***MEDIA ADVISORY***

Kaiser Permanente to Break Ground on Major Capital Project
 in Prince George's County

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States Will Be the Anchor Tenant in the New Building Developed by Urban Atlantic as Phase I of the Master Planned Mixed-Use Redevelopment of New Carrollton Metro Station
WHO:
The event is hosted by the joint development of:
  • Urban Atlantic
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

In partnership with:

  • Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States
  • Honorable Rushern L. Baker, III, County Executive, Prince George's
    County
  • Prince George's County Council
     

WHAT:

On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, local government and WMATA officials -- along with developer Urban Atlantic and anchor tenant Kaiser Permanente -- will break ground on a major construction project that will bring more than 850 jobs to Prince George's County. This 200,000-square-foot capital project at the New Carrollton Metro Station, as well as a 830 space structured parking garage, marks Prince George's County's continued ascendance as an innovation hub and economic center. Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States will join educational technology company 2U and the Maryland Department of Housing and Urban Development at the New Carrollton Metro Station.


Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States will be the anchor tenant in the facility, which will accommodate the organization's robust growth in the region and the continuing demand for its top-rated, integrated care model, which combines health care and health coverage in one convenient package.

SPEAKERS: 
  • Paul J. Wiedefeld, General Manager/CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  • The Honorable Rushern L. Baker, III, County Executive, Prince George's County
  • Kim Horn, Regional President, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States
  • Michael Willis, Vice President and Business Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente
  • Dannielle Glaros, Vice-Chair, Prince George's County Council

WHERE
Site of Kaiser Permanente's New Carrollton Administrative Building
4000 Garden City Drive
New Carrollton, MD 20785

WHEN:   
Wednesday, October 4
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
 

***PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE***

***MEDIA MUST RSVP***

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CONTACT:

Scott Weier, Kaiser Permanente, (202) 285-3168, scott.weier@kp.org

Scott Lusk, Kaiser Permanente, (202) 699-0006, scott.lusk@kp.org