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Wisconsin company may bring hundreds of jobs to town

Area being targeted for company's expansion

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Wisconsin-based Insurance Claims Management Inc. is interested in expanding into Springfield and has interest in two downtown properties: the Bushnell Building (left) and One South Fountain (right), formerly the Credit Life building. Before a site is chosen, CEO Paul Gross will send his information technology staff into each location to evaluate which is more hospitable from a technology standpoint.

Staff photo by Bill Lackey Wisconsin-based Insurance Claims Management Inc. is interested in expanding into Springfield and has interest in two downtown properties: the Bushnell Building (left) and One South Fountain (right), formerly the Credit Life building. Before a site is chosen, CEO Paul Gross will send his information technology staff into each location to evaluate which is more hospitable from a technology standpoint.

Insurance claims firm trying to firm up details for move into downtown.

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“We’ve arrived at this point through lots of due diligence and effort. We think (this expansion) is core to the future growth of our organization. I believe city and state are desirous to create jobs that diversify the workforce. ... I think it’s attractive to them that we can thrive even in an economic downturn, and we’re a growing company,” he said.

The area’s reliable IT infrastructure will accommodate the company’s high-tech jobs, and the area’s high unemployment rate ensures an available pool of potential employees.

Downtown Springfield was attractive, too, because “we’ve found that the work ethics of folks in these Midwest towns are exceptional. They take a personal ownership in the work product and the outcome and have a deep commitment to the customer,” Gross said.

Continued improvements to the downtown area, including the construction of two hospitals, has been a boon for Springfield, Widener said, but this will bring more people downtown and more dollars coming into the community.

“This is just the beginning,” he said. “We’re getting a good company that’s growing and has a great business model. It will continue to grow and that growth will be in downtown Springfield and Clark County.”

Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0371 or elroberts@coxohio.com.

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If they come here, they'll regret it. Everyone eventually does.

AT LEAST YOU'VE BEEN WARNED Claims Management Inc.

Your ONLY warning
12:06 AM, 10/30/2009

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This is great news,hopefully Springfield will encourage more businesses to come,the more jobs the better.

Travis Aker
8:35 PM, 10/29/2009

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Just don't let the city officials post...they boast in their favor -- not ours! YUK...jobs, yes, a good thing, more people to demonstrate some blank mind control...NOT!!! (boo boo jimmy)

Poop
5:26 PM, 10/29/2009

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GET the lawyer dude that owns half of downtown Springfield to improve his properties he owns on the east/south end and we'll have something to talk about, jimmy.

goFigure
5:22 PM, 10/29/2009

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I can't take any more of this positive news!!! Quick, get the naysayers in here to squash this story!!!

Good news is bad news
8:55 AM, 10/29/2009

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