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Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Several articles about Blue Cross Blue Shield expanding in Eagan. - 9/13/1995DER ENDS Blue Cross looks to add Membership growth and the need for consolidation are driving Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in its plans to expand its Eagan campus by seven buildings comprised of some 840,000 square -feet of office space by 2025. The substantial three-phase expansion is expected to begin in 2004, with the construction of Building C, which will sit just south of the main building on Blue Cross Road, according to Jan Hennings, BCBSM spokesperson. The health insurer's member- ship now totals more than 2.1 million, and is expected to continue its growth rate of about 125,000 new members each year. Currently, the nonprofit has 1.15 seven buildings, 840,000 square -feet, by 2025 F uturo Buikings 8lackhawk Road Yankee Doodle Road Delta Dental iexisengt Future Residential This drawing shows what the Blue Cross Blue Shield campus may look like in 2025. Phase I of the expansion plans could start as early as 2004, with the construction of Building C, just south of the main building. million square feet of office space contained in nine build- ings. The largest health insurer in the state, it employs more than 3,000 people in Eagan. Before finalizing its plans, the insurer sought comments from its neighbors on the proposed project. Traffic was the primary concern for most, according to a feedback sheet sent out to neighbors. Smaller expansion steps are already underway for 13C13St\'1. "We just purchased Yankee Place," said !Jennings. The two, single story buildings on Yankee Drive total 121,000 square-tcet of space. BCBSM will use about 100,000 square -feet of the space for its claims staff in 2003. The health insurer plans to remodel the buildings and update the heating, air conditioning and electrical systems throughout, said Hennings. Blue Cross plans expansion ® Eagan development pro- posed to consolidate corpo- rate campus. By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Eagan -based in- surance giant, stuck its toe in the water last week. Company officials gained pre- liminary approval from the Eagan City Council Sept. 5 for a long-term building expansion plan on the banks of the Min- nesota River. Su•,•.. ecvrreel ts. The plan calls for construc- tion of four new buildings (each 100,000 square -feet). The build- ings would flank an existing 190,787 square -foot office build- ing owned by BCBSM west of Highway 13 on Yankee Doodle Road. Eagan Mayor Tom Egan gave the plan a warm reception. "I'm extremely glad you want to grow in the city of Eagan," said the mayor. "You have been an excellent corporate citizen." The company moved to Eagan in 1970 from St; Paul and cur- rently employs more than 3,000 • BLUE: To Page.13A 9//45/f. 31/4,5 c- (3 5 • Blue: Development proposed for Eagan site to ed f iyo/f..{ • Fro Front Page land is owned east of the corpo- ; `= Gaining preliminary approval rate headquarters. Additional , was only the first step in the over - people. The proposed building office space is owned near Yan- • all development process. The expansion would be phased in kee Doodle Road and Denmark : plan requires an Environmental,; over several years and could re- Avenue. A 10-year lease recently Assessment Worksheet for public • suit in more than 1,000 addi- • was signed to house employees review and approval by the Min- tional employees at that loca- in the former Unisys building in • nesota Pollution Control Agency tion, said Karl Oestreich, com- Eagan as well, Oestreich said. (MPCA). • The large amount of pany spokesperson. The main Development plans are an ef- parking spaces requires MPCA • corporate headquarters are east fort to consolidate into one cam- approval as well. Final city. ap- ofHighway 13 offYankee Doodle pus environment, Oestreich • proval can be given if these two 1. . Road. Several acres of vacant .added. other steps are approved. Blue Cross will pitch RiverPark - campus expansion to Eagan staff Blue ,Cross and Blue. Shield of Minnesota announced it will seek approval from the' city of Eagan to expand its RiverPark campus. .The expansion will allow the health -plan provider to.improve its customer service and train- ing operations, which are cur rently housed at four different locations in Eagan, according to Blue Cross spokeswoman Sarah Youngerman.. The Blue Cross Board of Trustees approved the;,expan- sion plan at its June 30 meet- ing. Blue Cross is proposing to build a 100,000 square -foot building' adjacent to its River Park facility, located' : just northwest of Highway 3 and Yankee=Doodle Road. • "This facility expansion will enable Blue Cross to