Branson Landing lauded
Cool stuff out of Branson—Branson Landing has been chosen as a finalist for the 2008 International Design and Development Award, which honors mixed-use developments based on architecture and other factors. The other finalists include projects in the Netherlands, Poland, Tokyo, Switzerland and two others in the United States. Winners will be announced December 3.
World class, those fountains. We'll keep you posted when the winner is named!
Matt Lemmon, web editor
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BRANSON LANDING NAMED FINALIST IN THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL
DESIGN AND DEVELOPEMENT AWARDS
Branson Landing (www.bransonlanding.com), in Branson MO, the $425 million entertainment and shopping
development of HCW Development Company, LLC (www.hcwdev.com), has been named by International Council of
Shopping Centers (ICSC) as one of the seven finalists for mixed-use retail projects over 500,000 square feet in this
year's ICSC world-wide awards (www.icsc.org)
The Branson Landing is a finalist along with City Center Almere in Almere, Netherlands; the Domain in Austin TX,
USA; Manufaktura in Lodz, Poland; LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch in Katy, TX, USA; Sihlcity in Zurich, Switzerland;
and Tokyo Midtown in Tokyo, Japan.
On December 3, 2008, the winners will be announced at the International Design and Development Awards
Ceremony (during the Center Build Conference) at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix AZ.
Founded in 1957, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is the global trade association of the
shopping center industry. Its 75,000 members from the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries include
shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, lenders, retailers and other
professionals as well as academics and public officials. As the global industry trade association, ICSC links with
more than 25 national and regional shopping center councils throughout the world.
HCW Development Company, LLC, the Branson Landing developer, a development company and construction
management company is committed to preserving and accentuating the natural beauty and unique characteristics
of the communities in which it works. Headquartered in Branson Missouri, a dynamic tourism town, HCW's
developments reach out to bring top-quality commercial and residential projects into several states, completing
over $2 billion in real estate development, including The Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing, Hilton Convention
Center Hotel and currently The Payne Stewart Golf Club at Branson Hills in Branson Missouri.
HCW's projects bring innovation, excitement and a new outlook to communities as they move into the future.
Branson Landing is no exception. Completed in June, 2007, Branson Landing took Branson by storm, rejuvenating
Branson's historic downtown district with shopping, dining and the Hilton Convention Center which now align the
waterfront of Lake Taneycomo. The spectacular $8 million water and fire show on the banks of Lake Taneycomo
at Branson Landing has made Branson a tourist destination of the mid-west and the global retail real estate
industry has taken notice.
Richard E. Huffman, Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are so pleased to have Branson Landing receive this
recognition and be given the global recognition for the City of Branson. Recognition of this nature reinforces
HCW's commitment to continue to bring quality projects that embrace the communities in which it works."
For additional information contact Jennifer Penn, phone: 417-332-3439 email: jpenn@hcw.us
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