Moody on the Market for August 20, 2005
By: Pat Moody, Executive Vice President of the Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce

Chances are that by the time you read this story, the “For Sale” sign may already be in place in front of the JohnsonRauhoff offices on Lake Pines Drive, just off of Red Arrow Highway in Stevensville.  Before you launch a host of musings into the rumor mill, I want to set the record straight on that real estate listing.  JohnsonRauhoff has decided to consolidate its St. Joseph and Benton Harbor offices into a single facility here in Michigan’s Great Southwest.  Strong consideration is being given to a complete relocation to their Benton Harbor property, the former Frank Pastrick Chevrolet dealership at 300 W. Britain Avenue.  Such a consolidation could also mean additions to that facility.  Company President Jackie Huie tells me that the advertising and public relations firm hopes that their move will create added workflow efficiencies and support the company’s “value at all stages” positioning.  Not to mention the ability to better leverage their cross-functional teams that work across accounts engaged in retail, manufacturing, automotive, and recreational endeavors.  JohnsonRauhoff was launched 36 years ago in the basement of CEO Don Johnson’s home in St. Joe.  The company has grown exponentially into the ranks of the industry’s Promo 100 group of full-service communications teams serving regional and national accounts.  JohnsonRauhoff is engaged in every aspect of the communications industry from branding, to trade and consumer advertising and promotions, direct marketing, trade shows, e-media, product photography and technical literature.  Their clients read like a Who’s Who:  Johnson Controls, The Home Depot, Bosch, Hamilton Beach, General Electric, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, The Grand Lodge of Michigan, Meijer, The Butterfly House, Lakeland Regional Health System, Express-1, Johnson Outdoors, The Dunn Group and others.  If you’re interested in the 2525 Lake Pines Drive property, Realtor Bill Brambilla from Marzke Realty is handling the listing at 408-0000.  If you’d like to hire the JohnsonRauhoff team and strengthen their reasons to consolidate their business right here at home, call Jackie Huie at 428-9212 or email her at jhuie@johnsonrauhoff.com.