Delta Dental is planning to use green building practices while adding a new office building and data center at its Okemos home.
According to excerpts from the article:
When
completed in 2010, Delta Dental's expansion will feature an additional
25,000 square feet in its primary building, an additional
95,000-square-foot office building, and a 20,000-square-foot data
center.
Hostetler says the project was designed with sustainability in mind.
The additions will feature environmentally friendly building components
that are recommended by the
U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization that promotes the development of sustainable building projects and education.
"We've seen some significant growth in the past three to five years of
all our insurance companies, but this was really Delta's year," says
Tim Daman, vice president for operations and strategic initiatives for
the
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Delta Dental a major employer with more than 600 workers in
Michigan—most in the Lansing region. It also is considered a leader in
the growth of Lansing as a "hub" for the insurance industry.
Other major insurance carriers headquartered in the Lansing region are
Accident Fund, Auto-Owners Insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Michigan, Jackson National Life, Michigan Millers, Citizens Insurance,
AP Capital and FinCor Holdings.
Insurance and financial industry jobs grew by 13 percent between 2000
and 2006, according to a report commissioned by Michigan Works! and the
Lansing Economic Area Partnership.
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