Quarter after quarter, the power of strong storytelling and strategic pitching continues to drive meaningful results for our clients. In Q2 2025, our team secured impactful media coverage across top-tier national outlets, key industry trades and local publications, positioning our clients as thought leaders and industry trendsetters. From feature stories to broadcast segments to expert commentary, this past quarter was marked by wins that highlight not only the strength of our client relationships but also the value of a targeted, creative strategy.

Here’s a look at just a few of the media highlights our team secured in Q2 2025:

• Atlanta's Upper Westside has emerged as a travel destination in the south, with The Works at the center of it all. Wilbert helped tell the story of this exciting new neighborhood and its unique town center to USA Today.
• Cooper Carry graced the cover of Learning by Design's summer issue with a featured bylined article on designing through the scholastic dining continuum.
• Aaron's blanketed the airwaves in Western Massachusetts, including Western Mass News, thanks to its latest Teen Center Refresh, transforming Boys & Girls Club of Springfield with $20,000 in improvements. This two-day event received widespread broadcast coverage.
• Hoar Construction tapped two new regional presidents, overseeing its Texas markets and its Nashville, Chattanooga and Washington, D.C. divisions. The news about Hoar’s leadership growth spread far and wide, including in CoStar. 
• When Walmart wanted to make a difference for underserved Georgia moms on Mother's Day, Wilbert helped the world's largest retailer put together a program that brought everyday luxuries to mothers escaping domestic violence in multiple markets, leading to stories like this from FOX 54 in Augusta.
• The state of the housing market continues to be a constant driver of news, and Wilbert secured an opportunity for Churchill Mortgage to appear in this CBS News story giving prospective homebuyers the latest information to make informed decisions
• The City of Decatur and Decatur Development Authority announced renovations to its historic Decatur Square, and Wilbert secured a comprehensive story from recent Southeast Emmy winner for Best Daily News Reporter, Atlanta News First's Joshua Skinner.
• Dogs are extensions of our families, and our clients think so too! Wilbert secured coverage for three clients (OAK, The Works and CBL Properties) in a story on dog-friendly retail centers for ICSC's Commerce + Communities Today.
• Lakeland Now recently covered the opening of the IFF Global Citrus Innovation Center at Florida Polytechnic University — a 30,000-square-foot research facility developed, designed and built by Ryan Companies to advance citrus flavor innovation.
• Atlanta’s industrial market remains stable, with notable projects underway like Stonemont Financial Group’s Stonemont Park 75 South, a 903,000-square-foot industrial park in Locust Grove, Georgia. Wilbert attended the groundbreaking in April, alongside the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which reported on the project in a larger market story.
• American Banker featured EP Wealth Advisors’ Cannon Carr, who shares perspectives on how lessons from past market downturns, such as focusing on long-term planning and diversification, can help advisors guide clients through current economic uncertainty.
• The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported on Boehringer Ingelheim leasing 115,000 square feet at Toro Development Company’s Medley in Johns Creek — one of the largest new office leases in Metro Atlanta in recent years and the project’s first major anchor tenant.
• Georgia's Own Credit Union supported MUST Ministries' Summer Lunch program to feed children missing out on critical meals when school is out of session, with Wilbert securing this coverage of the meal packing event from WSBTV.
• Amid stock market volatility, Engel & Völkers Atlanta CEO, Christa Huffstickler, offered expert insights to the Atlanta Business Chronicle on why luxury real estate remains a steady investment. 
• Fox 5 featured Agave Bandido’s Cinco de Mayo celebration at High Street, highlighting festive cocktails and atmosphere as the restaurant brings energy to the newly opened mixed-use destination.
• JLL expert, Gregg Metcalf, spoke to Southeast Real Estate Business about how flight-to-quality trends are intensifying competition for Atlanta’s newest Class A office buildings.
• The Atlanta Business Chronicle featured Portman’s announcement that acclaimed restaurateur Anish Nair will open Pataaka, his first U.S. concept, at Portman’s Sora tower in Midtown, expanding the building’s high-profile food and beverage offerings.