Texas Trust Credit Union has completed the renovation of its new corporate headquarters. The 37,000-square-foot building, which Texas Trust purchased in 2012, was completely overhauled to create a state-of-the-art facility for the growing credit union.
The two-story building, at Interstate 20 and Little Road in Arlington, is part of the former Cordovan Office Park, which is owned by Texas Trust, and has been renamed Texas Trust Business Park.
The new headquarters brings together the credit union’s executive staff, member contact center, marketing, training, mortgage and investment services and other departments that had been dispersed at various locations. Currently some 110 employees occupy the building, which has the potential to accommodate up to 150.
A second building within the office park is an investment property and is 85 percent leased to a range of commercial tenants.
Texas Trust’s new headquarters includes a nine-screen video wall in the executive boardroom, the ability to link conference rooms together for common presentations, and video displays throughout the hallways and offices for live broadcast coverage or company simulcasts.
The renovated headquarters also hosts Texas Trust’s newly launched Constellation Training Center, for new employee training and for leadership development and sales and member services workshops..
The renovation turned a building constructed in the 1980s into a highly-functional, modern, colorful, and inspiring workplace.
The facility offers a mix of open work spaces to foster collaboration and team huddles with offices that offer visual and acoustical privacy. The design reinforces Texas Trust’s mission and brand through bold graphics and bright colors. The corporate boardroom was designed with a barrel vaulted ceiling, reminiscent of an airport hangar, to pay tribute to Texas Trust’s beginnings as Vought Aircraft Employee Credit Union.
“The interior of our headquarters creates a bright and energetic atmosphere to inspire and motivate employees and generate a positive workplace,” said Jim Minge, president and CEO of Texas Trust Credit Union. “We also wanted the space to reflect our core values and mission as a member-owned financial cooperative.”
Texas Trust hosted a community-wide open house May 6, with dignitaries Michael Jacobson, president of Arlington Chamber of Commerce; Tony Rutigliano, president of Downtown Arlington Management Corporation; Bill Coppola, president of the TCC Southeast Campus; David Cook, mayor of Mansfield; and a number of ambassadors from the Arlington Chamber. Patrick Tyler, an ambassador of the Arlington Chamber presented Texas Trust with a Commendation from the U.S. Senate recognizing the occasion, signed by Senator Ted Cruz.
Interior design, space planning, construction management, and furnishings were managed by Mary Beth Clark and Carol Holley with the Interior Design Group. Wall graphics and the framed artwork throughout the building was designed internally by the Texas Trust marketing department.