Though this was generally considered the month in which the project would wrap up when they first started it, you'd have expected the local media would have been counting down the day given the historic nature and size of the project. But, nary a peep until - SURPRISE! - they have a grand-opening, yesterday. It's almost like they tried to keep it a secret.
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Rod Sanford | Lansing State Journal
Accident Fund wraps up headquarters project in Lansing
Written by Melissa Domsic | Lansing State Journal
March 29, 2011
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The insurer, which employs 650 in Lansing, marked the completion of its $182 million redevelopment of the power station into its 334,000-square-foot headquarters at an afternoon news conference.
Workers will begin moving in the weekend of April 9. The move-in should be finished by April 18.
The massive project has been in the works for about five years. Construction took more than two years.
"I'm overjoyed for the city today," said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of the Lansing Economic Development Corp. "Maybe, especially in this time, the symbol of that building being one of hope and of our city being able to come together and do the impossible is a real indication about our hopeful future."
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