32A — August 17 - 30, 2012 — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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C ompany N ews
2nd place in the Media Relations category Pennoni wins SMPS marketing award
In support of Philabundance MGKF’s Fox wins Best Chef at “Cooking Up Justice”
director of corporate com- munications Melissa Rysak, CPSM. “Our Corporate Com- munications team is dedicated to championing the people, clients, and projects that make Pennoni successful. It is a real honor to see that work recog- nized by SMPS as being among the best in the country.” When a 5.8 magnitude earth- quake unexpectedly struck the mid-Atlantic in August 2011, Pennoni engineers used smart technology monitoring and data collection equipment on two of the BCBC owned bridges to assess the impact it had on the structures within minutes of the event. While buildings were being evacuated all along the East Coast in fear of struc- tural failure, Pennoni was able to confirm for its client that the bridges were safe. n
Philadelphia, PA — Pennoni Associates , an ENR Top 100 engineering, design, and consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has won a National Marketing Communications Award from the Society for Market- ing Professional Services (SMPS). The firm was recog- nized in second place in the Media Relations category for the promotion of its earth- quake response efforts for the Burlington County Bridge Commission (BCBC). The award was presented at the 35th annual SMPS Awards Gala held during the organi- zation’s national conference in San Francisco. “It is exciting to be recog- nized by our peers in AEC marketing,” said Pennoni associate vice president and Columbia, MD — Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM, managing director, Henry Hanna, CCIM, SIOR, Wesley Cox, CCIM, John McClellan, CCIM, Chris Peek, CCIM, Bradley Gillis, CCIM, Rodney Joyner, Chris Davis, Ben Alder, Garry Jako- by, and Ralph Duarte, CCIM, advisors for Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate recently attended the Lipsey School of Real Estate at Loyola University. The two day class covered fourteen modules including topics such as negotiating, identifying emerging markets and closing techniques. All eleven SVN-Miller Advisors that attended this class earned the Masters in Commercial Property (MICP) designation, Boyertown, PA — VP Buildings has selected Hol- lenbach Construction, Inc. as the winner of two VPBuild- ings Hall of Fame Awards for 2012. The award winning building projects are Little’s John Deere of Downingtown in and Fred Beans Auto Colli- sion Center in the automotive category. Little’s John Deere is lo- cated in Downingtown, PA at River Station and is a 15,200 square foot pre-engineered metal building frame and roof with exterior finishes of masonry veneer and EIFS walls. The building includes
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hiladelphia , PA — It’s no surprise that Robb Fox , a prominent
Kitchen. Fox’s award-winning dish was Short Ribs Two Ways -- Asian marinated short ribs and barbecue ribs with crunchy Asian slaw and steamed Chi- nese buns. There were at least a dozen attorneys competing who were on a podium with their dishes on display in front of the crowd. The emcee of the evening was FOX-TV’s Mike Jerrick, co-host of “Good Day Philadelphia,” who escorted the judges to taste each dish for the competition. The participating “chefs” were a bit anxious and Fox was elated that his short ribs dish was the winning recipe. He said, “I really love to cook, and I was very honored to win, especially in support of Philabundance. Helping such an important cause, made me reflect on how fortunate we are to have the op- portunity to cook and eat what we want when so many people go hungry every day.” n
environmental attorney, can often be found in Bala Cynwyd at Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP , the environmental, energy and land use law and litigation firm he manages, but to many it is a surprise that he can also be found in the kitchen. For Fox, cooking is a passion and his culinary talent became very public on July 19, 2012, when he was named the “Best Chef” in the legal community. It was the third “Cooking Up Justice” Best Chef Competition, spon- sored by the Legal Intelligencer to benefit Philabundance, and held at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia with 300 guests in attendance. In advance, members of the legal community submit- ted their recipes, which were included in the Cooking Up
Justice Cookbook. Then they brought their creations to life, and were judged by Judge An- nette M. Rizzo, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District, Executive Chef and co-owner Jeff Mi- chaud of Osteria and Amis Restaurants and NoahMathay, executive chef of Philabun- dance and chef instructor at Philadelphia Community FOX-TV’s Mike Jerrick and Robb Fox of MGKF
Sperry Van Ness advisors attend Lipsey training
Blood donated at Skanska USA’s 11th American Red Cross Blood Drive held at the company’s Greater Philadelphia office will help save up to 66 lives. Philadelphia, PA — Skanska USA’s 11th Ameri- can Red Cross Blood Drive held at Skanska’s Greater Philadel- phia office. At this year’s event, 22 Skanska employees partici- pated, and the blood donated will help save up to 66 lives. It is important for compa- nies, such as Skanska USA, to embrace initiatives such as this to promote a healthier, longer life for all. According to the American Red Cross, only 3 out of every 100 people in America donate blood, but every 2 seconds someone needs a blood transfusion and every Skanska USA holds 11th Red Cross Blood Drive day more than 38,000 blood donations are needed. n Becker Morgan Group receives National Brick inArchitecture Award selected by the National School Board Association
Shown from left (back row): Ben Alder, Henry Hanna, Rodney Joyner, Michael Lipsey, Brent Miller, John McClellan, Chris Peek. (Front row): Chris Davis, Wesley Cox, Ralph Duarte which required the completion of a DVD series in addition to the two day class. n a showroom, six bays service area, office space and ware- house space. Fred Beans Collision Center is located in Bechtelsville, PA along PA Route 100 and is a 16,500 square foot pre-engi- neered metal building with conventional structural steel and an architectural stand- ing seam roof. The exterior is split face block and aluminum storefront. The building serves as a collision service center and includes modern paint booths, preparation stations, a metal shop, a detailing shop, a drive-thru customer service area with office space. n
Hollenbach Construction, Inc. recognized as 2012 VPBuildings Hall Of FameWinner
Salisbury, MD— Becker Morgan Group announced that the new James M. Ben- nett High School in Salisbury received the Silver 2012 Brick inArchitectureAward from the Brick Industry Association (BIA). The Brick in Architec- ture Awards are a national program honoring outstanding design incorporating genuine clay brick for both aesthetics and sustainability. The James M. Bennett High School and Pocomoke High School in Pocomoke were se- lected by the National School Board Association (NSBA) to be featured in the 2012 Exhibition of School Architec- ture. The exhibition was held
James M. Bennett High School
during NSBA’s 72nd Annual Conference in Boston, MA. Projects were selected based on architectural solutions that are uniquely adapted to fulfill
the desired educational pro- gram, while creating organized instructional areas, flexibility, community spaces, and techno- logically advanced systems. n
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