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

Finalists for the Global Innovators Awards Competition Also Announced; Winners Will Be Named at the CoreNet Global Summit in Washington, DC

ATLANTA (April 30, 2014) — CoreNet Global announced today thatZurich Insurance Group, the City ofDallas, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. arethe winners of three annual best practices awardsgiven by the corporate real estate (CRE), workplace and economic development association.CoreNetGlobal 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 2014CoreNet Global Industry Excellence Awardfor Project Neutrino, a new approach to value-based partnership sourcing
  • CoreNet Global presents its annualEconomic Development Leadership Awardto the PIDC (Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation) for its work on The Navy Yardin Philadelphia.
  • The city of Dallas receivedThe 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. CoreNetGlobal’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