NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Control Group, a leading New York City-based innovation and customer experience firm, will be celebrated by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) with the inaugural "Downtown Vanguard" Award, bestowed to companies who are leading the way to make Lower Manhattan a hub of innovation and creativity.
Control Group will be commended as part of The Downtown Dinner 2014, a yearly event where prominent leaders from New York’s business, civic, and cultural sectors come together to recognize the artists that help create sustainable and creative communities. The award will be presented to Control Group during the post-dinner Artist After Party, held at the Conrad New York on Monday, May 19, 2014 from 8:30–10:00 pm. Tickets for the After Party are available online. One for $250 or five for $1,000.
“It is a tremendous honor to receive this award from LMCC,” said Scott Anderson, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Control Group. “At Control Group, our goal is to transform the world around us. We are proud to play a part in our own neighborhood’s evolution.”
“Control Group is an iconic example of a successful New York City innovative enterprise that plays a key role in advancing Lower Manhattan’s creative drive,” said Sam Miller, President of LMCC. “We are delighted to celebrate Control Group's leadership as an innovator and influential community member.”
Control Group is a leading innovator in incorporating technology into the creative process, transforming how people experience public space. Their transformational work can be seen all across New York City and beyond, from the iPad ordering system in LaGuardia’s Delta terminal to wayfinding kiosks in the New York City MTA to the workspace of the future at Brookfield Place.
As active members of the Downtown Alliance and supporters of Launch LM, Control Group has also demonstrated their commitment to nurturing a wider community of industry peers newly arriving to Lower Manhattan, which contributes to the broader vibrancy of the neighborhood.
In addition to the Downtown Vanguard Award, LMCC will also present Liberty Awards to recognize extraordinary leaders from the artistic, civic, and corporate communities for their contributions to quality of life in Lower Manhattan and beyond, and President’s Awards to artists who have participated in LMCC’s programs and who have subsequently gone on to have significant career achievements.
In 2014 the following organizations will be honored:
- The Trust for Governors Island for transforming Governors Island into an urban oasis and for making LMCC’s work there possible.
- Trisha Brown Dance Company, founded by the inimitable choreographer Trisha Brown, for their work in contemporary dance, opera, and visual art and long-standing ties to Downtown.
President’s Awards will be presented to:
- Naomi Goldberg Haas (for Performing Arts)
- Dread Scott (Michael Richards Award for Visual Arts)
- Pia Wilson (Sarah Verdone Writing Award)
About Control Group
Control Group is an innovation and customer experience firm. Through strategic consulting, user-centered design, and multi-discipline engineering, Control Group enables organizations to translate their brand into more meaningful and profitable connections with their customers across digital and physical touch points. The firm was awarded the Community Impact Award for their Reinvent Payphone Competition concept and a Digital Screenmedia Award for their groundbreaking wayfinding kiosks for the New York City MTA. Control Group’s clients include leaders in Civic, Real Estate Development, Hospitality, Technology, and Retail industries. For more information about Control Group and its services, go to http://www.controlgroup.com/
About Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC)
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond.
