Deal Brings The Network to more than 22,000 Additional Area Business Professionals CHICAGO, Aug. 14
CHICAGO, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wall Street Journal Office Network
(The WSJ Office Network) announced today that it has signed an agreement with
full-service commercial real estate firm Akridge, on behalf of major investor,
ING Clarion, to install its network into 10 Akridge-managed properties in the
nation's Capital. Totaling more than 1.5 million square feet, the buildings
include The Homer Building, One Metro Center, owned by ING Clarion and managed
by Akridge, and Carroll Square among others.
The new agreement, negotiated by Brett Greenberg, Office Media Network's
Senior Vice President of Real Estate Market Development, will increase
national viewership of The Network to two million business professionals per
month.
Developed by Office Media Network (OMN) and Dow Jones & Company, The WSJ
Office Network delivers up-to-the-minute news, building communications and
highly targeted digital advertising through high-definition flat screens
located in the lobbies and elevators of premier office buildings across the
country.
The agreement reflects Akridge's award-winning commitment and attention to
customer service, as recognized by such organizations as BOMA, NAIOP's
Maryland and D.C. chapters, the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, The
District of Columbia Building Industry Association, Ernst & Young, and Mass
Mutual.
With today's announced expansion, The WSJ Office Network is now in a total
of 14 million square feet of Class A buildings in the greater Washington area.
"Akridge's addition of The Network to these key properties is in keeping
with the importance that the company places on beneficial tenant amenities,
reflected by its recent recognition by the Washington Business Journal as the
number one Best Place to Work in Greater Washington," said Jim Harris, chief
executive officer of Office Media Network. "The company also recognizes the
positive impact that unique building amenities like The Network provide to
tenants in an increasingly competitive commercial real estate market."
"The installation of The WSJ Office Network underscores Akridge's
commitment to providing our Clients with the types of useful, cutting-edge
amenities that they've come to expect from our company," echoed Kathryn L.
Barnes, Akridge's Senior Vice President, Property Management. The Network's
business and feature news content is unsurpassed, while its communication
capabilities guarantee that Clients are up-to-date with building events and
essential, late-breaking announcements."
Akridge is a full-service commercial real estate firm whose management
portfolio consists of 31 Washington, D.C. properties totaling more than 7
million square feet of office, industrial/flex, residential, retail and
entertainment space. The business encompasses all aspects of commercial real
estate from development, construction, leasing and management.
About The Wall Street Journal Office Network
The WSJ Office Network is the leading business news-oriented tenant
communication network, broadcasting up-to-the-minute news from The Wall Street
Journal-including market indexes, weather, and scrolling headlines-on digital
LCD screens in the lobbies, elevators and other common areas of top office
buildings. The service also provides building owners with an effective tool to
communicate important announcements to tenants and visitors regarding building
related events, maintenance and security.
About Office Media Network
Office Media Network (http://www.officemedia.com), developer of The WSJ
Office Network, is a leading place-based integrated marketing and
communications company. OMN creates and manages solutions to support the needs
of real estate owners and their customers, by combining advanced technology
and world-class content. The company has installed or has commitments to
install its service in almost 700 top office properties in 14 U.S. markets --
including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and Washington, D.C. -- in
such high profile buildings as The Chicago Board of Trade, One Montgomery
Street in San Francisco, Thanksgiving Tower in Dallas, Tabor Center in Denver
and 11 Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
About Akridge
Akridge is a comprehensive real estate services company that provides
acquisition, development, construction management, asset management, property
management, leasing, and consulting services. For eight of the last nine
years, Akridge has been ranked the number one real estate firm in the country,
among firms of similar size, for Client satisfaction by CEL & Associates and
the Building Owners and Managers Association. Since 1974, the company's
projects have encompassed over 11 million square feet of space in the greater
Washington region. For more information, please visit http://www.akridge.com.
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SOURCE Office Media Network
