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June 5, 2012                                                          Jill Nidiffer (404) 494-3439          

Paradies HONORED BY SEC-AAAE

Named “2012 Corporate Member of the Year” at Annual Conference

Atlanta, GA – June 5, 2012– Paradies, the leading airport concessionaire in the industry for over 50 years, was recently named “Corporate Member of the Year” for 2012 at the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (SEC-AAAE) Annual Conference held in Savannah, Georgia, from May 20 to 22.

 “We are honored to receive this prestigious award from the SEC-AAAE,” said Gregg Paradies, president and CEO of Paradies.  “We proudly share this award with the associates of our member airports in this chapter, especially those at Savannah/Hilton Head International who helped welcome the attendees of the conference.”

The 2012 SEC-AAAE Conference gathered the region's top airport managers in interactive sessions focusing on Air Service Development and productive strategies centered on the economic challenges the aviation industry is facing today.

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