Securian Financial is making a very visible bet on downtown St. Paul, putting $50 million into a sweeping renovation of its headquarters campus. The company is updating roughly 1 million square feet of office space, from work floors to common areas, in a move meant to modernize its footprint and signal that it is sticking around for the long haul.
The investment is part of a broader refresh of the Securian Center, which covers about a million square feet across two towers. Securian has about 2,300 employees and expects staff to be in the office at least three days a week, according to the Pioneer Press.
New gym and workplace perks
The flashiest piece of the overhaul is a roughly 13,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center that opened with more than 3,000 members already signed up. The facility mixes old-school sweat with high-tech touches, featuring computer-assisted treadmills, pickleball courts, bike storage, hydro-beds, and a cryolounge cold-therapy chair. “I think we’ve knocked it out of the park,” Laura Magnuson said, while Kristi Fox added that the work “reflects who we are” during a ribbon-cutting, per the Pioneer Press.
Part of a broader downtown rebound…