PHOENIX, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vestar, one of the leading privately held shopping center owners and managers in the western United States (http://www.vestar.com), today announced it has been awarded seven Maxi awards by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Maxi awards are one of the industry's highest honors, conferred by ICSC to recognize marketing excellence through innovative programs, events or technologies that add value to shopping centers in the United States and Canada. Award categories are designed to showcase the evolution of the industry while rewarding creativity and innovation.
"We are incredibly proud that Vestar has been awarded seven Maxis this year," says Rachel Forman, Vice President of Marketing for Vestar. "Conferred by ICSC, the industry's most well-known and respected global trade association, earning a Maxi is one of the retail real estate industry's most prestigious honors. The fact that Vestar earned five gold and two silver awards this year speaks volumes about the company's skill in marketing shopping centers nationwide."
2021 Winning Vestar Entries
In 2021, Vestar earned five gold and two silver awards in four distinct categories. To view the winning entries in their entirety, click here. The seven winning Vestar entries included:
- The District at Green Valley Ranch: "Holiday Dilemmas": Gold Winner ( Under 10K + Shopping Centers under 500,000 square feet) – Heath McCue
- The District at Green Valley Ranch, The Landing in Renton, Pacific Commons, Downtown Pleasant Hill, East Washington Place: "COVID Blues": Gold Winner (Community - Joint Centers) – Heath McCue and Sherrie Martinez
- The Orchard Town Center: "Flower Power Art Walk": Gold Winner (Experiential + Shopping Centers Over 500,001 square feet) – Paige Jeschke and Janet Jerde
- The Orchard Town Center: "Dinner and a Murder": Gold Winner (Innovation + Shopping Centers Over 500,001 square feet) – Paige Jeschke and Janet Jerde
- Tempe Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace: "Moonlit Monsters + Munches": Gold Winner (Community - Joint Centers) – Katie Hauptman and Alexa Mayer
- The Gateway: "2020 Last Hurrah": Silver Winner (Experiential + Shopping Centers Over 500,001 square feet) – Jackie Briggs and Julissa Breslin
- Desert Ridge Marketplace: "Sip-n-Stroll": Silver Winner (Experiential + Shopping Centers Over 500,001 square feet) – Katie Hauptman and Alexa Mayer
About Vestar
As one of the leading privately held real estate companies in the United States, Vestar acquires, develops and manages shopping and entertainment destinations that serve as community focal points. Since its inception in 1989, Vestar has earned a reputation for integrity and responsibility in the fields of retail property development, operations, leasing and marketing. Vestar's current portfolio of retail properties totals 30 million square feet throughout the western states. For more information, please visit http://www.vestar.com.
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