provide a higher level of customer serv- ice due to the grouping of these functions in one campus' setting," said Roger ':Kleppe, vice. president of human re- sources and quality manage- ment. Blue Cross is planning to present_ its application to the city;of.Eagan by mid -August. The proposal is -expected to go before the City ,Council in :Oc- • tober.Based on.a timelinepre- pared by the company, the building could be ready as early/as the fall of 2000// ,BlueCross has been inves- trgati`ng several options to han- dle existing office space needs and : anticipated Aemployee growth due to inckeased en- rollment and consurrier demand for Blue Cross products and services,"; said Klppe. "An expansion,. at ourRiverPark campus will meet those needs and help ;to streamline com- munications among , divisions, increase'operating efficiencies, and provide ,a higher level of customer support to ,our mem- bers." BCBSM eliminating 60 jobs By Sue Hegarty. �v3 Staff Writer -as Sixty Eagan insurance company em- ployees will have a Blue Christmas after their jobs were eliminated last week. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Min- nesota (BCBSM) closed one of four em- ployee cafeterias, raised lunch prices and plans to cut next year's advertising bud- get in half, said Karl Oestreich, public re- lations manager. - A President's Club award program for employees was cut a few years ago when the belt -tightening began. "We're really scrutinizing every activ- ity we do if it doesn't bring value to our .customers," Oestreich-said. The Eagan -based insurance company - is coming to the close of a record enroll- ment year — 89,000 new members.were insured in 1996. The 1.5 million cus- tomers are the most. served in the com- pany's history,'Oestreich said. So why are the cuts necessary if busi- ness is booming? Increases in per person claims, com- bined with rising medical care costs and a competitive market are reasons, he said. BCBSM anticipated a $29.2 million net income for•1996. September's figures put the company well below the forecast at only $9.1-million, Oestreich said. Last year, BCBSM lost 'a major con- tract, Medicare Part B. Consequently, the company cut 70 employees, but found jobs for two-thirds of them, Oestreich said. "We're still very financially strong," he said. But to increase enrollment figures like . this year, their services must remain competitively priced. "Our customers demand that. They won't settle for increases," he said. So instead, the increased costs are paid for through internal budget cuts. The jobs lost were across the board, not in one specific department, Oestreich .said. "Everyone is making sacrifices. We have to look at our growth and put re- sources toward the business gained in 1996. We have to 'provide strong cus- tomer service to retain new growth. That's where efforts will be put in 1997," Oestreich said. Three customer service operations in Marshall, Fergus Falls and Rochester were consolidated and brought to Eagan. Consolidation accounted for about 10 jobs being eliminated. BCBSM still has service centers in Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead and Winona. Employees in the Yankee Place build- ing in Eagan now will_ have to take the company shuttle across Highway 13 to eat lunch at the main building or walk next door to the River Park building which also has full kitchen facilities. And similar to other edicts given in business- es and schools throughout the state, they'll be asked to use both sides of a sheet of paper before discarding it. each; Sunday at,.1P a.m.,. the iviraz ,Theatre = usually reserved for plays, musicals and concerts — fills with wor- shipers anxious to hear Lundstrom's message 'of the week. The band and choirs strike up, rocking the walls of Cel- ebration Church with inspirational tunes that prompt some church -goers to clap along or wave their hands with the music. For an hour and 45 minutes the ser- vice continues with a mixture of prayers, messages and music celebrating God. For Lynn Gelao, the coming of the church to Burnsville has been "the great- est thing that could have 'happened" — even though she lives in Arden Hills. There- are churches closer to her home, but every Sunday, Gelao drives right by them and heads south to the theater at Burnsville High School where Celebra- tion Church has services. "Some of the services you go to. are so dry, so orderly, you don't really feel God's spirit at all," Gelao said.. At Celebration - Church, "you do really feel nurtured to grow as a Christian." Gelao has followed Lundstrom since first seeing him preach in 1984. Over the years, she has traveled between St. Cloud and Red Wing to see him whenev- er he was in the area. She has cassette tapes of his preachings to play in her