DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- While the
stakes remain the same, the competition is just as fierce as
Behringer and JLL continue last year's friendly competition
surrounding the MetroPCS Dallas Marathon on December 14.
Both JLL's Executive Chairman of the Americas Roger Staubach,
and Behringer's CEO, Bob Aisner have
agreed to settle last year's CEO Challenge, which was cancelled due
to ice. Each company will send a team to compete in the Corporate
Relay Challenge, one of the elements of the MetroPCS Dallas
Marathon's Behringer Relay, which also includes the 5-person Relay.
The team finishing with the faster time will win the challenge.
"It's been a year in the making, but I am thrilled that my
friend and NFL legend Roger Staubach
has agreed to settle the bet on behalf of JLL. We are looking
forward to seeing other companies come out and participate on race
day," said Aisner. "It's all good fun for a good cause, and after a
long wait—our team is more than ready to take on the
challenge."
A bit of humble pie is all that's at stake in this good-natured
contest. If JLL's team wins, Aisner, a Boston native and passionate Red Sox fan, must
wear Staubach's No. 12 Dallas Cowboys jersey to the
company's Addison offices. Conversely, if Aisner's
Behringer team wins, Staubach will be obliged to suit up in
Boston's red and blue for a day at
JLL's Preston Center office.
"We are both ready to see this challenge come to fruition," said
Staubach. "I have always loved friendly competition and am hoping
that other companies in our community will follow suit and
participate in their own challenges on race day. I don't know who
will have the faster team, JLL or Behringer, but I'll be happy to
shake the winner's hand."
Behringer Relay participants will follow the same 26.2-mile
course as MetroPCS Dallas Marathon participants. Team members
complete 4.4 to 6.5 miles each depending on their specific leg of
the relay. Winning relay teams in a variety of categories will
share cash prizes that will be presented directly to Texas Scottish
Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) in the names of their respective
corporations or team at a ceremony in early 2015. As a result of
its nine-year sponsorship of the Behringer Relay, Behringer has
provided approximately $400,000 in funding that has directly
benefited TSRHC. As a leading pediatric orthopedic center, TSRHC
has treated more than 210,000 children since its inception, with
more than 40,000 clinic visits each year.
About Behringer
Behringer creates, manages and
distributes specialized investments through a multimanager approach
that presents unique options for allocating capital, managing risk
and diversifying assets. Investments sponsored and managed by the
Behringer group of companies have invested into more than
$11 billion in assets. For more
information, call toll-free 866.655.3600 or visit
behringerinvestments.com.
About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services
and investment management firm offering specialized real estate
services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying
and investing in real estate. With annual fee revenue of
$4.0 billion and gross revenue of
$4.5 billion, JLL has more than 200
corporate offices, operates in 75 countries and has a global
workforce of approximately 53,000. On behalf of its clients,
the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services
for a property portfolio of 3.0 billion square feet, or 280.0
million square meters, and completed $99.0
billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in
2013. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment
Management, has $50.0 billion of real
estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a
registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For
further information, visit www.jll.com.
Brittany
Rugg
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David
Nesmith
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JLL
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Richards Partners for
Behringer Harvard
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brittany.rugg@am.jll.com
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david_nesmith@richards.com
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214.438.6437
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214.891.2864
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