Associa’s John Carona Brings Hundreds of Jobs to Richardson

February 12, 2014

Dallas, TX - John  Carona, President and CEO of Associa, the nation’s leading community  association management firm, recently cut the ribbon on a new,  state-of-the-art, 60,000 square foot shared services center in  Richardson, Texas. The center expects to bring nearly 600 jobs to North  Texas.

“2014 will be a transformative year for the community  association management industry, and we are laying the cornerstone for  our future here in Richardson.” said Carona at the ceremony. “As of  today we have brought more than 200 jobs to Dallas, with 400 scheduled  by year and an ultimate capacity of 600 new employees.”

The  facility will provide centralized accounting services to Associa’s North  American portfolio of community associations. It will deploy  state-of-the-art technology to provide clients with more convenient,  efficient and transparent accounting services.

“Richardson and  Associa share many of the same goals and vision, and we both know that  building a sense of community is the basis for creating opportunities  for success,” Richardson Mayor Laura Maczka said. “We don’t think  Associa could have found a better fit than Richardson, and we are so  pleased to welcome such an innovative company to our community and to  our Telecom Corridor area.”

“This facility will allow us to  provide state of the art back office support for our clients” noted  Carona, “and will allow our local managers to focus on providing the  best lifestyle and management services for our communities worldwide.”

Building and managing successful communities for more than 35 years, Associa is the worldwide leader in community management with over 9,000 employees operating more than 170 branch offices in the United States, Mexico, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Based in Dallas, Texas, our industry expertise, financial strength, and innovation meet the unique needs of clients across the world with customized services and solutions designed to help communities achieve their vision. To learn more about Associa and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to www.associaonline.com or www.associacares.com.