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New
Facility
to
Double
Size of
Little
Caesars
World
Headquarters
Campus
in
Michigan’s
Largest
City
DETROIT
–
Twenty-five
years
after
moving
its
headquarters
from the
suburbs
to
Detroit’s
Fox
Office
Center,
Little
Caesars
is
building
a
brand-new
205,000-square-foot
Global
Resource
Center,
expanding
its
world
headquarters
campus
in
Detroit
to more
than
twice
its
current
size.
The new
Little
Caesars
Global
Resource
Center,
to be
built on
Woodward
Avenue
at
Columbia
Street,
is
Detroit’s
first
newly
constructed
corporate
headquarters
building
in more
than a
decade
and only
the
seventh
since
1950. To
support
the
diverse
needs of
its
employees,
the
Ilitch
organization
will
also
completely
renovate
the
186,000
square
foot
Little
Caesars
Fox
Office
Center
into a
modern,
flexible,
open and
collaborative
workspace.
When
Mike and
Marian
Ilitch
decided
to
relocate
Little
Caesars
from the
Detroit
suburb
of
Farmington
Hills to
Detroit
25 years
ago, it
was a
bold
move. At
the
time,
companies
were
moving
out of
Detroit,
not
moving
in. The
Ilitches
restored
the Fox
Theatre
as one
of the
most
majestic
theaters
in the
world
and
refurbished
the Fox
Office
Center
for
their
companies.
“Mike
and
Marian
Ilitch,
the
founders
and
owners
of
Little
Caesars
Pizza,
have
always
worked
to
provide
the very
best for
our
employees,
our
customers,
our city
and our
state,”
said
Christopher
Ilitch,
President
and CEO
of
Ilitch
Holdings.
“This is
another
significant
investment
in our
people,
our
company
and our
community.”
Little
Caesars
Experiencing
Rapid,
Ongoing
and
Global
Growth
Since
moving
to the
Fox
Office
Center
in 1989,
Little
Caesars
has
experienced
incredible
growth
and now
needs
expanded,
new
workspace
that
meets
the
evolving
needs of
employees
and the
business.
Little
Caesars
is the
largest
carryout-only
pizza
chain in
the
world
with
locations
in all
50
states
and 17
international
markets.
It
recently
opened
franchises
in
Australia
and
Panama
with
additional
expansion
taking
place
worldwide.
As an
exceptionally
high
growth
company
with
more
than 55
years of
success
in the
nearly
$135
billion*
pizza
industry,
Little
Caesars
attracts
and
continues
to look
for
highly
capable
franchisee
candidates
for new
market
opportunities
domestically
and
throughout
the
world."
“We are
excited
to
provide
our
employees,
and the
next
generation
of our
employees,
with
new,
expanded
space to
meet and
interact,
the most
modern
infrastructure
and
technologies,
and
world-class
amenities,”
said
David
Scrivano,
President
and CEO
of
Little
Caesars.
“This
state-of-the-art
headquarters
campus
will
create a
collaborative
workspace
that
helps us
continue
to
attract,
train
and
retain
the top
talent
and
franchisees
we need
to
continue
our
explosive
growth
and
better
serve
our
customers
around
the
world.”
The new
Little
Caesars
Global
Resource
Center
will
connect
to the
Fox
Office
Center
by a
pedestrian
bridge.
It will
feature
abundant
windows
to allow
plenty
of
natural
light
into the
building
from
Woodward
Avenue
and
Columbia
Street.
Construction
will
begin in
the
spring
of 2015
and is
expected
to be
complete
by the
end of
calendar
2016.
“This is
a
transformational
time our
city’s
history,
and
we’re
honored
to
continue
contributing
to the
rebirth
of our
proud
community,”
said
Christopher
Ilitch,
President
and CEO
of
Ilitch
Holdings,
Inc.
“Detroit
is not
just our
home, it
is a
great
place to
do
business
with a
tremendous
pool of
people
who have
talent
and
heart.
This
city and
its
people
helped
make a
single
Little
Caesars
pizza
shop
into one
of the
world’s
largest
pizza
chains,
and we
hope our
growth,
commitment
and
continued
investment
will
serve as
a
catalyst
for
others
to call
Detroit
and
Michigan
their
home.”
Bringing
Innovation,
Technology
and Jobs
to
Employees
and
Franchisees
in
Detroit
and
Globally
The
design
and
workplace
amenities
will be
determined
by
collaborative
work
groups
of
employees
and
architects
over the
next
several
months
to
ensure a
flexible
work
environment
that
result
in
employee
engagement,
optimal
communication
and
heightened
productivity.
Anticipated
features
of the
new
building
and
renovated
space
include:
•
Flagship
Little
Caesars
Pizza
store
•
Auditorium
•
Collaborative
workspaces
and
meeting
rooms
• State
of the
art
training
facilities
for
franchisees,
crew and
employees
•
Innovation
kitchens
• Green
space
•
Childcare
facility
•
Expected
LEED
Silver
Ilitch
companies
currently
employ
nearly
7,300
people
in the
city of
Detroit.
The
expanded
Little
Caesars
world
headquarters
campus
will
allow
for an
additional
600
high-skill
jobs to
be
brought
to
Detroit.
With the
construction
of the
new
Global
Resource
Center,
Little
Caesars
will
provide
world-class
training,
innovation
and
meeting
space
for the
thousands
of
franchisees,
suppliers
and
employees
that
visit
the
Detroit
headquarters
campus
from
around
the
globe
each
year.
Little
Caesars
Global
Resource
Center
at the
Heart of
the
District
Detroit’s
Columbia
Street
The
Little
Caesars
Global
Resource
Center
and
headquarters
campus
will be
part of
the
Columbia
Street
neighborhood
in The
District
Detroit.
The
District
Detroit
will
transform
dozens
of
underutilized
blocks
between
downtown
and
midtown
Detroit
into a
world-class
sports
and
entertainment
district.
It will
connect
existing
and new
development
efforts
in
downtown
and
midtown
Detroit
along
Woodward
Avenue
with
five
walkable,
livable
mixed-use
District
neighborhoods.
"As
Little
Caesars
continues
its
extraordinary
growth
throughout
the
world,
we
remain
proud to
call
Detroit
our
home,”
said
Scrivano.
“We want
the
millions
of
visitors
to the
District
Detroit
and our
headquarters
campus
each
year to
know
that we
are an
entrepreneurial
Detroit
and
Michigan
brand –
born and
bred.
We’re
also
thrilled
to build
an
exceptional
workplace
for our
employees
that
cements
our
position
as a
global
leader
in the
restaurant
industry,
a place
that
allows
us to
fulfill
our
vision
to be
the most
successful
pizza
chain in
the
world,
right
here in
the
heart of
the city
and the
District
Detroit.”
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