car when she is having hard times, and is trying to convince people at work to ex- perience the church and what Lundstrom has to offer. If Gelao's co-workers aren't taking the lead, others throughout the area are. Celebration Church's opening service Sept. 8 drew more than 500 attendees, w with subsequent services exceeding 300. Lundstrom said he expects some of those • to re-evaluCtte nib Ili . we can fill is our evangelist approach to reach searching, seeking people." Judy Turnbull of Burnsville used to at- tend a"church in Bloomington before she started going to Celebration. Turnbull said she and her husband were looking for a church they could grow with and be- come morn -involved in. They have found that in Celebration. "We liked Lowell's charismatic way of preaching, his Christian belief, his fami- ly values," Turnbull said. "It just seems so accepting of everybody." She explained that Lundstrom deliv- ers messages that hithome and can be used in daily life. One week he talked about how, in 100 years, the kind of clothes you wore or car you drove won't matter — but what people think of you will. Another week he talked about what people can do to be. happier and more suc- cessful in their jobs and careers. "He's been a real blessing in my life," said Gelao, a greeter at the church. She hopes to one day become a counselor for Celebration's congregation. For the time being, Celebration will continue renting space at the Mraz The- atre for the weekly 10 a.m. Sunday ser- vices. Lundstrom hopes to break ground for a new church building in about. two years. Now living in Eden Prairie, Lund- strom and his wife, Connie, expect to move to Burnsville soon. Other integral players in the church include Burnsville resident Chet Priewe, who leads the evangelism and disciple- ship programs, and Lakeville residents Bill and Joyce Simmons, who lead family . and teaching ministries. For more information about the church, call 707-0700. www.riinSun:com Company's 25-year development plan set for hearing before Tanning Commission By Joshua Nichols hols Sun Newspapers O O ems, wti - 6C.-�5 Looking a full quarter -century down the line, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota began a process last month that could lead to seven new buildings -on its Eagan campus. "Blue Cross chose. Eagan as its home and site of future building and I think it makes sense to look at our property. 25 years down the line and decide what to do with it," said Roger Kleppe, Blue Cross' vice president of human resources. "In the process we .want to be as con- siderate of our neighbors as possible, take their needs into consideration and continue to be a good community neigh- bor." The company presented a formal plan for its campus development to the city of Eagan May 16 and the plan is scheduled for a public hearing before the city's Ad- visory Planning Commission Tuesday, June 26. The plan would allow multiple buildings to be constructed on Blue Cross' property over the next 25 years, depending on business needs over that time. Kleppe said presenting the whole 25- year plan- to the city instead of seeking approval building by building is neces- sary because much of the land will have to be rezoned to allow the development. Some of the campus is now zoned for low - density residential and medium density residential, while other parts are zoned limited business, which is Eagan's tradi- tional office zoning. The main,reason B1ue: Cross: ihas • 1131'6(11'1►Q1, Apple Valley/Rosemotint Eagan' SuiktirrentMlednesday;-June&B 2001 3A as`'eye to future when looking at campus begun looking at centralizing all itsem- sense." ployees on either its main campus along. The facility also would serve as a place Highway 13 and Yankee Doodle Road or for the company to gather all its employ - on its RiverPark campus across Highway ees for meetings in a conference center 13 is because its current arrangement is that would also be open to the public, too complex. Kleepe said. "The Blue Cross workforce in Eagan is A key part of the plan calls for an out - currently housed in. six buildings located ' door "commons area" with walking paths in different areas of the city," said and a new pond to join the existing pond Jan Hennings, a media relations special- ; on •the campus, Hennings said. The idea ,ist :with• Blue .Cross.'