CORFAC News

Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- (October 19, 2010) –CORFAC International today announced that Ken Morris, SIOR, president of Morris Southeast Group/CORFAC International based in Ft. Lauderdale, was named the recipient of the organization’s prestigious Thomas B. Hayes Award.The Thomas B. Hayes Award, also referred to as the “Technology Guru” award, was presented to Mr. Morris in recognition of his technological innovations and sharing of information at CORFAC International’s recent global conference in Amelia Island, FL.The Thomas B. Hayes Award was established in 2003 to honor the late Tom Hayes of Integrated Corporate Services/CORFAC International in Portland, OR (the firm’s personnel recently joined Capacity Commercial Group/CORFAC International). Hayes was a professional who consistently monitored new technology and kept his CORFAC International colleagues updated on new innovations. The recipients of this award have distinguished themselves by sharing innovative and advantageous technology applications relevant to commercial real estate brokerage.“Ken Morris has always been an early adapter of technology and technological applications for marketing his firm and our organization," said Owen Rouse Jr.,2010CORFAC International president. Mr. Rouse is also a senior vice president and partner with Manekin LLC/CORFAC International, based in Columbia, Md. "He is well-regarded within CORFAC International as a consummate professional who consistently shares his experiences and knowledge of technological advances.”In recent years, Morris upgraded his firm’s website (www.morrissegroup.com) to be search engine optimized, thereby making the Internet a more valuable component to marketing his firm. In addition, he has engaged in Google Adword campaigns, created a commercial real estate blog and was one of the first CORFAC members to implement the online and client reporting tool, Client Look – a software that allows tenants and property owners to be frequently updated and informed on the status of a pending real estate transaction and other services provided by commercial brokers.For more than 30 years, Morris Southeast Group has been recognized as one of South Florida’s leading providers of commercial real estate services. Located in Plantation, FL, Morris Southeast Group is a full-service firm specializing in owner and tenant representation, corporate services and investment sales in the office, industrial and retail sectors throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties.For more information, contact Ken Morris, president of Morris Southeast Group/CORFAC International at (954) 474-1776 or visit www.morrissegroup.com.About CORFAC InternationalCORFAC International is one of the largest commercial real estate services organizations in the world and celebrates its 21st year in 2010. U.S.-based CORFAC is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms serving more than 150 markets in the Americas and internationally through alliances with UK-based King Sturge, BDIin Mexico,Rios Commercialin Puerto Rico and Panama-based Latin American Corporate Property Services. In recent years, CORFAC firms completed over 9,000 commercial real estate transactions annually, encompassing more than 300 million square feet and valued each year in excess of $30 billion.  For more information on CORFAC contact 954-923-6160, info@corfac.com or visit www.corfac.com