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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) today announced that the Ameriprise Financial Center has received LEED^(R)-EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings) silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It is the first building in Minneapolis to receive this prestigious designation. Fewer than 250 buildings in the world, and only four others in Minnesota, are currently LEED-EB certified. The company's Client Service Center is also being considered for certification.

"Ensuring that our buildings operate at maximum efficiency is the right thing to do for our business and for the environment," said Kathy Stalwick, vice president of enterprise real estate at Ameriprise Financial. "Pursuing LEED-EB certification underscores our dedication to implementing continuous sustainability measures and achieving minimal environmental impact from both of our Minneapolis buildings."

To achieve LEED-EB certification, Ameriprise Financial worked with facility managers at CB Richard Ellis to perform a comprehensive review of all building operations, with a focus on energy reducing functions, environmental sustainability and green cleaning practices.

The Ameriprise Financial Center, 707 Second Ave. South, and Client Service Center, 901 Third Ave. South, also received the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR award in 2007 and 2008. The buildings opened in 2000 and 2002 respectively, and are two of the city's largest office towers with nearly 2 million square feet of combined office space. More than 5,000 Ameriprise Financial employees currently work in the buildings.

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    Source: Ameriprise Financial