US: The Corporate Housing Providers Association has announced the recipients of the 2014 Tower of Excellence Awards at a ceremony in New Orleans.
The annual awards recognise company and individual contributions to the corporate housing industry and to the CHPA. The 2014 awards were presented as part of a two and a half day conference of education sessions, networking opportunities and an expo hall.
Mary Ann Passi, CHPA’s CEO, said: “These awards help us showcase how CHPA companies impact and improve the overall corporate housing industry. CHPA’s mission, simply put, is to help members succeed. It is encouraging to see many of our member companies doing extraordinary things while growing their businesses and giving back to their communities.”
“It is often hard for judges to select just one awardee per category. All of our members give countless hours to their businesses and communities while providing a unique lodging solution to many stakeholders daily,” she added.
The winners were:
Provider Company of the Year
Northeast Suites; Stoneham, Massachusetts
Large Provider Company of the Year
VIP Corporate Housing; St. Louis, Missouri
Associate Partner Company of the Year
Brook Furniture Rental; Lake Forest, Illinois
Provider Individual Professional of the Year
Paul Bates, CCHP; Corporate Accommodations, Inc.; Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Large Provider Individual Professional of the Year
Craig Partin, CCHP; Furnished Quarters; New York, New York
Volunteer of the Year
Michelle Velasquez, CCHP; Preferred Corporate Housing; Houston, Texas
Provider Most Creative Marketing Program
Stay Furnished Apartments; Charlotte, North Carolina
Large Provider Most Creative Marketing Program
ExecuStay Midwest; Wichita, Kansas
Synergy Corporate Housing; San Ramon, California
Best Community Philanthropic Program
Today Living Group; Toronto, ON, Canada
Best Green Progress
Compass Furnished Apartments; Quincy, Massachusetts
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