. "Travel 'between of the commons area is to provide green. buildings is an inefficient 'use•of.employ- space not only for Blue Cross employees, . ee.time-,Also; we need additional space to but also for the whole community -to use. house our.employees." "When we were looking at the campus, In addition, Blue Cross • administra- we saw a great opportunity to create a tors decided that the plan, -.which would . pretty' nice business park, or what we are add 840,000 square feet to the main cam- calling a campus," Kleppe said. "We want pus '•spread through seven :buildings, to provide an environment around the would be less expensive than renting new ' campus that is pleasing to our employees space. The•current plan calls for the first and also lets residents see us as notjust building, to be built just south of the main another business park." building currently on the campus, to be Eventually as employees are moved to completed by November 2003, Hennings the main campus, Blue Cross' WaterView said. facility in Town Centre would most like- •. The plan calls for another building to ! . ly be sold. be built just south;of the maid building, , , The expansion on the campus has be - three more connected buildings -joined to come inevitable due to the growth the a proposed -parking ramp -on the north company has seen -over the past few side of the campus; and another separate years, Hennings said. Over the past five building just 'south •.of '. Yankee years, Blue Cross has added more than Doodle Road on the east side of Blue 600,000 new members and it expects to Cross Road. In addition, a community add 125,000 more this year. Blue Cross conference center/daycare• facility would now serves more than 2.1 million mem- be built near the intersection of Black- bers. hawk Road and Blue Cross Road. To serve all those members, 3,254 peo- The idea of a daycare facility has been ple worked at Blue Cross in Eagan at the something Blue Cross has been interest- end of 2000. Blue Cross anticipates it will ed in for years, but hasn't been possible need to add to its current workforce by 2 with employees:being scattered through- to 3 percent over the next 25 years, Hen-. out the city; Kleppesaid. nings said. "Right now our employment base is 75 In an attempt to address traffic issues percent female," Kleppe said. "We've on Blue Cross Road and the nearby resi- looked at the possibility of a•daycare fa- dential neighborhood bordering Ashbury cility in the past and we. know the de- : Road, the plan would reroute Blue Cross mand is there, but when you`,areispread =}.,;:•Road to•theceast of.where:it is now:. After out._like,we,;are, it just doesn't make "•the:changes, Delta Dental and an exist - those questions." If the plan receives the approval of the Advisory Planning Commission; it would likely, go•before'�the Eagan:City:.Council Tuesday,July 17. ing pond that are now on the east side of Blue Cross Road would end up on 'the west side of the road. The rerouting• is intended to provide more efficient traffic flow, better control of traffic and a more clearly defined neighborhood point of entrance. Although the first phase of the plan wouldn't affect the soccer fields on ;the northern side of the campus, additional buildings built during the second phase of the plan could impact those fields, Kleppe said. However, since the plan calls for two low-rise parking ramps, one of which would abut those fields, the impact might be minimal, he said. The company has sought public input on its plan before it went to the city with it. About 40 neighbors attended a meet- ing in February to discuss the plan, ask questions and raise concerns. As a follow- up to the meeting in 'February, two resi- dents had coffees at their houses I in March and Blue Cross representatives addressed additional questions -and con- cerns. Traffic, use of land located next to Sky - hill Park, the appearance .of buildin'gs and landscaping, and concern for wildlife were the primary issues expressed and Blue Cross plans to work with the city;to address all those concerns plus any other input provided during public: hearings with the city. . , "Most of the concerns expressed by residents when they see pictures of the proposed changes is traffic," Kleppe said. "Depending on where they live in the neighborhood, they might have other concerns, but we are dedicated to work- ing with them and the city to address Be --Cross plans expansion ■ Eagan developmentpro- posed to consolidate corpo- rate campus. By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Eagan -based in- surance giant, stuck its toe in the water last week. Company officials gained pre- liminary approval from the Eagan City Council Sept. 5 for a long-term. building expansion plan on the banks of the Min- . nesota River. 69 s eurreett • The plan calls for construc- tion of four new buildings (each 100,000 square -feet). The build- ings would flank an existing 190,787 square -foot office build- ing owned by BCBSM west of Highway 13 on Yankee Doodle Road. Eagan Mayor Tom Egan gave the plan a warm reception. "I'm extremely glad you want to grow in the city of Eagan," said the mayor. "You have been an excellent corporate citizen." 