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Trade Centre
- The roof is currently being completely replaced
- Bathrooms on third and fourth floors have been completely remodeled
- CARLI's customized new space is complete on the third floor
- The third-floor hallway has been remodeled
- Annual spring landscaping is complete
- Upcoming work includes the remodeling of the elevators and front entrance, re-striping of the parking lot, and cleaning/repairing the exterior EIFS of the building
Illini Plaza
- Remodeled the atrium: new paint, new plants, new artwork
- Annual spring landscaping is complete
- Upcoming work includes re-striping the parking lot
TENANT NEWS |
Wickersheimer Engineers, Inc.
Wickersheimer Engineers, Inc. has moved its offices to 1808 Woodfield Drive in Savoy. This full-service structural engineering consulting firm has 31 years of engineering service to central Illinois, the midwest, and to national and international clients. Locally, they have worked with architects, private clients, corporations, and contractors. A few notable projects for which they have provided structural engineering include: the 5-story Champaign Busey Bank headquarters, the Champaign County Courthouse facility in Urbana, the Urbana Aquatic Center, and the Faith United Methodist Church addition in Champaign. A recent University project is the Indoor Golf Facility on St. Mary's Road (pictured). www.wickersheimerengineers.com
Mettler Athletic
Nutrition services: Mettler Athletic now has a registered dietician: Melissa Smith, who focuses on lifestyle change and behavioral modification. In Mettler nutrition programs, Melissa provides meal plans suited for each client's individual needs, accompanies clients to the grocery store, keeps them accountable, and addresses any of their health issues. She works with many different types of clients, from those who need to lose weight or gain weight, to athletes who need to gain a competitive edge and people suffering from arthritis or diabetes, and many more.
A5 fitness program: This is the perfect program for those struggling to meet goals on their own, needing motivation, or who like to exercise with a group. It allows participants to work with fellow employees on meeting goals outside of the company or train with friends to achieve goals together. Whether already active or just starting a program, A5 will challenge anyone's current goals with motivation and encouragement. This is a progressive, 12-week program for groups of 4 to 8.
Summer athlete programs: Mettler's volleyball program emphasizes strength, speed, conditioning, and volleyball skills, helping players who want to make a greater impact during the 2008 volleyball season. In the football program, Mettler's sports performance coach helps players develop speed and agility. All high school volleyball or football players age 14-18 are encouraged to join pre-season workouts to get ready for the fall season. Junior high (7th and 8th grade) programs for baseball and softball are also being offered. These two programs train twice a week with Mettler Athletic's baseball or softball instructors and work on all aspects of baseball/softball, including fielding, throwing, and hitting. Participants can also attend unlimited athleticism classes for speed and strength during this junior high program. www.mettlerathletic.com
PREPA.R.E., INC.
PREPA.R.E., INC. recently moved to offices at 1808 Woodfield Drive in Savoy. The firm, owned by Marc Mitalski, S.E., and Kevin Hinders, Architect, provides architectural planning and structural engineering services both locally and internationally. Examples of their work include the renovation of the Enterprise Building, 34 E. Main St., Champaign and the HORTI EXPO Pine Ravine Master Plan and Building Design, Kunming Province, the People's Republic of China. www.prepa-r-e.com
Ramshaw Real Estate
The new ramshaw.com was launched May 1. The site reflects Ramshaw's new company colors and logo, and in many ways is a celebration of the company's accomplishments over its first 20 years in business. The homepage provides visitors with three portals, one for each of Ramshaw's three major offerings: commercial real estate buying/leasing, apartment leasing, and home sales. Intuitive new search functions allow users easy access to each of these areas, and each property page provides detailed descriptions, interior and exterior photos, and in many cases virtual property tours. The community involvement section provides a quick look at many of Ramshaw's activities outside of its core business. And the About Ramshaw section provides a glimpse at the people behind the company's success. Please visit ramshaw.com for any real estate need, or just to see what's new.
Ramshaw has adopted the MAP Management System™ in an aggressive effort to elevate the company's performance to new levels across all divisions. The system consists of developing solid, executable management action programs and strategies, what they call Vital Factors. MAP has accelerated sustained growth and success for more than 13,000 companies and 160,000 executives nationwide. Ramshaw's top-level executives have attended multi-day training workshops at MAP's California-based headquarters and are passing the training down through the organization. www.ramshaw.com
Farnsworth Group
Farnsworth Group was hired to design a new three-story assisted living on 2.7 acres in Collinsville, Illinois. With 68 units in this 52,000 square foot complex, the Cedarhurst project will feature a 2-story entry and living room, along with the following amenities: large dining room, covered porch, full-service kitchen and laundry facilities, spa, wellness center, and beauty/barber shop. This project is currently under construction and is anticipated to be complete by early 2009.
