LOOKING AHEAD After 40 years in business, this family-owned enterprise has six loca- tions and about 650 employees in total, including about 130 corpo- rate staff supporting those on sites with our clients. While recent economic issues like the drop in oil prices have affected many indus- tries, Michael Holmes says that the property management industry is somewhat isolated from these. “Developers may stop building, but they will finish what they have on the go. And even if, in a worst case, developments are taken over by mortgage companies, someone still has to manage the property.” In 2016, a fourth Consumer Choice Award win indicates that Michael Holmes and the rest of Larlyn’s professional employees have no intention of slowing down when it comes to exceeding their custom- ers’ expectations. When asked about what’s next for Larlyn, Michael describes a typi- cally ambitious set of goals: “We are continuing to look to grow into new marketplaces, explore new growth initiatives and develop new business models, to ensure we can offer the same customized atten- tion to customers in smaller or specialty markets.” For Larlyn Property Management, it sounds like a Mission: Possible.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS • APRIL 2016
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