Opus Corporation Testimonials
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Testimonials 

 

American Express Financial Advisors

"American Express chose Opus for its one million-square-foot build-to-suit project because of Opus' strong culture of managing the design-build process to service its customers. Opus' reputation in delivering a first class project on schedule and their expertise and ability to control costs, made Opus the perfect fit for our design-build project."

Thomas Meador
Senior Vice President
Minneapolis, MN

American Furniture Warehouse

"We wanted the professional capability of a company who could do it all for us, from site selection and design to financing and construction, so we chose Opus. They operate in much the same way we do – with honesty and customer service being the #1 priority."

Jake Jabs
Owner and Founder
Colorado Springs, CO
Fort Collins, CO
Pueblo, CO
Thornton, CO
Douglas County, CO

Banta ISG

"Opus understands that in the printing business, details are very important. From the start of the project down to the final, last minute details, this quality-minded, tenacious group went the extra mile to get the job done right."

Jeff Falk
Operations Manager
Spanish Fork, UT

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

"Opus is a great developer with a tremendous amount of experience. We know that they're going to secure great real estate. They have relationships with a lot of phenomenal tenants that really are going to help make each project successful."

David Deason
Vice President of Development

"Employee commitment. Industry expertise. Financial stability. For these reasons and a 'no worries' approach to completing a project, we continue to include Opus in our expansion plans."

Rick Greene
Director of Real Estate

Best Buy

"I think the main attribute that Opus brought to the table was big company experience, with small company relationship.” In addition, “Opus is able, understands the needs of a retailer and goes to the lengths that need to be gone to, to deliver on time."

Pat Matre
Vice President of Real Estate
Richfield, MN

"If Opus commits to undertake the project, their broad experience will clearly qualify them to engage it professionally. I think certainly what we learned is that you can count on Opus to finish the project. And they will finish it well, finish it timely and finish it on or under budget. I like to work with a winner and I think that Opus is that - a real winner."

Richard M. Schulze
Founder & CEO
Richfield, MN

Blissful Baths

"I think the hard challenge for us is we're a small business and Opus said, okay, we know you're a small business and we're willing to work with you to come to the table and to make this work. So I'm really grateful that they gave us an opportunity to do that."

Danielle Radke
Owner
Woodbury, MN

CB Richard Ellis

"Whatever market I go to, I was just in Denver, met with the Opus folks there. I've been in Texas and met with the Opus folks there. I've been in Phoenix. Every market I go to has quality people and that says a lot about the organization."

Scott Kaplan
Senior Managing Director

Chico's FAS Inc.

"The top one or two things that I look for in a development is someone who will listen to our position and our perspective and match that up with what he's trying to achieve and I think Opus has done a very good job with that."

Ed Coury
Vice President of Real Estate

ConAgra Foods

"Our commitment to keeping our campus world-class may be best understood by walking through the original Product Development Lab. That building has been transformed through the joint efforts of Opus and ConAgra Foods to a center that serves as a focal point for product innovation, renovation, and food safety. Opus management of that construction remodel helped energize ConAgra Foods employees in a critically important part of our business. Thanks to the entire Opus team for all you’ve done and are doing to help ConAgra Foods become America's Favorite Food Company."

Bruce Rohde
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Omaha, NE

Discount Tire Company, Inc.

"Discount Tire Co. is very pleased with the effort put forth and the results of the construction of our new Corporate Headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ. Your organization performed beyond our expectations and all of the team members from Opus West Corporation were creative, industrious and professional."

Dan Wainwright
Vice President
Scottsdale, AZ

Holland Partners

Joint venture for Dexter Apartments

"Thanks for all your hard work. To bring a building like this in on time is quite a feat. And to bring it to 100% complete ahead of schedule in seventeen months is an incredible demonstration of what can be done with quality management and attention to detail. Nice work guys."

Tom Warren
Seattle, WA

J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management

Real Estate Investment Group

"Opus has demonstrated time and time again their ability to deliver quality results both on-time and within budget. That is key in today’s real estate environment. Opus has consistently provided quality service to its tenants and owners."

Dennis Keyes
Vice President, Asset Manager

UnitedHealth Group

"UnitedHealth Group chose Opus for this built-to-suit project because we valued Opus' vertically integrated design-build approach with the professional capability to do it all for us, from site selection, development and design to construction. Opus' track record and ability to deliver repeat projects on a national basis through one permanent account team was a major consideration."

Tom O'Connor
Vice President of Real Estate Procurement Services
St. Louis, MO
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Maryland Heights, MO
Greensboro, NC
Columbus, OH
West Valley, UT

University of St. Thomas

"The University of St. Thomas has created a strategic partnership with Opus to develop six major building projects since 1991, including the $38 million Science and Engineering Center and our new $30 million campus in Downtown Minneapolis. The turnkey design-build approach of Opus met our needs by completing the projects in an accelerated manner at highly competitive prices. The professionalism and quality of personnel at Opus is second to none, and the ability of the Opus team to take us from conceptualization to occupancy is exceptional."

Dr. Michael Sullivan
Vice President for Business Affairs/Treasurer
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

Woodbury Lakes

"Opus has an outstanding reputation in the field and they have the resources and on this project they brought the resources to bear, whether they were financial, personnel or expertise, whether they are on staff or consultants. So they’re willing to do it and do it right and they bring the entire package and are able to do it."

Bill Hargis
Mayor
Woodbury, MN