Division

Continental Office, a leader in creating, building, and maintaining great spaces, announced the hiring of Susan Curran as Senior Vice President of Sales, overseeing the furniture sales teams in Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Continental Office Honored as Winner of Healthiest Employers® of Columbus, OH

January 2020

Continental Office has been awarded the top spot among the 2019 winners of the Healthiest Employers of Columbus, OH, a nationally recognized awards program powered by the Springbuk Health Intelligence Platform.

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Continental Office and Ira Sharfin stick to their strengths

Smart Business - December 2019

Continental's CEO, Ira Sharfin, discusses the company's evolution, his evolution, and the vision for the future of Continental Office. He discusses taking a step back, looking at the larger picture, and what we can learn from failure.