GREER, SC, November 21, 2010 (Press-News.org) The annual award, named in honor of the founder of GSA Business, is presented to an exemplary woman who owns or is employed by a business in the Upstate.
Usher has worked tirelessly to help Addison Homes build their business in an economic climate that has led many other builders to shut their doors. Addison Homes has grown consistently year to year, and her contributions, including the development of an educational marketing program about healthy high performance home building, has established Addison Homes as the leader in high performance home building in the Upstate.
Community involvement is also very important to Michelle and Addison Homes. She has served on the board of Safe Harbor since 2009. She is also a member of the Greenville Professional Women's Forum; Greenville Professional Business Women in Action (BWIA) executive committee and is a founding member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). Michelle and Addison Homes also contribute regularly to the Greenville Habitat for Humanity program.
ABOUT ADDISON HOMES:
Addison Homes builds all of its homes to rigorous ENERGY STAR and EarthCraft House standards. As a leader in sustainable, high performance "green" building, Addison Homes has received numerous awards and recognition for its leadership and success in Greenville, including 2007 EarthCraft House Regional Builder of the Year, Upstate Forever's 2008 Sustainable Communities Champion, the 2008 Individual Environmental Stewardship Award by the Upstate chapter of the US Green Building Council and 2009 Builder of the Year by the Greenville Homebuilder Association. For more information about Addison Homes, visit http://www.addison-homes.com.
Michelle Usher of Addison Homes Named Rising Star Award Finalist
For a second straight year in a row, Michelle Usher, Vice President/Co-Owner of Addison Homes, LLC and President of Addison Homes Consulting, LLC, was named a top five finalist for the 2010 Suzanne Thaler Rising Star Award.
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[Press-News.org] Michelle Usher of Addison Homes Named Rising Star Award FinalistFor a second straight year in a row, Michelle Usher, Vice President/Co-Owner of Addison Homes, LLC and President of Addison Homes Consulting, LLC, was named a top five finalist for the 2010 Suzanne Thaler Rising Star Award.