Pinnacle Receives National Designation as Best Workplaces for Commuters

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 22, 2018 -- Pinnacle, one of the nation’s leading multifamily management firms, announces it has been named one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM in 2018 for offering exceptional employee-provided commuter benefits that meet the National Standard of Excellence criteria. This is the third consecutive year that Pinnacle has received the designation.

“Pinnacle is on the cutting edge of a national movement,” said Julie Bond, program manager, Best Workplaces for Commuters. “They have listened to their employees’ challenges with traffic congestion and their concerns over reducing emissions. By offering a range of commuter benefits, Pinnacle gives its employees the support they need to get to and from work so they can be at their best. These benefits are good for the company and its employees.”

Pinnacle is among a select group of nation-wide workplaces committed to providing commuter benefits that result in at least 14 percent of their employee base not driving alone to work within a 12-month period. The company offers several benefit options which include a teleworking program, which reduced at least six percent of all employee commute trips and an emergency ride home program.

“This is just one more way Pinnacle demonstrates the desire to make team members' lives more manageable as they meet work and family life challenges,” said Sally Milton, senior vice president presiding over Pinnacle’s Maitland regional office. “Prioritizing commuter benefits speaks to our company culture of putting their needs and the needs of our community first.”

The Best Workplaces for Commuters program offers designated organizations access to a range of support services to assess and promote non-driving commuting of employees, including organizational assessment and implementation tool-kits, web-based tools and webinars, staff training, and information exchange.

About Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC
Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC, (“Pinnacle”) is a privately held national real estate provider specializing in third party management of multifamily residential communities. As one of the nation’s preferred third-party managers, Pinnacle’s portfolio includes over 165,000 residential units and 2.75 million square feet of commercial assets. With the Corporate headquarters located in Dallas, Texas, Pinnacle has more than 4,100 employees located in 30 states.  For more information, visit www.pinnacleliving.com.

About Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM
Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM is the national authority on recognizing and assisting workplaces that provide exceptional commuter benefits to employees. More than a recognition program, Best Workplaces for Commuters program provides support needed to create, sustain an employee-provided commuter benefit program, including online assessment tools, advisory services, case studies, tool-kits, web-based tools, webinars and training. Best Workplaces for Commuters represents over 200 workplaces with Best Workplaces for Commuters designation representing over 734,000 employees. The Best Workplaces for Commuters program is managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida with support from the National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). For more information: http://www.bestworkplaces.org/

About Center for Urban Transportation Research (https://www.cutr.usf.edu/)
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida, established in 1988, is an internationally recognized resource for policymakers, transportation professionals and the public. CUTR provides high quality, objective expertise in the form of insightful research, in-depth policy analysis, comprehensive training and education and effective technical assistance that translates directly into benefits for CUTR’s project sponsors.  CUTR’s faculty of 38 full-time researchers and 79 students, combines academic knowledge and extensive “real world” experience in developing innovative, implementable solutions for all modes of transportation.  The multidisciplinary research faculty includes experts in economics, planning, engineering, public policy and geography.  CUTR receives over $19 million per year in contracts and grants to support its research, education, training and technical assistance missions. CUTR also is the home for the National Center for Transit Research and the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute.

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