Business Growth Prompts Relocation of Houston-Based Technology Company to Accommodate Expansion

8/15/19

Ontellus quadruples Houston-based employees after achieving nearly 20% revenue growth

Ontellus, the nation's largest records retrieval and claims intelligence company, is experiencing unprecedented growth as a result of increasing demand and recent acquisitions focused on providing even more value to their expanding client base of insurance carriers and law firms.

Over the past ear, Ontellus, revenues have grown by almost twenty percent, and local personnel have increased by even more. As a result of this financial and physical growth, Ontellus has made great strides to increase their corporate social responsibility efforts, as well as to build company culture by focusing on employee engagement, professional development and creating clear career advancement paths.

To support these goals and growth, Ontellus is relocating their national headquarters a short four blocks to One Shell Plaza, a 50-story, 1.6 million square foot tower located at 910 Louisiana Street. This move, planned for late 2019, will provide Ontellus with more than 10,000 additional square feet of space (32,000 in total) and access to exciting, new amenities. The move will also support Ontellus' recent acquisition of local Houston technology company Chartswap, announced earlier this year.

JLL’s Ronnie Deyo, Beau Bellow and Adam McCauley represented Ontellus in the sublease from Shell Oil Company.

The upgraded office space offers an open-concept environment and several huddle areas, to support both innovative, lean processes and increased collaboration. Employees will also have access to a state-of-the-art fitness center.

"It's exciting to lead the company through tremendous growth," says Darren Klauser, Ontellus CEO, "Expanding our Houston-based headquarters and operations is a direct result of our business growth. Our employees have ever thing to do with that success and I'm proud of all we have achieved."

Ontellus is truly committed to their employees' health and the various communities they serve, demonstrated by the many charitable and wellness-focused programs in which they are involved. This past year alone, Ontellus has banded together to help fight hunger at local food banks, sponsored over 100 families during the holidays, and helped to raise money for the Memorial Park Conservancy with The Hess Houston Corporate Run 5K.

Furthermore, Ontellus proves to their employees that the truly care b investing in opportunities for them to learn, grow professionally, and expand their career. A few examples of this investment are monthly professional training courses, annual leadership training, and most recently Lean Six Sigma training. During the past year alone, more than fort -five percent of Ontellus personnel have been promoted from within the organization.

“We are so excited to be able to give back to the team and to promote innovative, lean ways of working,” says Lori Neal, senior vice president of human resources. “Ontellus is proud to empower our employees to grow in their personal success as the company also continues to grow exponentially.”

About Ontellus

Ontellus empowers insurance carriers, self-insured corporations and law firms to reduce costs, make informed decisions and accelerate claims resolution. As the nation’s largest privately-held data retrieval and claims intelligence provider, Ontellus leverages decades of experience and cutting-edge technology to deliver impactful products and client-centric services within industry-leading turnaround times.

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $16.3 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of over 91,000 as of March 31, 2019. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com