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The proposed building expansion would be phased in over several years and could re- sult in more than 1,000 addi- tional employees at that loca- tion, said Karl Oestreich, com- pany spokesperson. The main corporate headquarters are east of Highway 13 off Yankee Doodle Road. Several acres of vacant land is owned east of the corpo- rate headquarters. Additional office space is owned near Yan- kee Doodle Road and Denmark Avenue. A 10-year lease recently - was signed to house employees in the former Unisys building in Eagan as well, Oestreich said. Development plans are an ef- fort to consolidate into one cam- . pus environment, Oestreich added. " Gainingpreliminary approval was only the first step in the over- all development process. The plan requires an Environmental, Assessment Worksheet for public review and approval by the Min- nesota Pollution _Control Agency (MPCA).: The large amount of parking spaces requires MPCA approval as well. Final city. ap- proval can be given if these two other steps are. approved. M ' Clubs Burnsville Area MusicIT,gacets`j Association, 9:15 a.m. Informatibao.'l cation: 895-5743 (Barb), 452-8435� (Beth). Library Tinytot story time series, for ages 2 to 3'/2, continues Sept. 22 and 29, 10:15 or 11 a.m. sessions, Apple Valley library, 14955 Galaxie Ave. In- formation/registration: ` 891-7045. I• .Miscellaneous . Dakota Citizens Forum member- ship_meeting, 7:30 a.m., Blue. Cross rr' 1101 W. County Road 42. Information: 892-6667. • - Schools S e -Ctirihcil; d7=p. tNIO ie Ele- mentary School,11608 River Hills Drive, Burnsville. Information: 895-7292. Tuesday . Classes - Seminars on Sports Nutrition, 7- _ 9 p.m., began Sept. 12, $15, $10 for members, Richfield Bank, 14201. Grand Ave., Burnsville. Information: 892-6667. Blue Cross to Build Construction of a 65- million Blue Cross build- ing, shown in the architect's sketch above, is expected to begin in June. Completion is scheduled for the fall of 1969, according to Richard T. Crist, president of Minne- /1—(, s" sota Blue Cross-MII. The 185,000-square-foot building will be located on Hwy. 13 and Yankee Doodle Road, about 4 miles southwest of the Mendota Bridge, in Eagan Township. Nels ens the hinterlands and are largely without benefit of interracial friendships must not make the tragic mistake of judging a whole race by the stupidity and lawlessness few," Ne n s. ' "I 48 Telephone Installers Stop Work in Protest ,rty - eight Northwestern installers 1 ..m. The installers work out of three south Minneapolis ga- rages. The dispute did not appear linked to the CWA's sched- uled Thursday strike at Bell over a contract dispute, how- ever. 1 C-1 MONDAY PANCAKE PART 60a Buttermilk, Buckwheat, Cornmeal. All you can e Fain TUE FISH 51.2 wain WED CHI STEAK FRY All dinners toss T7777 7- 7 7 7 IF • r r► r SHOWN IN these construction photos are various phases of the new Blue Cross office bmg under construction at Highway 13 and Yankee Doodle road, Eagan township. The building: is Costing about $6 million, and is expected to be completed this winter. About `_THIS' PHOTO was taken from the north and shows cloud re- f1e btions in the attractive glass -walled front of the Blue Cross ekebuilding. 500 persons will be employed there, officials said. The firm is presently at 2610 University avenue, St. Paul. Bus service is planned to bring employees to work from various Twin Cities areas. THIS PHOTO of the new Blue Cross-MII building in Eagan township was taken from the highway. The building dominates the 'View from Highway 13 and Yankee Doodle road and is shdping up into an attractive piece of architecture. 4" a • . •i*f.'i'•! ;yj,.... ISjPHOTO,"wos-_token from the.north`and shows cloud re=_ t�ons:in,:the'attroctive glass -walled front of the Blue Cross THIS;=PHOTO: of..- he new Blue Cross-Mll- building in Eagan 'township:wosvtaken front the highway. The building dominates • ,the: view_ --'from': Highwo 13 und..Yankee Doodle road and• is ngu.' nto,'a ttractive'pieceof,architecture:'- NSTRUCTION on the escalator system at the New Blue ss=MII office building is shown here. @r'a"'�#�i td ::�7•�,�.; -��.tci;.: .. .. _,.. ..E9:..: Vic.;%:;•. "..':,n,w^ .. hTFIS PHOTO=was taken from ethorth.`'? .