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“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640
Construction and renovation of ProMedica’s new Downtown Headquarters project in Toledo will soon wrap up.
ProMedica HQ: Toldeo’s Catalyst for Revitalization By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction and renovation of ProMedica’s new Downtown Headquarters project in Toledo will soon wrap up. The $80 million project is being managed by the Rudolph Libbe Group. The first group of nearly 1,000 employees of the Ohio health care provider will move into the two-building campus starting the weekend of Aug. 4, with three additional move-in phases to follow. The work encompasses a seven-story parking garage, the renovation of a historic steam plant built in 1896 and the renovation of the existing top three floors of the former Key
Bank building — all are connected. The new headquarters is located next to Toledo’s Promenade Park and the city’s riverfront. Ground was broken on Oct. 28, 2015 and final delivery of the entire project is scheduled for the end of August. “Our move to downtown will help ProMedica be more connected, more efficient and more effective as an organization,” said Randy Oostra, president and CEO of ProMedica. “At the same time we hope it will serve as a catalyst in the ongoing revitalization of downtown Toledo.” ProMedica, a not-for-profit healthcare organization serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, operates a 12hospital system and has more than 15,000 employees. ProMedica received federal, state and local support in the
form of tax credits, low interest loans and grants to support the historic preservation; and new development and job creation incentives to help fund part of the project. “ProMedica has incorporated a goal to engage minority, veteran and women-owned businesses in at least 15 percent of contract and subcontract work related to the headquarters construction,” according to a company press release. “It will additionally donate $200,000 to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s Diversified Contractors Accelerator Program.” The Steam Plant was designed by renowned architect Daniel Burnham, chief architect of the 1893 Chicago see PROMEDICA page 2