North Syracuse-based Aspen Dental Management, Inc. (ADMI), the largest privately held retail dental practice management group in the Northeast, will invest more than $7.75 million in a new 44,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in the Syracuse, NY suburb of DeWitt. The facility, which includes $1.25 million in new technology and equipment, is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2006.
The expansion project will add 75 jobs and retain the existing 85 currently employed in the company’s current headquarters/Practice Support Center in North Syracuse. The company currently has about 800 employees throughout its operating area in the Northeast and Midwest.
“We are extremely pleased to make this commitment to our community and the State of New York. Our partners have worked diligently to make this exciting project a reality,” said Robert A. Fontana, President and CEO, Aspen Dental Management, Inc. ADMI’s new facility marks a major milestone for the company, which was established with 13 offices in four states in 1998 and has now grown to nearly 80 offices in seven states.
"This innovative facility will house a world-class training facility and denture lab. It represents an important step forward in support of our affiliated dentists and staff,” said Robert A. Fontana, President and CEO, Aspen Dental Management, Inc.
“Our new training facility will allow us to advance the skills of our affiliated dentists, clinical staff and all Aspen professionals through training programs that will enable them to take advantage of the latest technologies and treatments in dentistry so they can continue to provide Aspen Dental patients access to superior dental care.”
Aspen Dental Management, Inc. provides leading-edge business, operational, marketing, and laboratory expertise to its affiliated dentists.
Fontana said that the new facility “will enhance our leadership position in our industry and support our unprecedented growth throughout the Northeast and into the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states.”
The 75 new jobs will be added over a three-year period to support the company’s growth. The positions will cut across all functions, including Training and Development, Information Technology, Operations, Finance and Accounting, Patient Relations, Human Resources, Advertising and Marketing. Real Estate and Construction, as well as in the company’s central denture laboratory.
“We will be adding talented people to the Aspen team so that we can properly support our growing number of affiliated dentists, dental professionals and their practices with the business, administrative and clinical resources and tools they need in order to provide access to quality dental care,” Fontana said.
Fontana said Aspen Dental Management projects more than 100 offices by the end of 2006 and about 200 total locations by the end of 2009. Aspen Dental offices are located in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Ohio.
In consideration of ADMI’s commitment to New York State, the company will receive a $300,000 capital grant from Empire State Development to be disbursed in installments based on project completion and job creation. These funds will be used to assist with the purchase of equipment for the new headquarters facility.
ADMI will lease the facility. Developer of the project is 281 SCP, LLC, an affiliate of The Edgewater Company, LLC, Liverpool, NY. Design partners include Dal Pos Architects, LLC, Syracuse; Environmental Design & Research, LLC, Syracuse; Integrated Design Inc., Syracuse; and DKM Associates, LLC, Syracuse.