KANSAS CITY, Mo.--June 8, 2004--GE's Employers Reinsurance Corporation (GE ERC) will dedicate its new global headquarters building at 9201 State Line Road on Thursday, June 10.
Our company has a rich heritage in Kansas City since its founding in 1914, said Ron Pressman, Chairman and President of GE ERC. It's an honor to return to the city where this company had its formative years and at the same time support the economies of both sides of the state line.
An open house begins at 2:00pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 2:45. Missouri Governor Bob Holden will join ERC President Ron Pressman for the ribbon cutting. Tours, refreshments and entertainment will be provided until the conclusion at 5:00.
Approximately 350 employees work in the global headquarters building, which also houses ERC's Insurance Leadership Institute, while 900 employees work at the company's office at 5200 Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, which houses ERC's operating units.
The building at 9201 State Line was built for the Dodson Insurance Group in 1963, with additions completed in 1973 and 1985. The four-story, 155,000-square-foot office building and four-level parking structure is situated on 7.17 acres at the intersection of State Line Road and 92nd Street in Kansas City Missouri.
The original building and first addition were designed by architect Herbert E. Duncan, and the 1985 addition by his son Herbert E. Duncan Jr. ERC purchased the building from Dodson Insurance and commissioned extensive interior renovations. CDFM2 served as architects for the renovation, Lankford & Associates served as engineers and McCown Gordon Construction the general contractor. Pressman continued: Our global headquarters is not only a remarkable structure but it's also symbolic of the tremendous rebuilding and repositioning of our company. ERC has never been stronger financially and is working to become the premiere risk analytics company of the 21st century.
Employers Reinsurance Corporation, a GE company (NYSE: GE), is a company that protects people, property and reputations. ERC offers a wide variety of reinsurance and commercial insurance products and services to insurance companies, corporations and professionals.
More information on ERC is available at http://www.ercgroup.com/.
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