New Berlin Office of M&I Bank Announces Silver Level LEED Certification on its One-Year Anniversary

NEW BERLIN, Wis., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- M&I Bank hasannounced that the New Berlin office, which opened one year ago, hasearned LEED-NC (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - NewConstruction) certification at the Silver Level by the U.S. GreenBuilding Council (USGBC).

"We were anticipating certification, and we were very pleasedwhen the USGBC announced it as LEED Silver," said David Drake, vicepresident, operations support, and leader of M&I's MiPlanetcorporate steering committee. "Certification at this level isrecognition of meeting an even higher standard, and it reflectsM&I's commitment to sustainability."

Some of the unique energy-efficient elements at the New Berlinoffice include a geothermal heating and cooling system, LED lightfixtures, automatically controlled time relays, solar lightingtubes, and a rain garden system.

About M&I Bank

M&I Bank is an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI), a diversified financial services corporation headquartered inMilwaukee, Wis., with $49.6 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&IMarshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 188offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 53 locationsthroughout Arizona; 36 offices along Florida's west coast and incentral Florida; 33 offices in Indianapolis and nearby communities;26 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and one in Duluth,Minn.; 17 offices in the greater St. Louis area; 15 offices inKansas City and nearby communities; and one office in Las Vegas,Nev. M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipmentleasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning,investments, and insurance services from offices throughout thecountry and on the Internet (www.mibank.com or www.micorp.com).

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