[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF L. MASON CAPITANI

 Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the 50th 
Anniversary of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International. It is a pleasure 
to commemorate this wonderful milestone in the history of a family-
owned Michigan business.
  Founded by L. Mason Capitani in 1965, L. Mason Capitani was a one-man 
operation until his son, Mason E. Capitani, joined the company. Mason 
displayed an affinity for industry, which helped the company blossom 
into the full-service brokerage and property management firm it is 
today. Mason E. still serves as the company's chairman, but a third 
generation of the Capitani family--Jason Capitani and Mason L. 
Capitani--are now managing most of the day-to-day operations of L. 
Mason Capitani.
  Mason E. Capitani credits tenacity and careful planning as two of the 
keys to L. Mason Capitani's success over the past five decades. From 
its modest beginning, the company has grown into a global organization, 
with a reach that extends far beyond the State of Michigan. The company 
has followed a careful path of natural growth, where an honest 
understanding of its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the dynamics 
of a global market, have allowed L. Mason Capitani to thrive in a 
volatile industry.
  The success of L. Mason Capitani is rooted in more than diligent 
planning. It is a reflection of the company's dedication to customer 
service, as well as its commitment to supporting a knowledgeable and 
talented workforce. The brokers, agents, and support staff at L. Mason 
Capitani are encouraged to provide high-quality customer service 
without jeopardizing their ethics, integrity, or dignity. An emphasis 
on integrity has allowed L. Mason Capitani to build relationships based 
on trust and experience. As a family business, its employees understand 
the company's success and the family's reputation are inseparable.
  I applaud the employees of L. Mason Capitani for demonstrating the 
hard work and dedication to service required for 50 years of success. 
Family businesses like L. Mason Capitani are the main drivers of the 
economy in Michigan and across the United States. L. Mason Capitani is 
well aware of its role in supporting economic opportunity and quality 
of life in communities across the State of Michigan, including Detroit, 
where the company embraces the opportunity for it to grow while 
contributing to efforts to rebuild one of America's great cities.
  Again, I congratulate L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International on the 
occasion of its 50th Anniversary. I appreciate its contributions to 
quality of life and economic vitality throughout the State of Michigan 
and wish it and its employees many more decades of success.

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