CarrAmerica is focused on innovations that, first and foremost, benefit the customer—by improving their workplace productivity and opening new opportunities for them. The company seeks out innovative partnerships and programs that make sense from a business perspective. As an example, our partnership with DukeSolutions helped customers in California avoid more than $1.2 million in potential electric cost increases during the recent energy crisis there. Our groundbreaking investment in HQ Global Workplaces has not only brought just-in-time officing to our customer base, but by building HQ Global Workplaces into the global leader in executive office suites and merging with Vantas Inc., we created value for our shareholders. HQ Global Workplaces remains an important partner in providing executive suites services to CarrAmerica customers.

In 2001, CarrAmerica will continue to explore brand partnerships that offer added value to our customers, enabling us to provide better services at better prices based on economies of scale. Through the company’s new web-based InfoCentre, customers have 24x7 access not only to CarrAmerica services, but to a wide range of value-added services. It’s all part of an effort to strengthen brand loyalty and add value to our customer relationships.