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JM Schapiro of Continental Realty Corporation among eight EY Entrepreneur of the Year winners in MD Region

JM Schapiro, Chief Executive Officer of Continental Realty Corporation (CRC), was among eight recently-announced winners in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2014 Awards in the Maryland Region and the only professional working in the real estate industry. Twenty-six finalists were revealed in various categories this spring, with the eventual winners announced at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel.

            The awards program, currently in its 28th year, honors professionals demonstrating excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their companies and communities. The eight winners emerging from this grouping now compete for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Overall Winner honors, to be held this fall.

            “The list of finalists represented highly-respected and accomplished professionals, so it is extremely humbling to be selected for this award,” stated JM Schapiro. “Mark Schapiro and my business partner, Jack Luetkemeyer, Jr. built the foundation for CRC from which we continue to grow and, without their trust in me, it never would have been possible to develop and implement the new ideas that have enabled the organization to expand and prosper.”

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            “In addition, and most importantly, I want to recognize the 300 employees of Continental Realty who make me proud to go to work every day,” Shapiro added. “Their willingness to embrace change and their continuing desire to learn and grow is what gives Continental Realty its daily vitality and value. We are not a company that rests on our success but, instead, we continually strive for improvement. I am so proud of all that we have achieved and so excited to be a part of all that lies ahead.” 

            Continental Realty Corporation, headquartered in Baltimore and founded in 1960, is a full-service commercial real estate investment and management company. The privately-owned firm owns and manages a diversified portfolio of retail centers consisting of more than 2.5 million square feet of space, as well as apartment home communities featuring more than 7,000 multi-family apartment homes. Positioned throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, the value of the portfolio exceeds $1 billion. For additional information, visit www.crcrealty.com.

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