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Simon Property Tops 2011 Real Estate Most Admired List

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Joe Zlomek
Simon Property Tops 2011 Real Estate Most Admired List

The King of Prussia Mall

PHILADELPHIA PA – Simon Property Group Inc., the co-owner of the King of Prussia and Granite Run malls in the greater Philadelphia area, was named the most admired company in the real estate industry, the Philadelphia Business Journal newspaper reported Tuesday (March 8, 2011).

The designation comes from Fortune magazine, which since 1997 has conducted a survey of companies with the best reputations.

Photo from Simon Property Group

Published in For Practitioners, Marketing, Property Management, Commercial Sales And Leasing
Tags: King of Prussia Mall, Simon Property Group Inc.

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