State Farm begins renovating new green space

Posted on September 7, 2015

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – State Farm is adding new green space north of its corporate headquarters along Washington Street.

Landscape renovations started this week at the 3.4 acre site where the former Lincoln building was demolished last October. Spokeswoman Holly Anderson said renovations will include work, meeting, and social spaces that are designed to enhance employee engagement, productivity, and well-being.

“Employee wellness and satisfaction are really important to State Farm,” Anderson said. “We saw this as an opportunity to offer another avenue for folks who want to get outside or take advantage of a pretty day and work outside.”

Anderson noted similar green space already exists outside the company’s Corporate South offices.

“We don’t really have that at (corporate headquarters) north at this time so this is just an extension of that,” Anderson said.

The project is scheduled to be finished this fall.

The Lincoln building housed some of State Farm’s systems employees, who were moved to other offices in Bloomington.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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