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Craig Lashley Named Executive of the Year at the 2019 Sapphire Awards | MLG Capital

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MLG Capital is proud to announce that Craig Lashley was awarded Executive of the Year at the 2019 Sapphire Awards presented by The Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD). What made this even more special was that this was the first time ever this award was given out! Craig was up against some extremely tough completion and very humbled to win the award.

The Apartment Association of Greater Dallas is the rental housing trade association for the Greater Dallas Metro area. Founded in 1959, AAGD is one of the largest local apartment associations in the country. AAGD represents over 1000 owner/management company members that own or manage over 2,700 apartment communities throughout the Dallas area. In addition, there are 750 businesses that provide products and services to the industry.

So if your doing the math, Craig may be number 1 of 1,750 successful company executives in the minds of this committee, but one in a million to us! Of course, Craig was quick to point out the support he gets from his team members in both Dallas and Wisconsin. Under Craig’s leadership, Valiant has quickly grown to the 6th largest property management firm in Dallas and has also been recognized as a repeat winner of best place to work. Congratulations Craig, and thank you to the entire team that help make Valiant better every day!

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