Released on: December 5, 2007, 2:46 am

Press Release Author: Lisa Allen

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Rodrigo Azpurua, CCIM, Chief Operating Officer, Global Group
Investment, Inc., a Commercial Real Estate Development company based in Weston,
Florida, was awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation
by the CCIM Institute, one of the nation's leading commercial real estate
associations. The designation was awarded during Institute business meetings in
October in San Antonio, Texas.

Press Release Body:
WESTON -November 2007:- Rodrigo Azpurua, CCIM, Chief Operating Officer, Global Group
Investment, Inc., a Commercial Real Estate Development company based in Weston,
Florida, was awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation
by the CCIM Institute, one of the nation's leading commercial real estate
associations. The designation was awarded during Institute business meetings in
October in San Antonio, Texas.

Azpurua was among 426 commercial real estate professionals who earned the
designation October 18 by passing the Institute's Comprehensive Examination, the
final element in the designation process.

The CCIM designation is awarded to real estate professionals upon successful
completion of a graduate-level education curriculum and presentation of a portfolio
of qualifying industry experience. The curriculum addresses: financial analysis,
market analysis, user decision analysis and investment analysis - the cornerstones
of commercial investment real estate. CCIMs are recognized experts in commercial
real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and investment
analysis.

CCIMs have access to unparalleled level of valuable online tools, including the
Site To Do Business, a suite of mapping, demographic and other analytical
resources. And, all CCIMs can market properties for sale or lease through CCIMNet,
a leading national commercial property exchange.

The CCIM business network encompasses 1,000 markets throughout North America,
Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. Of the estimated 125,000 commercial real
estate practitioners in North America, more than 9,400 currently hold the CCIM
designation. Achieving the CCIM designation was a 3 year process for
Azpurua. "The network of professional contacts along with the vital tools,
sharing of knowledge and access to resources that CCIM provides is a valuable
asset for Global Group Investment," said Azpurua who also holds a law degree
from Universidad Santa Maria, Caracas, Venezuela, awarded in 1993.

The Chicago-based CCIM Institute is an affiliate of the National Association of
Realtors® and is the governing body of the largest commercial real estate network
in the world.

Global Group Investment, Inc., a full-service real estate and development
corporation, was established in 1997 and to date has developed several award-winning
commercial and retail projects in Florida totaling more than 1.5 million s.f. with a
total asset value of more than $350 million. They include the Coral Springs
Professional Campus, The Weston Medical & Professional Campus, The Shoppes at Heron
Lakes, Beacon Square Professional Campus, Boca Raton, Professional Center at
Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Lake Mary Professional Campus, Orlando, the Professional
Center at Wellington, Suncoast Professional Center at Tampa, Gateway Professional
Campus at Jacksonville, and Lake Butler Professional Center, Greater Orlando,
Florida
For more information on Global Group Investment, visit www.ggius.com


Web Site: http://www.ggius.com

Contact Details: Lisa Allen writes here of the prestigious (Certified Commercial
Investment Member) CCIM DESIGNATION awarded to Rodrigo Azpurua, CCIM, Chief
Operating Officer, Global Group Investment, Inc., a Commercial Real Estate
Development company based in Weston, Florida.