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CoreNet Global Announces Winners of 2014 Awards for Industry Excellence, Economic Development and Sustainable Leadership

ATLANTA, May 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreNet Global announced today that Zurich Insurance Group, the City of Dallas , and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp . are the winners of three annual best practices awards given by the corporate real estate (CRE), workplace and economic development association. CoreNet Global presents the awards each year to industry leading organizations that demonstrate best-in-class practices in advancing corporate real estate thought leadership.

Senior leaders judging more than 50 entries across the three awards categories selected the following winners:

  • Zurich Insurance Group received the 2014 CoreNet Global Industry Excellence Award for Project Neutrino, a new approach to value-based partnership sourcing
  • CoreNet Global presents its annual Economic Development Leadership Award to the Philadelphia Industrial Development Council for its work on the Philadelphia Navy Yard
  • The city of Dallas received The Sustainable Leadership Award for its implementation of Green Building Codes

Phase 1 winners from the three award competitions were elevated to compete this summer at Emory University in Atlanta for the 2014 Global Innovators Award, sponsored by Gensler . The Global Innovator Award winner will be announced in October at the CoreNet Global Summit in Washington, DC

The complete list of 2014 Global Innovators Awards finalists are as follows:

  • Zurich Insurance Group: Project Neutrino
  • Iometrics, Inc: Demonstrating Human Capital Value to Drive Workplace Change at Apollo
  • CBRE: World's First WELL-certified Commercial Office for CBRE Global HQ
  • Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development: The Philadelphia Navy Yard
  • Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance : CEO Council's Successful HQ Marketing Plan
  • Florida Power & Light Company 's (FPL): PoweringFlorida Resource Center
  • City of Dallas : Green Building Codes
  • Wells Fargo/CBRE: LEED for Existing Buildings Retail Volume Program

CoreNet Global also recognizes and thanks the 2014 Phase 1 Award judges:

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Deb Heffner - Greater Reading Economic Partnership
Michael Nuby - Southern California Edison  
Dennis Donovan - WDG Consulting  
Geoffrey Troan - Lockheed Martin

SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP

George Gosieski - Broadcom Corporation  
Tim Shen - CBRE  
Matt Fanoe - Coca-Cola 
Michael Bloom - GSA, General Services Administration  
Colette Temmink - Apollo Education Group, Inc.

INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE

Dave Chang - HSBC  
Adam Hoy - Unilever  
Larry Ebert - LPE Advisors  
Deb Dailey - Sodexo  
Silvano Mason - Public Works and Government Services Canada

About CoreNet Global

CoreNet Global is the world's leading professional association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace executives, service providers and economic developers. CoreNet Global's 8,900 members, who include 70% of the top 100 U.S. companies and nearly half of the Global 2000, meet locally, globally and virtually to develop networks, share knowledge, learn and thrive professionally. For more information, please visit www.corenetglobal.org

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