Moving On Up…

The phrase for today might be "controlled chaos," as we’re in the process of moving our home offices from the complex we shared with Reprint Management Services into a gorgeous renovated factory in downtown Lancaster. At least, I’m pretty sure it’ll be gorgeous once the contractors have moved on. Right now, it’s a typical commercial move with electricians, painters, and first-aid kit guys all trying to finish their work while we try to move in around them.

With a rebranding campaign and a successful FOLIO show in the rearview, the move to the new offices is the final big "thing" to happen this month, which is good, as it will enable us to again focus 100% of our energies into further enhancements to the Nxtbook.

If you’re a press release kind of person, here’s the official release about our move:

Friday, September 28th is moving day for the home office of Nxtbook Media, LLC. The digital publishing company, which works with many of the largest magazine publishers in the United States, is moving into an 8,500 square foot facility located at Urban Place, 480 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster,PA.

The move became essential after owners Michael Biggerstaff, Jim Lewis & Roxanne Edwards sold off their other business, Reprint Management Services, which shared space with Nxtbook Media in Greenfield Industrial Park, also in Lancaster. This required a move for Nxtbook, though regardless of the sale of RMS, it was only a matter of time.

“After three straight years of more than 200% growth, we were desperately in need of a facility that would allow us to better manage our rapid expansion,” said Marcus Grimm, Marketing Director of Nxtbook Media. The new building will nearly double the space Nxtbook was using at its previous office.

At Urban Place, Nxtbook Media will house sales, support, marketing, accounting and production. A fourth owner of the company is based in Connecticut, and Nxtbook Media has additional resellers both domestically and abroad.

Urban Place is a 300,000 square foot mixed-use community comprised of retail space, commercial space and luxury apartments. Barry J. Baldwin, partner of Urban Place, LP and owner of B.J. Baldwin Electric, Inc., has been developing Urban Place since December 2004. Baldwin states, “After our several years of hard work, it is thrilling to watch the abandoned factory come to life. We are very excited to have Nxtbook Media become a part of Urban Place.” Joining Nxtbook Media in the revitalization of the historic site will be tenants of twelve luxury apartments beginning November 2007.

Ruth Devenney of High Associates Ltd and Thomas McDermott of NAI Commercial Partners, Inc. handled the transaction between Barry Baldwin with Urban Place, LP and the Nxtbook Media ownership team.