For Immediate Release
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS HONORS SCOTTSDALE RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER WITH PINNACLE AWARD FOR TWENTY-FIRST TIME
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. – June 2008 – SCOTTSDALE, AZ – June 2008 – One of the leading magazines in the meetings industry, Successful Meetings, has recognized the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center as one of the best meeting venues in the marketplace.
The Pinnacle Award, bestowed by the readers of Successful Meetings magazine, is a prestigious symbol of exemplary service demonstrated by the resort’s entire staff. Capturing the 2008 Pinnacle Award makes the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center a 21-time winner, dating back to 1986. According to the magazine, properties and their staffs are rated on service and expertise of the staff, quality and number of services provided, and timely response and follow-up to any questions or problems. Winners are those who have demonstrated going above and beyond to impress a demanding clientele of meeting event, convention and incentive planners with an unwavering commitment to hospitality and service.
Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Hotels™. The privately held company, launched in 1980, is a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. Benchmark is a worldwide organization operating over 30 properties representing major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston, with regional offices in New Jersey and Connecticut. International offices are located in Tokyo and Santiago, Chile. For locations of properties and additional information, visit www.benchmarkhospitality.com.
The resort is owned by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, Inc. ("Cornerstone"), a Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It maintains regional offices in Chicago, Hartford, and Los Angeles, and a REIT securities office in New York City. As of December 31, 2002, Cornerstone managed over $3.5 billion of equity real estate assets located throughout the United States, with a limited number of real estate assets located in Canada. Cornerstone was established in 1994, as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual") of Springfield, Massachusetts.
The MassMutual Financial Group - with over $234 billion in assets under management - is a global, growth-oriented, diversified financial services organization whose companies offer a broad portfolio of asset management and insurance products and services. Our family of companies provide life insurance, annuities, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, retirement planning products, trust services, money management and other financial products and services. The MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its subsidiaries, which include: OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; David L. Babson & Company Inc.; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, Inc.; MassMutual International, Inc.; MML Investors Services, Inc; Persumma Financial LLC; The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB; Antares Capital Corporation; MML Bay State Life Insurance Company and C.M. Life Insurance Company. MassMutual's web site is www.massmutual.com.
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Sally Cooper and Company
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