MIAMI, FL – June 1, 2016 – Brightline today announced its President Michael Reininger was awarded the Vanguard Award by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Miami-Dade. The Vanguard Award is presented each year to community leaders who have made a difference in bettering the South Florida community through development and improvement of services, projects, products or programs.
Mike has been with Brightline since 2012 when he joined as Chief Development Officer. He now leads a team of more than 50 people as President and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the passenger rail service and four million square feet of urban real estate around the three south Florida stations. His experience spans more than 30 years of creating and delivering new, large-scale hospitality and transportation businesses and real estate developments.
“It is an honor to be recognized for the development and construction of one of the country's most exciting privately funded infrastructure projects,” said Reininger. “Brightline is already changing the landscape of southeast Florida. We are advancing the conversation of expanding transit options and collaborating with world-renowned companies and individuals.”
Brightline is redefining travel in South Florida by offering express, inter-city passenger service between West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami beginning in mid-2017.
About Brightline
Brightline will redefine what it means to travel by train in America with express intercity passenger rail service arriving 2017, providing an important transportation alternative to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. The service will ease the stress of traffic, provide a simple and intuitive experience from door to destination, and foster new opportunities to explore more of Southeast Florida. Brightline is the only privately owned, operated and maintained passenger rail system in the United States. For more information, follow us on Facebook.
About The Building Owners & Managers Association of Miami
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Miami represents building owners, managers, developers, leasing professionals, corporate facility managers, asset managers, and the providers of the products and services needed to operate commercial properties. Founded in 1907, we are an extension of a federation of 91 BOMA U.S. associations and 18 international affiliates, with over 10.4 billion square feet of U.S. office space, that supports 1.8 million jobs and contributes $227.6 billion to the U.S. GDP. Our mission is to advance a vibrant commercial real estate industry through advocacy, influence and knowledge.