- fle t�ons: in`t - n, and shows cloud re-: �. ' S� heyattractive glass -walled 'front of the Mile Cross A �iildiri 1�TI�I5 HOTO of the new Blue Cross-MII building in Eagan *townsh�p�wcs„taken from the highway. The buildingi dominates §,tie; view yfrom'yHigliwoy ,13 and Yankee Doodle road and is aping up mtoon attractive piece of. architecture: ` { STRUCTION. on the escalator system at the New Blue ss=MII office building is shown here. FOR RELEASE - Arthur Rahn, Chairman of the Board of Egan Township, announced today that the Minnesota Hospital Service Association has acquired a tract in Egan Township for future construction of an office building. The site is the Alfred Rahn farm, located on State Highway #13, between Yankee Doodle Road and Town Road, overlooking the Minnesota River Valley. Parranto Bros. Realty of St. Paul. represented the Minnesota Hospital Service Association in the purchase. Mr. Richard T. Crist, President of Minnesota Hospital Service Association, stated that Blue Cross plans to build its new structure to house an electronic computer type of operation. Such a move will be another step in reducing the operating expense of Blue Cross. Plans for construction are not definite at this time, but the Association feels that Egan Township will be an ideal. location for the proposed new office building. 5Ut1/11 01 — Z3 — (3 1 www.mnSun.com 2A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•Current/Wednesday, July 25, 2001 moves forward,faces studies next Blue Crossproposal. feet to the main campus, spread through ter control of traffic and a more clearly seven buildings. The first building, to be defined neighborhood point of entrance. just south of the where the current main The plan shows low -density and medi- building is, was originally scheduled to be um -density residential areas buffering completed by November 2003. However, the campus from the existing neighbor - that timeline may change because of ad- hood. ditional steps involved in receiving the This is only the beginning in a long approval of the city. process for Blue Cross' plan. Eagan Se - The plan calls for another building to nior Planner Mike Ridley said that before be just south of the main building, three the project can move ahead, an environ- more connected buildings joined to a pro- mental impact study, including a look at posed parking ramp on the north side of traffic in the area, must be completed. the campus, and another separate build- The plan under proposal is a conceptual ing just south of Yankee Doodle Road on layout of the project and any number of the east side of Blue Cross Road. things could affect how the plan looks in In addition, a community conference the future, including topography issues, center/daycare facility would be built gas line locations as well as the environ- near the intersection of Blackhawk and ment and traffic study. Blue Cross roads. "We are planning on putting a lot more The plans also show an outdoor "com- traffic in this area it's true," Kleppe told mons area" in between the buildings with the council. green space and a new pond to join an ex- "A lot of the concerns are based on isting one on the site. 'what if's' and not actualities and that is But, the main point of contention by why the environmental study is so im- residents is the plan's proposed rerouting portant." of Blue Cross Road. After the changes, One possible change already dis- Delta Dental and an existing pond that cussed by Blue Cross and the city is run - are now on the east side of Blue Cross ning a north/south road through the area Road would end up on the west side of the planned for homes on the east side of the road. campus. Kleppe said the rerouting is intended to provide more efficient traffic flow, bet - Plan to undergo traffic, environmental study before returning to city By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers Needing the Eagan City Council's guidance before pursuing traffic and en- vironmental studies for its 25-year cam- pus development plan, Blue Cross re- ceived those recommendations following a July 17 public hearing before the coun- cil. Nearly all the residents who spoke during the public hearing expressed con- cerns about traffic flow through the area after Blue Cross moves Blue Cross Road east of where it is now and almost 3,000 more workers are leaving the campus every day. The campus is at the southeast corner of Yankee Doodle Road and High- way 13. "My main concern is the level of traf- fic this will generate onto Ashbury Road," said Rich Wilson, who lives southeast of the campus on Ashbury Road. "It will be an easier route when traffic is backed up on the campus to go through our neigh- borhood." Wilson displayed a map to illustrate his point, showing that there is only one stop sign along the alternate route on Ashbury Road to Blackhawk Hills Road and then onto Federal. From Federal, dri- vers can connect to Yankee Doodle Road and get onto Interstate 35E. Wilson said many Blue Cross workers would be likely to chose that route over heading out on Yankee Doodle Drive or Highway 13. Sue Olson, a resident of Blackhawk Road south of the campus, said she was concerned the plans could mean even more traffic flowing into her neighbor- hood. Blue Cross first presented a