The new assisted living facility is designed to be linked with the existing Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello. From the exterior, this double-horseshoe shaped building displays an old fashioned front entrance with a porch and sitting area. Lush exterior courtyards located at each side of the building provide semiprivate spaces for residents and visitors to enjoy. The interior will incorporate a residential style of living, including amenities such as resident kitchenettes, dining room, library, beauty shop, gift shop, and laundry facilities. Apartment-style resident rooms will include private bathrooms and electronic connections for computer, television, and small counter-top appliances. Each of the design elements of the building were created with the resident in mind. This project is currently under construction and is expected to open early fall 2008.
The community of Downs was finding its present fire station facility to be very undersized and out of date to meet the fire response needs of this rapidly growing community. A decision was made to build a new 7-bay fire station. In light of the anticipated growth, plans are also in the works for an additional 2-bay substation on the east side of the village in the near future. The new station will be a pre-engineered metal building comprising approximately 17,100 square feet and will house 7 apparatus bays. Adjacent to the bays will be a two-story office/staff area. The first floor will include a dayroom, conference room, 4 offices, radio/computer room, training/multi-purpose room, kitchen and dining facilities, and toilet facilities. The second floor above this area will include a dormitory, physical fitness area, future kitchen, and toilet/shower facilities. This project is currently under construction, and is anticipated to be completed by early fall of 2008. www.f-w.com
Wolfram Research
In April, Wolfram announced the release of Mathematica Player Pro, the new delivery system for Mathematica applications and interactive documents. Player Pro marries convenient deployment with Mathematica's math and rapid application development environment, an ideal combination for workgroups, consulting teams, researchers, commercial application builders, and others looking to roll out dynamic solutions, whether to clients or across their own organizations.
In June, Wolfram Research will mark 20 years of doing business in Champaign and plans to hold several events celebrating the occasion. Wolfram is one of the world's most respected software companies, as well as a powerhouse of scientific and technical innovation. As pioneers in computational science and the computational paradigm, it has pursued a long-term vision to develop the science, technology, and tools to make computation an ever-more-potent force in today's and tomorrow's world.
Wolfram is still in a hiring mode for their massive data project and are looking to add more developers and data curators. www.wolfram.com
CARLI
In June, Trade Centre will gain a new tenant: the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). The CARLI offices, currently located at 616 E. Green Street and 501 E. Daniel Street, will be moving to the newly renovated space on the third floor of Trade Centre South. The new office space includes 2 meeting/computer training rooms for staff and member library training events and meetings.
CARLI serves over 93% of Illinois higher education students, faculty, and staff at 140 member institutions. Among the many benefits to CARLI members are the I-Share integrated library system that serves 71 institutions (expanding to 76 in July 2008) providing interlibrary loan and resource-sharing throughout the state; E-resources brokering, with over 1,000 discounted subscriptions to electronic journals and other resources in fiscal year 2008; and the new Illinois Library Delivery Service (ILDS), offering 24-hour delivery among 131 CARLI libraries and all of the state's regional library systems. www.carli.illinois.edu
Applied Research Associates
Applied Research Associates has provided Champaign County with a management system for highways. Recently, ARA completed and installed for Champaign County a pavement management system, which allows the county to better understand its highway funding needs and provide an objective tool for determining which roads to fix, and when. Further, this system helps the county engineer prepare budget requests and provides information to the county board on the ramifications of funding decisions.
Champaign County's current annual road maintenance and construction budget is approximately $3 million. Of these total road funds, $2 million is dedicated to improving and maintaining the county's highway network. The other $1 million is allocated to improving roads that are not owned or maintained by Champaign County. These funds are dedicated to funding "fringe road" projects that are generally owned or operated by the City of Champaign, City of Urbana, or other local agency.
The issue of funding highway improvements on non-county roads is a significant issue between the county and local government agencies. It is generally recognized that transportation improvements lead to economic development and growth, therefore the county has a vested interest in improving area transportation facilities, even if they are not specifically within county jurisdiction. This creates a need for an analytical means to determine the required funding for the county-owned roads while still providing funds to the local agencies to improve the overall transportation network and foster economic development.
Jeff Blue, the county engineer, established a simple goal for this project: "The overall goal is to provide an objective tool for the inventory, assessment, and management of Champaign County's road network." ARA helped the county accomplish this goal. www.ara.com
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