CV Regional Center will backfill County-owned space
As of the new year, insurance giant Cigna has terminated any leased premises for their office complex in Visalia. That big building is now owned by the County of Tulare. The company has whittled down their square footage in the 180,000 square-foot Class A complex over the years. In 2001 Cigna still leased 96,103 ft.² but reduced that roughly in half to 49,503 ft.², a lease that was set to expire in May 20,2026.Now under a new agreement, Cigna will vacate the building by the end of this month, ending a saga of a company that was once of the largest employers in Visalia with some 1400 workers operating a call center
Cigna was why the building was constructed in 2001. The County purchased the property in 2015. Over the years Cigna transitioned employees to work remotely lessening the need for a large office presence.It is not known if many Cigna employees still work for the company from home in Visalia.
The good news is the county has an agreement with the Central Valley Regional Center to backfill space being vacated. This past year the county also leased some space to Kaweah Health.
Once known as the “Cigna building” the property at 5300 W Tulare Ave (along Akers) in Visalia, is now called the Tulare/Akers Professional Center (TAPC).
The matter was heard this week by the county Board of Supervisors. A staff report says that on September 30, 2025, the County and Cigna entered into a Third Amendment toreduce Cigna’s leased premises, retroactive to September 1, 2025, by 17,210 sq ft from 44,637 sq ft to 27,427 sq ft.
Bringing the negotiations up to date, the staff report says the proposed Fourth Amendment would mutually terminate the Original Lease,including all amendments, and any remaining payments due by Cigna to the County,retroactive to December 31, 2025.