formal plan for its campus development to the city in May. The plan was the subject of a public hearing before the Eagan Adviso- ry Planning Commission June 26 and was passed onto the council by a 4-1 vote. Blue Cross is seeking the plan to cen- tralize all its employees on one main campus. They are now scattered through- out Eagan in six buildings. Rather than continue to lease other facilities, Blue Cross officials have said it would be less . expensive tobuild its own buildings, said Roger Kleppe, Blue Cross' vice president of human resources. The plan would add 840,000 square Due to the length of the waiting lists and the long wait time, the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) will no longer be accepting applications for the Senior Housing Program: The Senior Housing Program is eligible to persons whose head of household or spouse is 55 years of age or older. The waiting lists will close effective August 1, 2001 at 4:30 p.m. The CDA expects these lists to be closed for at least one year. Prior to August 1, 2001 applicants can either pick up an application at the Dakota County CDA offices or call the CDA at (651) 423-8181 to request an application by mail. Applicants must complete and submit their applications to the CDA by 4:30 p.m. on August 1, 2001. Applications are available between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Dakota County CDA offices located at 2496 145'h Street West in Rosemount, Minnesota. Directions to the _.. va ti., n: (6cid21-R1R1. PROJECT: To Page 27A Stay Cool this Summer with Amana Heating •Air Conditioning Cooldown with an Antana High Efficiency BUILT BETTER THAN IT HAS TO BE' Air Conditioner and get up to $300 00 IN UTILITY REBATES calod ff©o TILL T1aa-Ilonao¢ Moansacla ticv CI &ICUCI \k1)0 UAL • eIirthesota nonprofitr built'betwee01969:alid2000. health tINNalth care businss 1 not the real estate busine§s,'.!said Pa ant#Aeri elrate cash yeS,mela k, chieffmancial officer . irt its wellness business. , Blue Cross made $9 million in reve nue:last year, but as a nonprofit, it By SUSAN FEYDER doesn t have the same access to.cap- sfey,der@sttribune.com "] • ital market's as for -profit businesses. The objective of the sale -leaseback In a move to free up cash for its deal would be to free up assets in or - ..health plan business, Blue Cross and der tO invest in a variety of wellness Blue Shield of Minnesota is trying to initiatives, she said. 4,.< sell and lease back nearly all the office Se dmark said there have been 'buildings it occupies in the state. inquiries from potential buyers, The 1.1million square feet of prop- whom she declined to identify. She erty includes six buildings on its cor- said Blue Cross hopes to have a deal porate campus in Eagan and two oth- with an investor by early next year er properties in northern Minneso- and expects that its lease would run ta. The properties house about 3,500 for 12 to 15 years, with options to re - Blue Cross employees and were new for another 20 years. NYSE ' Russell 2K ST100 Gold (oz.) Oil (bbl.) 3-month V 52.91 V 5 04 V 1.01 V $9.00 A $0.19 T-bill 7,552.23 746.49 182.35 $1,756.10 $94.26 -0.005% , . The company is working with commercial real estate broker CB. Richard Ellis, which also is mar- keting another Eagan office build- ing Blue Cross wants, to sell out- right. CB Richard Ellis declined to comment, but other area industry experts said there could be signif- icant interest in the property from investors looking for a long income stream from a creditworthy tenant 10-year 30-year .Prime T-note T-bond rate 2.03% 3.09% 3.25% skcidt Trubume I I- Os- cr like Blue Cross. The deal could be the second-laig,; est commercial real estate transaction in Eagan in recent months. Earlier this" year, Minneapolis developer CSM Corp. acquired the 51-acre Lockheed Martin corporate campus with plans to redevelop it when the defense con- tractor vacates it in 2013. D CrgspiandB1ne7 • , rate campus,in - • Blue Cross ••• • Susan Feyder • 612-673-1723 LIBOR U.S. dollar 1 month 1.3778 $/euro 0.25% :c 78.16 yen/$ • JUNE 30, 2001 EAGAN http:www.thisweek-online.com VOLUME 23, NO. 18 Eagan's Funfest will introduce residents to new Central Park by Erin Johnson Staff Writer Eagan's July 4th Funfest has been an annual event for the last 34 years. This year, howev- er, the celebration will feature two major changes: a new parade route and a new festival location. In recent years, the 4th of July parade traveled along Blackhawk Road from Diffley Square to Sky Hill Park. This year, the parade will begin at Blue Cross Road near Ashbury and travel along Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob roads (see relat- ed article for specific directions and road closings). The Funfest celebration itself has