N E W S F O R T H E T E N A N T S O F B U T L E R

S Q U A R E Looking Back, Looking Ahead I N T H I S I S S U E

▪ MANAGER’S RECAP ▪ TENANT SPOTLIGHT ▪ TOASTMASTERS ▪ VACATION OF A LIFETIME ▪ HATS OFF! ▪ DID YOU KNOW? ▪ DESK SITTING ▪ WHAT’S HAPPENING?

The Butler Square Building remained active and lively throughout 2016. Some of the highlights

include:

▪ The opening of the secure bicycle room in March.

▪ Installation of Mulberry’s Dry Cleaning service available for all on the 1st floor with a

self serve locker system.

▪ Comcast installed fiber throughout the building as an additional option for service for all

tenants in October.

▪ The Butler Square website was redesigned adding an updated feel and some new features

such as improving directions to the building.

▪ The tenant events were successful in 2016. Thanks to everyone who participated in

the 2016 Earth Day Recycling Event, Commuter Challenge Tenant Event, Annual Fire

Drill, The Battle of the Buildings (reduce and save energy), and the Annual Holiday

Tenant Party.

▪ Replacement of the west chiller.

▪ Continued improvement of the Energy Management System, which will provide

historical information to learn from, allows adjustments to be faster, and displays how

different equipment works together and against each other when different settings are

placed.

A large project scheduled for 2017 includes replacement of the building access card system

which includes replacing all of the building access card readers and upgrading the software

controlling the building card readers, stay tuned for more information .

Planned tenant events throughout 2017 include, but are not limited to:

▪ Earth Day Celebration with building-wide electronic recycling event in April.

▪ Ice Cream Social coinciding with the Annual Fire Drill

in June.

▪ Annual Tenant Holiday Party in December.

Your participation brings value to each of these events geared

towards making Butler Square a great place to work.

Remember to contact the management office at 612-339-4343

or stop by suite 220C with any requests or comments you may

have. Let’s keep the lines of communication open in 2017!

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The Quarterly N E W S F O R T H E T E N A N T S O F B U T L E R S Q U A R E

By: Angela Samargia, Senior Property Manager

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Many of you have noticed a lot of activity on the second floor-C side. We are very pleased to welcome our newest tenant, Nature’s Way to Suite 210C at Butler Square. Nature’s Way began back In 1968 when Tom Murdock, the founder of Nature's Way, was desperately searching for a way to improve his wife's failing health. After relying on conventional options without success, Tom turned to the traditional Native American knowledge of the healing power of plants growing near his Arizona home. As a result, his wife's health improved and she lived another 25 years. Tom's quest to help his wife led to an herbal renaissance in America and the creation of Nature's Way. By 1969, Tom was providing eight herbal remedies to friends, family, and a small number of health food retailers. Now 49 years later, Nature's Way is the preeminent brand of quality dietary supplements. For almost five decades, Nature's Way has been at the forefront of the dietary supplement industry. An early leader in educating consumers and retailers on the effectiveness and safety of natural nutritional supplements, and have always supported legislative efforts that help protect health freedoms, and are constantly striving to promote better health through the power of nature. Nature's Way began to look for a new place to relocate the Consumer Demand Team from their location in Utah. Minneapolis, which is only a 40-minute flight to the Nature's Way corporate headquarters in Green Bay, was chosen for its culture, its highly educated and productive labor force, and its trendy urban flair. The Warehouse District was the ideal location because of the historical buildings but functional, as well as the convenient access from many surrounding cities. The owners and management team were attracted to Butler Square because of the large, open office areas that allow for better team collaboration. The history and "character" of the building along with the large windows, which provide a lot of natural light, represented the atmosphere the company intended to create for the new team.

