Iasta World HQ on the move

April 25th, 2008 at 06:39am David Bush - Iasta

Its a busy day here. Boxes are packed up and heavy equipment is being moved, tomorrow is when the real labor gets going. Since we are a global support center of our software, pulling off an office move is not as easy as unplugging and firing back up. We have been in a controlled burn for weeks now, so to seamlessly switch to our new, spacious accommodations. If I did not write this, no one outside would have ever know so much was happening right now.

Over the last 4 years, we have claimed 3 adjacent suites and lived through the construction. Now, we are starting clean with a better floor plan and all new everything. The extra 100% in square footage is nice, too, with phase II construction already planned to start next May, for another 50%, and part of the 8 year space plan.

All things considered, I think this sourcing thing is working out ok for us. We should be around 50 Indy employees by early 2009 and we have become experts in contract negotiation. Our financial auditors said we negotiated the best lease they had seen come out of Duke Realty in years, as we got the the equivalent terms and price that typically come with minimum 100,000 sq foot HQ re-locations.

So, thank you, procurement world, you have made this possible in more ways than one!

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