Grubb & Ellis Company Names Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham Affiliate of the Year
09 February 2010 - 1:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb &
Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE), a leading real estate services and
investment firm, today announced that Grubb & Ellis|Thomas
Linderman Graham has been named Affiliate of the Year for 2009.
Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham serves as the company's
affiliate throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina. The
award is presented annually to the affiliate that ranks highest in
all the areas measured, including quality of service, utilization
of systems, tools and processes and participation in all other
aspects of the affiliate program. "As one of the first companies to
join the Grubb & Ellis Affiliate Program more than 12 years
ago, Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham is a prime example
of why our affiliate program is so successful," said Jim Jones,
executive vice president, chief operating officer, Real Estate
Services. "Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham's market
performance, capabilities and dedication to superior client service
support Grubb & Ellis' ability to offer a full spectrum of real
estate services on a multi-market basis, which is the core mission
of Grubb & Ellis' Affiliate Program." A Grubb & Ellis
affiliate since 1997 and the second-largest commercial real estate
company in the Triangle region, Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman
Graham has offices in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. The company
offers a full range of commercial real estate services through a
team of 65 brokers, staff and property management professionals.
The company's most notable accomplishments include being recognized
by the Triangle Business Journal in 2008 and 2009 as one of the
area's 50 fastest-growing, privately held companies in its Fast 50
Awards, being named one of the Top 100 small businesses in North
Carolina by Business Leader Magazine in 2009 and winning the
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Pinnacle Business Award,
which recognizes the area's leading entrepreneurial firms, in 2006.
"We are honored to be recognized as Grubb & Ellis' top
affiliate for 2009," said John Linderman Jr., president and chief
operating officer of Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham.
"The resources, brand awareness, platform and national
relationships provided through our affiliation with Grubb &
Ellis greatly enhance our ability to provide our clients with a
truly outstanding level of service." In recognition of this special
designation, Rex Thomas, chairman and chief executive officer of
Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, accepted the award at
the 2010 Grubb & Ellis National Meeting last month. The Grubb
& Ellis Affiliate Program was created to better serve the
multi-market needs of the company's clients by forming long-term
partnerships with top-ranked independent real estate services firms
in key secondary and tertiary markets across the country. Each
affiliate, selected on the basis of client track record,
professional reputation and local market expertise, undergoes a
rigorous orientation program to ensure the firm conforms to
stringent reporting and referral standards and conducts business in
the same manner as Grubb & Ellis offices. Grubb & Ellis has
42 affiliate offices serving 65 markets throughout the United
States. Sharing resources that include technology, marketing
support, research and national account management, the company's
offices and affiliates together provide Grubb & Ellis clients
with seamless service globally. About Grubb & Ellis|Thomas
Linderman Graham Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham is a
full-service commercial real estate company with offices in
Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina. As locally owned
and operated affiliate of Grubb & Ellis, the Company
specializes in serving the Triangle region and areas east to the
North Carolina Coast, providing market presence and exclusive
coverage for Grubb & Ellis in these markets. For more
information, visit http://www.tlgcre.com/. About Grubb & Ellis
Named to The Global Outsourcing 100(TM) in 2009 by the
International Association of Outsourcing Professionals(TM), Grubb
& Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most
respected commercial real estate services and investment companies
in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130
company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of
real estate services, practice groups and investment products to
deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners,
tenants and investors. The firm's transaction, management,
consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded
proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through
its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of
real estate investment programs that provide individuals and
institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real
estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate
investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments
suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, mutual funds and other
real estate investment funds. For more information, visit
http://www.grubb-ellis.com/. DATASOURCE: Grubb & Ellis Company
CONTACT: Erin Mays of Grubb & Ellis Company, +1-312-698-6735,
Web Site: http://www.grubb-ellis.com/
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