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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We built a new 105,000 square foot corporate headquarters facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota which opened in October 2007. We also lease approximately 67,000 square feet of additional office space in Eden Prairie, Minnesota for our information technology function.

All but one of our branch offices are leased from third parties under leases with initial terms ranging from three to fifteen years. Our office locations range in space from 1,000 to 153,000 square feet. The following table lists our largest locations:

City/State Approximate
Square Feet
Eden Prairie, MN   153,000  
Eden Prairie, MN(1)   105,000  
Chicago, IL(1)   80,000  
Eden Prairie, MN   67,000  
Atlanta, GA   27,350  
Chicago, IL   20,847  
Coralville, IA   19,182  
Southfield, MI   18,464  
Woodridge, IL   16,914  
Fort Worth, TX   15,000  
Elk Grove Village, IL   13,163  
Monterrey, CA   12,712  
Madison, WI   12,400  
Kansas City, KS   12,174  
Cordova, TN   11,617  
Lisle, IL   11,613  
Sartell, MN   11,494  
Chicago, IL   11,355  
Los Angeles, CA   10,695  
Tampa, FL   10,641  
Mississauga, ONT      10,304     

(1) These properties are owned. All other properties in the table above are leased from third parties.

We also lease approximately 488,000 square feet of warehouse space throughout the United States. The following table lists our largest warehouses:

City/State Approximate
Square Feet
Carson, CA      101,200     
Vancouver, WA   79,000  
Compton, CA   62,000  
Rochester, NY   54,000  
Medley, FL   53,500  
Edinburg, TX   48,000  
Lemont, IL   47,000  
Elk Grove Village, IL   30,200  

We consider our current office spaces and warehouse facilities adequate for our current level of operations. We have not had difficulty in obtaining sufficient office space and believe we can renew existing leases or relocate branches to new offices as leases expire.