John Crossman Earns CREW Orlando’s Catalyst Award at Annual Celebration of Champions 2021

 

John Crossman

Winter Park, FL -- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) recently presented John Crossman, CCIM ‒  CEO of Crossman Career Builders and Crossmarc Services ‒ with its Catalyst Award at the organization’s annual Celebration of Champions Event at the Alfond Inn at Rollins in Winter Park. 

 Crossman, a real estate entrepreneur, career coach and author of Career Killers /Career Builders, earned the Catalyst Award for his long history of outstanding contributions to promote minorities in real estate both locally and nationally.  

 

The CREW Catalyst Award recognizes an industry leader who has consistently demonstrated a commitment to advancing diverse women and serving as a catalyst for change within their company and throughout the commercial real estate industry.  

Alfond Inn at Rollins in Winter Park, FL

 

The CREW award presentation highlighted that Crossman has shown outstanding initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the industry and community.

 

He has mentored diverse young professionals seeking a commercial real estate career and continually promoted that practice among his colleagues in the industry.  

 

Among the several real estate scholarships Crossman’s firm and family have endowed at numerous universities is a first ever real estate scholarship at FSU for women, African-Americans, Hispanics and/or members of the Seminole Tribe.

 

CONTACTS:

 

John Crossman, CCIM, CEO/ President, Crossman Career Builders and Crossmarc Services,

 407-341-3895 or jcrossman@crossmancb.com

 

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications,

 407-644-4142, 407-461-3781 or beth@larryvershel.com.

 

 

Graycor Promotes and Expands Southwest Leadership Team to Support Industrial Boom

  

Tim Hanifin

 PHOENIX, AZ– Riding an industrial boom, Graycor Construction Company has expanded and promoted members of its Southwest Division office, assembling a team of industry veterans to pursue historic construction opportunities, strengthen long-term growth and support labor and supply chain efficiencies across the region.

Tim Hanifin, who in October was promoted to President of Graycor Construction Company, will provide executive oversight and leadership for the Southwest Division.

Former Project Executive Rusty Martin has been promoted to Operations Manager. Former Senior Project Manager Geovanni Villalta was promoted to Construction Manager.

“This is an exciting evolution for our Southwest Division, which sits within one of the most desirable and opportunity-rich commercial real estate markets in the nation,” said Hanifin.

“I look forward to working with this talented Graycor team to continue supporting our clients’ needs and help drive the growth of our people and our projects – something the Southwest organization has excelled at, even while facing historic industrial demand and pandemic-induced labor and supply chain disruptions.”

Rusty Martin

Hanifin started his career with Graycor as an intern in 1995. . He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, is a LEED AP, a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois and a graduate of Graycor’s Leader of Leaders development program.

Since joining Graycor in 2017, Martin – also a 25-year industry veteran – has directed major projects throughout the region. As Operations Manager, he will provide oversight for all Graycor project operations in the Southwest, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management from Brigham Young University, has served as a member of Graycor’s Continuous Improvement Steering Committee, and is a graduate of the company’s Leader of Others development program.

Geovanni Villalta 

As Construction Manager, Villalta, with over 20 years of industry experience, will provide oversight for multiple project teams and will develop and manage client relationships in several markets, with a primary focus on industrial projects. 

Villalta joined Graycor in 2011, building loyal clientele and completing major, award-winning projects. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology, serves as a member of Graycor’s Mentoring Committee and is a graduate of the company’s Leader of Others development program.

As of the end of Q3 2021, metro Phoenix alone had more than 16 million square feet of industrial space and almost 2 million square feet of office space under construction. 

The industrial vacancy rate sits at less than 7 percent, with office vacancy holding steady at approximately 21 percent.

 

CONTACT:

Stacey Hershauer

focusAZ 

P 480.600.0195

www.focusaz.com

www.graycorconstruction.com.