Delta Dental Plan of Wisconsin has begun work on a $4 million expansion of its headquarters at 2801 Hoover Road in Stevens Point.
The 22,500 square-foot addition is driven by the company's steady growth over the past several years and plans for further growth, said Dennis L. Brown, president and CEO.
Delta built its current headquarters in 1995-96 and at that time had approximately 65 employees. Today it employs nearly twice that number at its Stevens Point office, along with a sales office in Milwaukee and sales executives in the Madison, Green Bay and La Crosse areas.
The company expects continued growth in the years ahead, Brown said.
The new section of the building will be connected to the north end of the existing building. It will include an additional 14,000 square feet of general office space, a lunchroom with a preparation and serving area, a conference room and a training room. A one-half-mile walking path will surround the entire site.
The office space will initially be designed to house 96 moveable workstations. To accommodate growth over time, the area could be redesigned to hold a maximum of approximately 150 units.
Completion of the project is scheduled for early spring 2002. Ellis Stone Construction of Stevens Point is the project manager.
Delta Dental Plan of Wisconsin is a not-for-profit dental service corporation offering benefit services, claims processing and plan administration to employers throughout Wisconsin since 1962. The company provides benefits and services to more than one million subscribers and their family members.
As a member of the nationwide Delta Dental Plans Association, the company is able to offer the same dental benefits to all employees of Wisconsin-based companies wherever they are located in the United States. Delta Dental Plans Association provides benefits to more than 35 million people in 75,000 groups across the country, making it the largest dental benefits carrier in the U.S.