Growth is the Goal Willis of Ohio sets expansion plans in motion

For the past few months, international business Willis of Ohio has worked alongside Continental Realty and Nationwide Realty Investors to move from its previous location in Upper Arlington to a bigger facility at 775 Yard St. in Grandview Heights.

The company intends to continue expansion and hire those who will deliver great customer service to clients.

“We have looked at multiple sites around Columbus and ultimately decided that Grandview Yard provides us the best opportunity to grow our business. They have been great partners in helping us find a location,” says Frank McKain, regional partner of Willis of Ohio.

Willis of Ohio provides insurance, risk management advising and employee benefits. The corporation has had a pres- ence in Ohio for the past 25 years with offices in the Columbus and Cleveland areas.

The company has more than 400 offices in 120 countries all over the world. It employs more than 17,000 people, approximately 100 from Ohio and 95 of them in the Columbus area. The business has also converted the Sears Tower of Chicago into what is slowly becoming known as the Willis Tower.

The group is known for its effort to create innovative and improved tactics to better serve clients and their interests as they partner together in order to better performances and alter the business world to better fit customers’ needs.

“We just want to deliver great client service and grow to be the best in class insurance advisor in Columbus,” McKain says.

Reactions to the current shift include excitement, anticipation and satisfaction in regards to finding an ideal building for the company.

“It’s a great location and it lends itself to a new identity for our firm,” McKain says. “It’s a beautiful building, with great visibility (and) development, and the energy is just electric.”

The goal in relocating the Willis of Ohio offices is to mirror the overall intentions of the company.

“We wanted an office building that matches our commitment to our clients and grow in Columbus,” says McKain.

Through moving to a new venue, Willis of Ohio has also set its sights on a new goal as the firm begins to take steps to move in a different direction.