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The Morrison Investment Group

The Morrison Group of Companies are organized and managed by Morrison Investment Group, LLC a privately owned, independent real estate investment, development, and management firm. The various companies of the Group own our portfolio of shopping centers with each center being owned by a limited liability company, most of which are organized under Delaware law as required by our lenders.

Since 1983 the company has focused on high-quality commercial real estate acquisitions with high barriers to entry and at acquisition prices allowing for stabilized cash flows providing double-digit returns. Beginning in 2003 the company opened up its investment platform to outside investors. Since the inception of these structured Equity and Joint Venture opportunities, The Morrison Group of Companies has provided double-digit annual returns on equity to investors, typically paid quarterly through existing cash flow, or alternatively paid at sale or refinance of the properties owned.

Today the company has almost 3,000,000 square feet of GLA in its centers that span the South East from the Carolinas to Louisiana and Arkansas. Many of our centers are shadow anchored by such national names as Walmart and Target, or are power centers with major national retailers such as Hobby Lobby, T.J. Maxx, Burlington, Office Depot, Marshalls, Academy, Five Below, Ulta, Panera Bread, Starbucks, and others.

For our financing needs the company has banking relationships with all the major national lenders thru its long term mortgage brokerage relationship with Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC a Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group company. With those relationships we have the ability to obtain financing for projects from land acquisition, to construction, to long term ownership through CMBS, bank, and mezzanine financing vehicles.

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Meet Our Team

JAMES J. MORRISON, JR

Attorney

James J. Morrison, Jr. is a New Orleans investor and attorney (Tulane Law 1970) with a 30 year background as an owner, manager and developer of commercial retail, office, parking garage development and multi-family real estate both for himself, family members and partnerships. He is the owner with his wife of a number of the shopping centers controlled by the group and an investor in and the manager of the limited liability companies that own the rest of the centers.

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T. Kent Morrison

Principal

T. Kent Morrison is a principal of the firm. After graduating from Tulane University’s School of Law, Thomas Kent Morrison joined Phelps Dunbar, LLP, a distinguished full-service firm servicing clients throughout the Gulf South, while simultaneously investing in and/or managing residential, commercial and industrial real estate. Between his legal practice and business ventures, Mr. Morrison has significant experience with, and exposure to, real estate management, investment and development.

PAT MORRISON

Principal

Pat Morrison is a principal of the group and the owner with James J. Morrison, Jr. of several of the shopping centers, and an investor with James J. Morrison, Jr. in the others. She has assisted in leasing, underwriting and financing of the various properties.

ANN D. MCGRAW

Facilities Manager

Ms. McGraw has over thirty years of management and customer service experience. She formerly was Director of Member Services for a regional health care company and prior to that she was the manager of the Customer Relationship Management Center for an international insurance company. She has been in charge of lessee relationships and maintenance for the Morrison Group for 10 years.

RUTH D. GARCIA

Comptroller

Mrs. Garcia has been employed by the Morrison Group for over 16 years as Comptroller and has 40 years of experience in that field. Prior to coming to work for us she was Vice President of Finance for the New Orleans Convention and Visitor’s Bureau for 15 years and prior to that she served as Controller of the Le Pavillon Hotel.