The 2017 MNCAR Industrial Deal of the Year was awarded to the new My Pillow manufacturing facility in Shakopee, MN. Last year, the company realized the need to consolidate and expand several divisions. My Pillow had been operating out of five buildings in Shakopee, but it wanted to move 50,000 square feet of pillow production,…
Over the past several years, the architecture and commercial interiors industry has been making a shift from using traditional, two-dimensional CAD systems to three-dimensional Building Information Management (BIM) systems like Revit. Most clients view the major benefit of this change in the ability to really start seeing the space and how it’s developing. With a…
With more than 30 years in the commercial architecture and interiors business, we’ve pretty much done it all at PlanForce. From healthcare and restaurants to hospitality, retail, and corporate offices, we have a depth of experience that can’t be ignored. But which projects are our favorites, and what makes them so special? Hint: it…
The bakery behind the hit TLC show Cake Boss has come to Mall of America — thanks in part to PlanForce. Established in 1910, Carlo’s Bakery was catapulted from a Hoboken, NJ-based neighborhood bakery to a household name through the public’s fascination with the recipes produced by master baker Buddy Valastro and his famiglia…
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website! Our new website provides our existing and prospective clients a beautiful, eye-catching view of our architecture and interior design work and the services we offer. Browse our new and improved projects section (big photos!) to see our latest work and read about the value…
The way we look at office design is changing, as the old-school office space just won’t work for the businesses of tomorrow. To help you better understand how changes in technology, market dynamics, and even brain science will drive the workspace of the future, we’ve gathered some of the latest reading from around the…
The Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal recently featured the Cox Insurance building, designed by PlanForce Group, in their list of MSP Cool Offices. The article, entitled “Cox Insurance office stands out with personal design,” showcases this 15,000-square-foot space that was strategically designed for productivity, comfort, and a sense of community. Read the article
Down in the Valley, the historic Golden Valley, MN, music store needed to expand their retail floor space to make room for more classic and new vinyl records. The popularity of vinyl has grown significantly over the past decade, and with the upcoming 10-year anniversary of Record Store Day (RSD), Down in the Valley…
PlanForce was proud to host an Open House event acknowledging Dave Clark’s leadership of WCL Associates on November 19, 2015. PlanForce acquired the assets of WCL Associates officially on September 30, 2015. The event also introduced The PlanForce Group under the leadership of Weld Ransom (PlanForce Commercial Interiors) and Ryan Schroeder (WCL Associates). Under the…
On October 28th, PlanForce will be in attendance at the 9th annual MNCAR Expo event to be held at The Minneapolis Depot in downtown Minneapolis. Stop by our booth to learn about the WCL acquisition by PlanForce, and our full-service Architecture and Commercial Interiors work! MNCAR promises a lively afternoon with 500+ commercial real…