Toastmasters International presents… the Butler Expressors! Does your New Year’s Resolution include developing your leadership skills? Increase your networking? Becoming a better listener? Being able to think quickly on your feet? Did you ace that last interview? Speaking with confidence in any situation can increase your credibility. Whether addressing a group of parents at a school board meeting, speaking to inspire your youth’s hockey team, or persuading your employer to invest in your professional development. No matter what you say, and who you say it to…. It’s HOW you say it that matters most. Toastmasters International can prepare you for these and many more situations by offering a supportive group environment where people with diverse skills and backgrounds come together to practice these skills. For more information on how Toastmasters International can jump start your career and enhance your personal goals, contact Patrick Frank at pfranktoastmaster@gmail.com or be a guest at the Toastmasters Butler Expressors’ meeting every Monday at noon in the Butler Square lower level conference room.

Tenant Spotlight-Nature’s Way

Confidence Can Increase Your Credibility

Wor�� Less, Smile More

Warm Winter Wishes!

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Treasure (from the Greek θησαυρός - thēsauros, meaning "treasure store", is a concentration of riches, often those that originate from ancient history, considered lost and/or forgotten until being rediscovered. When repairs have been needed to the floors of Butler Square, the floor is opened up to reveal all kinds of interesting items from the past. One of the items found while work was being done under the floor in the east atrium was a slightly broken glass jar. After some checking, it matches a 1898 WBC blown glass half pint canning fruit jar which could have been one of the items brought in by construction workers or sold by the Butler Brothers in the 1900’s when they had a mail-order wholesale business selling general and variety-store items. As they say “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure”.

Did You Know…

Glass jar found under the floor east atrium

Etched in bottom of glass jar found “Pat. Jany. 11 1898

Pat. Jany. 1898 WBC Blown Glass Half Pint Canning Fruit Jar

with original clamp and lid

TENANT GOES ON VACATION OF A LIFETIME ITALY—E bello!

Mary LeTendre, who has worked with Butler Square’s tenant Haworth since 1998, took “a trip of a lifetime” last autumn with her husband. They traveled to Italy and visited : Venice - consisting of 118 small islands that are linked by more than 400 footbridges, Lake Maggiore - the second largest lake in Italy located on the south side of the Alps and has some of Europe’s finest botanical gardens, Lucca - an incredible historic walled city in the Tuscany region. Mary and her husband spent two weeks traveling through Italy enjoying some of the world’s greatest artwork and architecture, while sharing many great Italian

Mary and Husband Venice

Congratulations to Barb Lene who has achieved the title of Assistant Property Manager. Barb has been an operations assistant at Butler Square for fourteen years, and for McGough for the past six years. Barb adds value to the management team with her sense of urgency for tenant requests, organization of building projects and tenant events.

McGough Facility Management, LLC Angela Samargia. LEED-AP, RPA, CPM Management Office Suite 220C Senior Property Manager 612-339-4343 angela.samargia@mcgough.com Barb Lene Engineer Assistant Property Manager John Hintze blene@mcgough.com Facility Maintenance Jim Kreitz and Josh Yates

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LEASING Transwestern 612-343-4200

HEALTHY TIPS FOR SITTING AT YOUR DESK

www.SixWise.com

In general, sitting at a desk for too long is not a health-promoting thing to do. Sitting at a desk all day greatens the risk of being overweight, risk of back pain, leg cramps, tense muscles, and of course boredom.

• Keep your body in a neutral position (choose a chair that

supports your back, sit up straight and keep your knees at a

90 degree angle, flat to the floor).

• Move around often (take frequent breaks to stretch).

• Reduce repetitive movements (keep items you use often

within arm’s reach to reduce repetitive movements).

• Keep your computer monitor in a healthy position (directly

in front of you at least 20” away and the top of your screen

should be at or below your eye level).

• Look away from your compueter screen often (taking your

eyes away from the display monitor every 20 minutes and

staring into the distance for 20 seconds will help prevent

fatigued, irritated, and dry eyes).

• Keep your keyboard and other accessories clean (desks can

harbor bacteria-clean surfaces once per day or, depending on

need, more frequently during flu season or if others use your

office equipment regularly).

• Declutter your desk (save yourself mental strife toss or file

your papers-clutter isn’t good).

• Don’t keep junk food at your desk (junk food can cause slug-

gishness, feeling tired or guilty-keep a supply of healthy

snacks).

• Make your desk your own (adding a few personal items to

your work area will make your desk more enjoyable to work

at).

Butler Square Facility Management

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