Who We Are

Founded in 1988, P·O·E was built to develop impactful space solutions with an intense focus on client satisfaction.

There’s one guarantee in our business: change. Ultimately, we believe that change makes us stronger and helps us understand our clients better.

Timeline

P•O•E is founded as Kimball dealer by 3 partners: Larry Born, Bob Funke, and Chuck Donnelly. The first office was located at 319 N. 9th Street, St. Louis, MO (across the street from the old post office.)

1988

P•O•E switches from Kimball to Haworth

1991

P•O•E moves main location to 100 S 4th Street in St. Louis, MO

1992

Awarded the 22 story, $10m Southwestern Bell Headquarters project

P•O•E moves main location to 1 Metropolitan Square in St. Louis, MO

1993

Moved to 1 Metropolitan Square (12th floor)

1995

Becomes St. Louis' first "Preferred" Haworth dealer

Enters adaptable interiors market, distributing Haworth's dynamic, environmentally friendly Organic Workspace to Enterprise Holdings

1998

Moved to 2270 Ball Drive Maryland Heights in December

2001

P•O•E moves main location to
2270 Ball Drive in Maryland Heights

Express Scripts implements the Organic Workspace

2003

Becomes sole Haworth dealer in St. Louis

2008

Moved to current building, 222 Millwell, in December

2012

Builds & relocates to a self-created "Living Laboratory" at 222 Millwell Drive in a centrally located suburb of St. Louis, MO

2013

P•O•E celebrates their 30th anniversary

2018

Mark Stegeman becomes the managing principal

Brand Refresh - P•O•E becomes a workplace planning and solutions firm.

2020

P•O•E expands into the Springfield, Missouri market

2021

Mark Stegeman wins “Best Boss” in St. Louis and P•O•E is awarded a “Winning Workplace” in St. Louis

2022

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