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# Office closing

## Description

An **Office Closing** event tracks when a company shuts down a physical office or facility. This data provides insights into business downsizing, market exits, and shifts in operational strategy.

**Important:** The **Office Closing** event is available only for **recent office closures** that occurred within the last quarter (`timestamp_from` should be set to the past 3 months). If no office closure was recorded during this period, no data will be returned.

**For long-term office location history,** refer to the **Firmographic Enrichment API**.

## Use cases

* **Market Contraction Analysis**: Identify industries or regions where businesses are downsizing.
* **Competitive Intelligence**: Track competitor office closures to understand their market shifts.
* **Economic Indicators**: Assess the impact of office closures on local economies and employment.
* **Operational Strategy**: Monitor company restructuring and realignment decisions.

## Data Schema

**Event Name `"closing_office"` *(Use this value in the`event_types` parameter when querying this event.)***

| Signal                          | API Name                        | Description                                                            | Data Type |
| :------------------------------ | :------------------------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------- |
| Reason for office closing       | reason\_for\_closure            | Text describing the reason for the office closing.                     | string    |
| Location of closing office      | office\_location                | Text describing where the office is located.                           | string    |
| Number of employees impacted    | number\_of\_employees\_affected | Number of employees impacted by the office location closing.           | integer   |
| Title of closing office article | title                           | Title of published news report or article on company's office closing. | string    |
| Snippet                         | snippet                         | Short excerpt or highlight text summarizing the award or announcement  | string    |
| Link to article                 | link                            | Link to article announcing the company's office closing.               | url       |
| Event name                      | event\_name                     | Name of the event related to office closing.                           | string    |
| Event time                      | event\_time                     | The timestamp indicating when the event actually occurred              | datetime  |

## Query Example

```curl cURL theme={null}
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
  -H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "event_types": [
    "closing_office"
  ],
  "business_ids": [
    "8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
  ],
  "timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'
```

## Best Practices

* **Filter by location (`office_location`)** to analyze closures in specific regions.
* **Track closure reasons (`reason_for_closure`)** to understand business decisions.
* **Monitor employment impact (`number_of_employees_affected`)** to assess workforce reductions.

## Related Events

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card icon="party-horn" horizontal title="New Product Launch" href="/reference/businesses/events/types/new-product-launch">
    Launch of a new product
  </Card>

  <Card icon="building" horizontal title="New Office Opening" href="/reference/businesses/events/types/new-office-opening">
    Opening of a new office
  </Card>

  <Card icon="award" horizontal title="Company's Award" href="/reference/businesses/events/types/companys-award-event">
    Recognition of a company's achievements and accolades
  </Card>
</Columns>