changed location a few times during the years as Eagan developed; the last few years it has been held at Sky Hill Park. This year the festival will be used to showcase the area of the future Central Park and Community Center, com- plete with billboards depicting what the area will look like when it's completed. Raleigh Seelig, chairperson of the 4th of July Committee, said that holding the festival at the new location will be a "pio- neer" effort. "It's a brand new park — no water, no electricity. Everything will be powered by generators," he said. "I look at it as a brand new adventure." Seelig said that the bill- boards will be a great way for people to see what the park will eventually look like compared to what it is today. "It will show people that yes, this is the new park, but no, this is not the way it's going to look," he said of its current state. Seelig said it was his idea to Sea Funfest, 6A Melody makers Members of the Eagan Men's Choir and Eagan Women of Note perform at Trapp Farm Park as part of the Evenings in the Park series. Photo by Rick Orndorf July 4th parade will cause street closings Eagan's annual July 4th parade will travel along a new route this year, ending at the new Central Park area, which will result in major street clos- ings from approximately 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to the Eagan Police Department, people should use alternative routes to avoid delays, and those attending the parade should arrive in the area early. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Blue Cross Road, just east of Ashbury Road, and head northbound on Blue Cross Road to Yankee Doodle Road. From Yankee Doodle Road, the parade will go east to Pilot Knob Road and con- tinue northbound on Pilot Knob Road to the entrance of Lockheed Martin (Pilot Knob Road and High Site Drive), ending at the new Central Park. The following streets will be closed to all traffic during parade hours: • Blue Cross Road from Ashburn Road to Yankee Doodle Road (Blue Cross See Closings, 6A Blue Cross Blue Shield announces plans for a 25-year campus expansion by Erin Johnson Staff Writer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota recently presented plans for a 25-year, $220 mil- lion campus expansion to Eagan's Advisory Planning Commission. The plan includes the con- struction of six new office build- ings and two parking ramps on the campus headquarters of Blue Cross, located at Highway 13 and Yankee Doodle Road, during the next 25 years. One reason for the expan- sion, said Roger Kleppe, vice president of human resources at Blue Cross, is the rapid growth that the company is experienc- ing. "We have over 2.1 million members that we're serving now, and growing substantially," Kleppe said. "We've had a 6 percent growth in members this year, probably closer to 10 per- cent next year. 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"We want people to know that the community is doing some- thing about getting land for the city itself, for the people of Eagan and not just for building homes," he said. The theme for this year's Funfest is "The Millennium Dream" The four -day event begins July 1 and is filled with activities, entertainment, food and, of course, fireworks. A stage will be set up to house such per- formers as the Chace Roberts Band, Pat Peare Dancers and the Atomickids Performance Group. Old Navy will sponsor a medallion hunt for $250 in prize money, and an adult spelling bee will be held on stage. Other fea- tured activities are carnival rides, a street dance, turtle races, a pup- pet show and bingo. The celebration culminates in the July 4 fireworks display, which Seelig promised will be a site worth seeing. 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July 1 Ongoing carnival rides noon to midnight July 2 Ongoing carnival rides noon to midnight July 3 Carnival rides, Medallion Hunt clues posted at Old Navy 4 p.m.: Game and food booths open 7:30 p.m.: Free Lions Club street dance featuring Chace Roberts Band July 4 10 a.m.: "Millennium Dream" parade, turtle races, bingo, ball toss, and more Noon: Old Navy Medallion Hunt 2 p.m.: Adult spelling bee 2:30 p.m.: Puppet show (also at 4 and 6 p.m.) 7 p.m.: Pat Peare Dancers, festival stage 8:15 p.m.: Atomickids Performance Group, festival stage Dusk: Fireworks display location and proximity to homes. This year, Seelig said he antici- pates a return to the past when Eagan's fireworks were a note- worthy event. "We want to bring it back to what we had — a spectacular thing," he said. "So the `oohs' and 'aahs' will be more like 'holy moly!' That's what we're hoping for and that's what the public's been waiting for. This 4th of July is for the people of Eagan." 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