Connor Group doubles Charlotte portfolio, closing 2 acquisitions

Sept. 8, 2020 – The Connor Group announced six partner promotions at the company’s first-ever national awards broadcast in August. Associates promoted to partner include Brad Dykes, regional vice president, Jessica Clark, area manager, Amanda Barnes, property manager, Jon Coontz, maintenance, Brittney Merritt, maintenance and Zach Rainwater, recruiting. “People make the difference,” founder and managing partner Larry Connor said. “We have great systems and strategies, but without the right people none of that matters. As a company, we also believe in sharing the wealth. It’s the right thing to do.” The Dayton-based real estate investment firm used innovative solutions to reward and recognize associates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, the company announces partner promotions in-person at biannual awards breakfast celebrations. This year it launched a national awards broadcast across its 14 markets to celebrate promotions while following social distancing recommendations. “We saw an opportunity to raise the bar and recognize elite performers on a national level,” said Connor. “The broadcast recognized six new partners, 10 national award winners, and more than 350 regional award-winners across 40 properties.” The partnership program at The Connor Group is unique.  Partnership is open to anyone, in any position within the company. Each partner holds […]

Real estate investment firm continues growing portfolio amid challenging times

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Real estate investment firm expands Music City portfolio

A $1.6 Million Surprise DAYTON, OH – April 22, 2020 – The owner of an Ohio-based real estate investment firm last week made a company-wide announcement that he’d made $1.6 million on the stock market in the span of eight days. He then informed his employees that he’d be paying out every dime of it in bonuses to them, for their work and dedication throughout the coronavirus outbreak. “These are challenging times,” said Connor Group founder and CEO Larry Connor, who announced the bonuses via video. “But the way our people have responded has been nothing short of heroic. Our No. 1 core value is ‘Do the right thing.’ So when I think about how I made the money compared to what our associates do on every day, to me, (paying the bonuses) was the right thing to do.”   Bonuses are being paid to all non-highly-compensated associates who started with the company prior to March 1. The Connor Group owns and operates luxury apartment communities in 14 markets around the U.S. and has roughly 400 associates. Bonuses ranged from $2,000 to $9,000. “We believe in leading from the front,” Connor said. “And in trying times, that means more than […]

The Connor Group, a real estate investment firm based in Dayton, Ohio, is proud to announce it was recognized with two Comparably Awards in 2019 – Best Company Culture and Best Company for Women. The Comparably awards are based upon honest, anonymous feedback from current and former associates of companies nationwide. The final data set was compiled from nearly 10 million ratings across 50,000 U.S. companies on Comparably.com from November 2018 to November 2019. “We’ve built a culture that sets and embraces audacious goals; when we hear the word ‘impossible,’ we’re all in,” said Managing Partner Larry Connor. “In return, we recognize our associates with a totally unique Reward & Recognition program with Wish List Gifts, Sale-ebrations, and Awards Breakfasts. It’s an honor to have an outside company recognize our culture.” The Connor Group ranks 21st on the Best Company Culture 2019 list against companies nationwide and is the only Ohio-based company to win an award in the small to mid-size business category. The company is rated A+ in the leadership category, ranking in the Top 5% of similarly-sized companies across the U.S. Ratings also revealed associates are extremely happy with their total compensation, including pay and benefits. “Fostering an […]

After the storm As Hurricane Dorian slammed the Bahamas in 2019, The Connor Group sprang into action once again asking, “How can we help?” Kids & Community associate Chip Faruki immediately began formulating a strategy. He reached out to Matthew 25: Ministries – a Cincinnati-based nonprofit that specializes in disaster relief. Together, they devised a plan to deliver critical supplies to an orphanage in Nassau. The orphanage is quickly becoming overcrowded as it takes in more and more refugee kids from outer islands destroyed by the storm. Food, water, antibiotics, medical supplies, and personal items are quickly running out. Partner and Chief Pilot Brett Hunter volunteered to fly 30,000 pounds of critical supplies and Matthew 25 relief workers to the Bahamas beginning at 6 a.m. He will make multiple trips from Florida to the Bahamas over the next 3-5 days, each time carrying much-needed supplies and volunteers to multiple orphanages and others in need. This is not the first time The Connor Group and its associates have stepped up in the face of disaster.  Pilots Brett Hunter and Shawn Riffee supported the post-Hurricane Maria relief and evacuation efforts in Puerto Rico in 2017. Larry Connor himself airlifted medical supplies to […]

The Connor Group was featured in a 5 ½ minute piece in the docuseries “The American Dream” on Bloomberg TV. The show aims to tell inspiring stories of entrepreneurs and their journey from humble beginnings to how they made their business dreams a reality. Other companies featured on this show in the past include national brands such as Jersey Mike’s Subs, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Tommy John and more! If you missed the live broadcast, here’s a link to The Connor Group’s segment:

A Burden Lifted Casey Petrae is an achiever. Senior class vice-president, prom king, active in volunteer work, leader of the school spirit squad, works part-time during the school year, full-time during the summer. He’s shown so much responsibility and maturity beyond his years that his classmates in Vandalia Butler’s class of 2019 nicknamed him the “Class Dad.” So when it came time to apply for colleges, it was safe to assume that Casey checked all the boxes. Except how to pay for it. Enter The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners. In the spring of 2019 Casey interviewed for the organization’s inaugural college scholarship awarded to students whose values aligned with our Connor Group Core Values, were college-bound, and able to demonstrate a financial need. The selection committee was so enamored with Casey’s perseverance and grit that it added to his $5,000 first-place scholarship, surprising him with a much bigger reward during an awards ceremony at his high school. The Connor Group pledged to cover the remaining costs of his freshman year at Ohio State, where he’s now majoring in healthcare administration. And, if he continues to hit certain goals, he’ll receive the same funds throughout his undergrad studies. “I […]