Planting a connection

July 1st, 2009 at 07:17am Jennie Pollock

I ran into Mary Cacioppi of Walter Wayne Real Estate at the women’s expo last month and she handed me the card you see above.

Not only is it a business card: It’s seeded paper full of wildflowers. She picked up the idea from someone else and realized how powerful it could be.

She chose the card to show her company’s commitment to the environment: Walter Wayne is building a seven-acre office park called Cherrywood Business Campus near Interstate 90 and Newburg Road, with attracting green and young people in mind.

Features include WiFi, a walking path, a pond fed by rainwater aqueduct, reflective roofing/pavement and windows that open but block heat in the summer and absorb it in the winter.

One engineering firm is interested so far. Phase 1 is expected to be ready in spring 2010; phase 2, fall 2010/spring 2011.

For more information, call Cacioppi at 815-871-8327.

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