KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America’s largest homebuilders and the second largest homebuilder in Northeast Florida, was awarded multiple Laurel Awards during the annual awards presentation hosted by the Northeast Florida Builders Association.
The Laurel Awards are presented each year to builders, developers, architects, planners, interior designers, Realtors, sales and marketing professionals and others who have demonstrated sales, building and design excellence.
Now in its 11th year, the Laurel Awards program is affiliated with the Florida Home Builders Association and the National Home Builders Association.
The KB Home team was presented with Laurel Awards in the following marketing categories:
• Best Color Ad
• Best Direct Mail
• Best Radio Commercial
• Best Signage Program
• Best National Industry Related TV Program
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Additionally, several KB Home sales counselors were honored with Million Dollar Circle Awards in the production category including:
• Less Than $3 million: William Arce
• $3 - $5 million: Tracy Bible, Mark Bohlman,
Barbara Dennis and Mark Schirmer
• $5 - $7 million: Terra Jaudon
• $7 - $10 million: Fred Hansen
and Gail Santoro
“KB Home is proud of our continued success as a leader in the Northeast Florida market and we are thrilled with the recognition and support from NEFBA,” said Vince DePorre, division president of KB Home Jacksonville. “These awards are indicative of our passion to provide sales and service excellence through all elements of our branding, marketing and overall homebuying experience.”
KB Home Jacksonville is the second largest homebuilder in Northeast Florida with more than 10 active communities and was named “Builder Member of the Year” by the Northeast Florida Builders Association.
Building homes for nearly half a century, KB Home is one of America’s premier homebuilders with domestic operating divisions in some of the fastest-growing regions and states: West Coast-California; Southwest-Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico; Central-Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Texas; and Southeast-Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Kaufman & Broad S.A., the Company’s publicly-traded subsidiary, is one of the largest homebuilders in France.
In fiscal 2004, the Company delivered homes to 31,646 families in the United States and France. It also operates a full-service mortgage company for the convenience of its buyers. Founded in 1957, and winner of the 2004 American Business Award for Best Overall Company, KB Home is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “KBH.”