American Rental Association Headquarters Building, located at 1900 19th St., Moline, is currently on sale. ARA says it is moving its headquarters to Dallas, Texas.
The Quad City-based International Trade Association has moved its headquarters to Texas to approach business associates. This is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Rental Association (ARA) in Santa Cruz, California and Tool Shed, Inc. These are the words of Robert H. Pedersen, president/CEO. “This is being talked about (…)
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The Quad City-based International Trade Association has moved its headquarters to Texas to approach business associates.
That’s what Robert H. Pedersen said. American Rental Association (ARA) Board of Directors, and Tool Shed, Inc., Santa Cruz, California. President/CEO of.
Robert Pedersen
“This has been debated for years. …This move will take some time, but it will probably happen in two years,” Pedersen said in a phone interview with the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal on Wednesday, March 19th.
Founded in Moline and based on decades at Moline’s 1900 19th St., ARA is an International Trade Association for equipment and event rental businesses and manufacturers and suppliers of rental equipment. ARA headquarters have been in Moline for 70 years.
“After a national search process, the American Rental Association is strategically positioning its members for the future needs and workforce by launching the headquarters’ transition to Dallas,” Ara said. News Release Sunday, March 9th. “This transition is a step-by-step process and takes years to complete and guarantees that there are fewer staff disruptions now.”
Pedersen told QCBJ that the exact timeline and speed of its movement will be largely determined by when the ARA headquarters building will be sold.
The organization’s 19,072-square-foot headquarters, located near the intersection of city streets and Interstate 74, is currently being sold by Iowa Realty for around $2.2 million. (go here For more information about the list. )
Once that sale is complete, ARA will move forward to finding a new business home in the Dallas area, and current employees at ARA headquarters may begin moving to Texas. Pedersen said these transfers will be on a “personal basis” with some workers moving, while others will go to Texas and likely leave the company.
The board’s chairman added that the transition to Texas has been in the works for many years. The main motivation behind the relocation is to place the ARA headquarters on a more centralized business site that is more convenient for groups members across the country.
The ARA building has recently been listed on various real estate websites. Some of the building details from these sites are as follows:
Ask the selling price: 2.195 million dollars.Interior building: The two-storey building includes several private offices, meeting rooms, collaboration spaces and open work environments, a large storage room with overhead doors, a large outdoor patio/picnic area, a diesel backup generator and a server room with separate air conditioning. land: It is located on 1.86 acres with interstate exposure.parking: Parking space of 65 spaces.Year of construction: 1980.
Once the building was sold, the ARA indicated that it could have a dedicated office workspace for Moline staff as long as necessary before moving to Dallas. ARA has approximately 64 employees at its headquarters.
The association’s core goals are: Supporting the success of 12,000 members Spanning 52 countries, we will advance the rental industry through strategic pillars such as education, technology, market intelligence, consumer awareness and workforce development.
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