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Pierce Selected Entrepeneur of the Year

Posted on August 30, 2012
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Pierce Education Properties, a national leader in student housing and real estate investment, management and development serving educational institutions and communities, announced this month that President & CEO Frederick W. Pierce received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the Real Estate & Construction category in the San Diego region.

The EOY award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

“This is a tremendous honor for our company and reflects the quality, depth and commitment of all the employees at Pierce who have worked tirelessly to build one of the fastest growing and most successful student housing companies in America,” Pierce said.

Now in its 26th year, the Ernst & Young EOY Program has honored the inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, Fred Smith of FedEx, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Andrew Mason of Groupon, Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, and many more.

As a San Diego Region award winner, Pierce is now eligible for consideration for the National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award.

 

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