Finishing Touches to the Building Before the Move

Well the final touches are being put in place the the cleaning crew is working feverishly to clean all the areas of the new building.  Less than one day until the move begins!

Banquettes in the Breakroom

Employee kitchen is done...look at all the microwaves

Collaboration spaces are done

Garden terrace columns are up and ready for the roof in the spring

Copy room

Executive office mini kitchen

Family room furniture is in

All the fish tank needs now is the fish

Love the blue chairs in the floating conference room

Entry wall opposite the panel wall

New sod and trees in at the front of the building

Stairs are ready for use

Waiting area wall is complete

Only Four Days Left

There are a mere FOUR days until we are in our new building for the first day of work. It's all becoming quite real as you will see in the pictures.  Some moving carts have been piled up in our current building in preparation for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Here are the final pictures until the big day!  Enjoy and be looking for pictures once we've actually moved in!

New Board Room

The columns are being put up for the shade that will cover our garden terrace in the spring

One of the many collaboration/meeting room

The inspiration wall in the marketing room.



A look at cubicle row when it's all complete



Studs have been set for the collaboration space 'walls'



Yep, it's real.  The moving carts are here.



Moving process has begun



There's Less Than a Week

WOW!  How quickly this time has gone from beginning to nearing the end of the new TrueNorth building!  We are excited to be moving on Friday of this week but with that comes those last minute things that all the great workers at the building are doing...frantically.  Everything seems to be coming together relatively smoothly. And we can't wait to start in our new building on Monday where we will have a nice opening breakfast for everyone who works for TrueNorth. We will not only get a welcome from the CEO Duane Smith but we will be taking an all staff photo.  So exciting doesn't even begin to cover it!

Booths in the new Breakroom area



Tall tables and chairs in the new Breakroom

TVs and recycle/trash center in the Breakroom



The fish guy has started the process for the new fish tank

Fishtank wall is done and the fish guy has started the work to move the fish here.

New front desk

Outside front of the building where some beautiful foliage will be in the spring

New furniture for the lobby waiting area

Chairs in Kirsten's office...don't they make you want to get CREATIVE!

New lights in entry and the floating conference room

New chairs near the fireplace in the Breakroom/Living Room area



New stripes on the new parking lot in front of the building

A typical set up for an office

Tables in the Design Centers



Two story paneled wall in the entry



Paneling in the waiting area

Wall of Excellence

Water fountain wall is really pretty

The Cubes are Here, The Cubes are Here!

It's all happening so fast.  The cubicles are now here and being placed around the second floor of the building.  Below, a quick evolution of how the cubes become pods!
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It started like this...with pieces of desk, tabletop and chairs

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Then they brought the walls of the cubicles in and started to place them.

They then put them together in pods.

Even the offices are starting to come together.  The desk tops are on the filing cabinets in the offices, too.

Down to the Final Three Weeks!

The countdown is really on now.  Only three weeks until we move into the new building and the excitement we've been talking about over the last few months continues to mount.  The entryway tile inlay of the TrueNorth logo is in as is the 'TrueNorth blue' wall in the Learning Center (formerly Beems Auditorium) on the first floor.

As we get closer and closer to the move in, more and more details are coming together.  The carpet is complete and dark wood paneling up.  New lighting is hung and casework is being placed in rooms.  We are just waiting for the furnishings and a few details. 

Finally, we have the flowers that children made at the library before the flood. (see picture at bottom) What should we do with them? 

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The beginnings of the tile inlay in the entryway

A clear view of the metal compass for the entryway

The final product of the inlay.  We think it's just beautiful.

TrueNorth blue wall in the 1st floor Learning Center

Gorgeous panel for around the fish tank in the 2nd floor foyer.

Carpet in the cubicle areas is laid at a different angle
for delineation of the space.

Carpet in the hallway and collaboration space

The lighting is complete on the second floor. 

Fireplace structure is complete in the living room area of the breakroom.

New first floor conference room

Storage area

Children made flowers at the library before the flood.  We still have them. 
What do you think we should do with them?