Press release: Idealist Consulting Moves to Mississippi Avenue
January 16—PORTLAND, OR—Idealist Consulting, a locally-owned Salesforce consulting firm and B Corporation, announced that it has purchased a 1923 home at 4076 N. Mississippi Avenue and has moved its Portland headquarters there this month. The property was formerly owned by remodeling firm Cooper Design Builders, and owner Lane Cooper reported that he had received several offers from developers in addition to the bid from Idealist Consulting.
“I’m thrilled that a locally-owned business is coming in and preserving the neighborhood culture,” said Lane Cooper, President of Cooper Design Builders. “This was a big part of my motivation to sell to Idealist Consulting.”
Katie Poppe, the CEO of Little Big Burger agrees: “This is a critical time for Mississippi’s development and it’s great to hear we’re attracting socially-responsible businesses like Idealist Consulting.”
Mississippi Avenue has been featured recently in the NY Times, where has been called a “pure distillation of Portland” and “sleepily trendy.” But Idealist Consulting CEO and Founder Rob Jordan sees it as more than just the latest hot neighborhood. Idealist Consulting has seen 340% revenue increase since 2010 and was recently mentioned by Inc Magazine as one of the Fastest-Growing Companies in Portland. While looking for a new space to house his growing company, Jordan was keen to find a place his employees (many of whom live in North Portland) could balance their lives around, rather than just becoming another tech company in a downtown high-rise.
“Portland is changing fast,” Jordan commented. “It is the responsibility of business owners to be thoughtful about our growth by encouraging innovative crossover between the private and public sector. Marc Benioff [Founder of Salesforce.com] is encouraging tech companies to give back in San Francisco - we want to bring this spirit to Portland. Working from a neighborhood like Mississippi will allow us to have closer connections in the community.” Idealist Consulting has a track record of social responsibility through the Pay It Forward Program which lets private sector clients benefit nonprofits, as well as a history of gifting free and discounted technology to nonprofits.
Idealist Consulting will be hosting an open house in February, please contact events@idealistconsulting.com for details.
About Idealist Consulting:
Founded by a Peace Corps business development volunteer, Idealist Consulting is dedicated to providing nonprofits, private sector businesses, and government with advanced technical solutions that help them run more effectively. Whether it is Salesforce database development, website integration, or technical training, we make every effort to provide thoughtful, ethical and approachable support. Idealist Consulting is recognized as one of the original Salesforce implementation partners and has been the top-ranked consulting firm on the AppExchange for five years running. A certified B Corporation, Idealist Consulting has implemented over 700 projects and is endorsed by Gartner for high-speed, low-risk Salesforce deployments. For more information, visit www.idealistconsulting.com.
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