LEAWOOD, Kan. – Dan and Maria O’Dell, sales associates with Realty Executives of Kansas City, were recently honored with the 2009 Heart of America Ethics in Business Award. This esteemed recognition was presented by the Midwest Christian Counseling Center in collaboration with Baker University’s School of Professional and Graduate Studies.

The 2009 Heart of America Ethics in Business Awards Program is designed to underscore the importance of business ethics in Kansas City and to honor those businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals who practice and believe in good ethics. 2009 award recipients had to have demonstrated business excellence and the highest standards of ethical conduct, integrity, and civic and social responsibility. Only one for-profit business award is presented each year and this year it went to Group O’Dell with Realty Executives of Kansas City..

“It was such an honor to be selected for this award because it was based on our business integrity and that’s truly meaningful to us,” said Dan O’Dell, who has worked with his wife selling real estate in the Kansas City area for XX years.

The O’Dell’s say their approach and dedication to clients has consistently positioned them amongst the top performing agents in the Kansas City area. The couple has assembled a top selling real estate team and has been consistently ranked among Kansas City's top ten real estate groups since 2004.

The O’Dells work out of the Realty Executives of Kansas City office at 11401 Ash in Leawood. It is part of the Realty Executives Mid-America Region, which operates 43 offices with more than 1,000 executives. The company closed more than 15,000 transactions worth more than $2.5 billion in sales in 2007.

Realty Executives International, Inc. is one of the fastest-growing real estate franchises in the United States, with more than 14,000 sales associates and over 760 franchises. The Phoenix-based, privately held company has offices in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore and more. Publications such as Entrepreneur, Success and Inc. magazines have recently ranked Realty Executives International as a leader in the real estate industry based on franchise growth, management stability and financial soundness.

For additional company information visit www.realtyx.com or www.realtyexecutives.com.

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