AFNI Renews Lease at Crossroads Center

BLOOMINGTON NORMAL, ILLINOIS – September 24, 2010 – AFNI, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced business solutions to Fortune 500 companies, has renewed their current space for 5 years and taken an additional 4,793 square feet of space at Crossroads Center. AFNI has been a tenant at Crossroads Center since 2004, occupying over 14,000 square feet as one of four facilities located in Bloomington, IL. The AFNI renewal is exciting news not only for the company but for Crossroads Center which was able to make the expansion effortless and immediate to accommodate their growing needs. After recently being selected as a business partner of choice for a large corporation customer, AFNI has been asked to provide an additional 300 employees to support work being done in the Bloomington area. Two hundred and forty of these jobs will be added in Bloomington, while the remaining 60 will be seated in the company’s Peoria center. AFNI spans the United States, providing tailored call center, collections, insurance and debt purchase services to the nations leading companies. AFNI is a privately-held company, founded in 1936, with their corporate headquarters in Bloomington, IL. AFNI also has operations centers in Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas for a total company population of more than 5,000 employees. For more information about AFNI, Inc. visit their website: www.afni.com

About Crossroads Center: Managed by SugarOak Management Services since 2005, Crossroads Center is located on Wylie Drive and encompasses over 248,000 square feet of retail stores and office spaces including Bronze Giraffe Antique Mall, Sugar Art, Chestnut Health Systems, Show Me Dough, Digital Copy Systems and AFNI. For leasing inquiries at Crossroad Center, please contact: Andy Walsh (703) 435-9335 SugarOak is a full service real estate company offering investment, management, and construction services across multiple property types. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, SugarOak has ownership interests and management portfolios across the US and Canada.