State Farm to end using downtown building for offices, 150 employees moving

Posted on January 11, 2018
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State Farm says all downtown employees remain with the insurer, but the downtown building will no longer be utilized as office space. (WJBC file photo)

By WMBD & WJBC Staff

BLOOMINGTON  – About 150 State Farm employees are moving out of the company’s downtown Bloomington building as the insurer says it will no longer utilize the nearly nine-decade old facility as office space.

All employees still housed in the company’s downtown building will be moving to other buildings, but will remain in Bloomington. The move will happen by the end of January, as the company has renovations done on the building. However, spokeswoman Missy Dundov says the employees won’t return when the work is done but will move to other locations.

The company is not sure what the future of the building is, but it is not for sale right now.

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