CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Blue Federal Credit Union has selected the Cole’s Shopping Center here as the future home of its corporate headquarters.
The credit union reported it has been working for several months on land acquisition and other issues as it reviewed various options. Among the priorities factored into its decision, Blue FCU said, were proximity to amenities such as employee childcare and dining services, and accessibility to Interstates 80 and 25.
With the site selected, Blue FCU said it will move forward with plans to build a campus-style headquarters that will house more than 170 employees initially, with the capacity for 400 employees.
The $1.1-billion Blue Federal has approximately 81,000 members.
“We are thrilled that the wait is over and we can share our plans to build our corporate headquarters in a place we all call home,” said CEO Stephanie Teubner. “The vision I share with the board of directors and our executive leadership team is to build a unique work environment where we work hard, have fun and win for our members.”
Blue Federal said it is working with a team of employees to help plan the future offices. The team is facilitated by human resources consulting firm Coetic, which specializes in creating purposeful facilities and people engagement. The team has been meeting regularly since January 2018 and have engaged in critical brainstorming sessions to formulate ideas that will later solidify the architectural makeup of the headquarters campus, according to the credit union.
‘Better Serve Our Members’
“The idea of a headquarters just became very real,” said Layna Officer, member experience Trainer and member of the headquarters team. “My coworkers keep sharing their ideas with me that will ultimately help the credit union to better serve our members over the next decade.”
Plans call for the new facility to house all of Blue’s key operational employees, including lending, administration, marketing, training, and many others. Member services staff will remain at their current locations and all branches in Wyoming and Colorado will remain open after the headquarters is built, with some administration space vacated and leased to other business tenants, the credit union said.
Blue FCU was formerly known as Warren Federal Credit Union, but following a merger with Colorado chartered Community Financial Credit Union in 2016 it announced the new name.