TAILWIND NEWS
Star Tribune Names Tailwind Group A Winner Of The Minnesota Top Workplaces 2025 Award
Tailwind Group has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Minnesota Top Workplaces. This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes, [...]
Tailwind Group Announces 2025 Employee Scholarship Recipients
Tailwind Group is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Tailwind Group Scholarship Program, which was launched earlier this year to support and empower employees pursuing higher education. Designed to recognize exceptional team members who embody our organizational values, the program offers financial assistance to help ease the [...]
Giving Back to the Communities We Serve
One of the focuses of Tailwind Group’s mission is to give back to the communities we serve. During the month of April, our corporate and on-site teams were challenged and encouraged to volunteer in meaningful ways within their respective communities. From organizing food drives and helping at animal shelters [...]
Tailwind Group Acquires Fourth Student Housing Property in 2025
Tailwind Group and its partners are pleased to announce the recent acquisition of The Beacon in Auburn, Alabama, marking the fourth student housing acquisition for Tailwind Group in 2025. This property is located less than one mile from Auburn University and consists of 180 units and 576 bedrooms. The asset [...]
Tailwind Group Acquires Student Housing Property in Huntsville, TX
Tailwind Group and its partners are pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Connection at Huntsville in Huntsville, Texas. This property is situated near Sam Houston State University and features 288 units and 792 bedrooms. The asset was purchased from an undisclosed seller, and the deal was brokered by Brandon [...]
Tailwind Group Hires Casey Petersen as Chief Operating Officer
(Mankato, MN) Tailwind Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Casey Petersen, who will serve as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). With a proven track record in the student housing industry, Petersen brings extensive experience in all facets of leadership, operations, business development, strategic growth, [...]
Tailwind Group Acquires Student Housing Property in Columbus, OH
Tailwind Group and its partners are pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Commons on Kinnear, a 166-unit, 534-bedroom property in Columbus, OH. The property is located less than one mile from the Ohio State University campus. The asset consists of studio, two, three and four-bedroom units. The asset was [...]
Tailwind Group Acquires Student Housing Property in Gainesville, FL
Tailwind Group and its partners are pleased to announce the recent acquisition of BLVD Gainesville, a 252-unit, 924-bedroom property in Gainesville, FL. The property is located approximately one mile from the University of Florida campus. The asset consists of 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom units. The asset was purchased from an [...]
Tailwind Group Hires Jacob Ouradnik as Chief Financial Officer
(Mankato, MN) Tailwind Group is pleased to announce its recent hire of Jacob Ouradnik, who will serve as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ouradnik is an experienced finance and accounting executive with various experiences in business and individual tax planning, 1031 exchanges, real estate and business structure [...]
Tailwind Group Rebrands Three Properties to Align with Core Brands
(Mankato, MN) Tailwind Group is excited to announce that three of their acquisitions have recently rebranded to each align with one of the company’s four core property brands. The rebrand launches were each meticulously planned and executed in alignment with preleasing kick offs and larger scale property improvements. Each [...]
