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Michael Brennan (left) and Steven Fifield |
CHICAGO, IL -- Steven
Fifield, president and CEO of Chicago-based Fifield Cos., has received the
E.J. Plesko Distinguished Speaker in Real Estate Development award from the
James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business.
“To be recognized
with this award from one of the country’s leading real estate programs is truly
an honor,” said Fifield. “The school has long been a training ground for some
of the best and brightest in our industry and I have personally hired several
of its graduates throughout my career. I know the school prepares its students
extremely well and it is a privilege to be associated with it.”
Fifield was honored
at a luncheon on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in Madison on
Friday, April 5, where he addressed faculty and staff of the real estate
program with his thoughts and advice on the commercial real estate industry.
The Graaskamp Center
presented Fifield with the award because he has been an industry trendsetter,
as well as a prolific and successful developer of office and residential
property throughout his 30-year career. In that time period, Fifield has
developed more than 50 high- and mid-rise apartment and office towers
nationwide.
“We were honored to
present the E.J. Plesko Real Estate Development Award to Steve Fifield,” said Michael
Brennan, executive director, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin
School of Business. “He’s been an
innovative leader in real estate development and he truly embodies the
Wisconsin tradition in his spirit, imagination, and enthusiasm for making a
positive impact on the built environment.
It was a great privilege for our students to have Steve in Madison to
share his wisdom and wealth of experience with them.”
As co-founder of
Century West Partners, a Los Angeles-based residential developer, Fifield also
is bringing more than 2,000 new apartment units over the next two years to
downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Calif.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Kim Manning,
312-267-4527
Mark Thomton,
312-267-4523
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