Laurel Rosen, President/CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce presents Macerich's Santa Monica Place Marketing Manager Ashley Walkley with the Business Cares award on Tuesday, February 12, 2009, for their outstanding service to the community by working to end homelessness. Macerich encourages its employees to volunteer at various non-profit organizations that benefit each Town Center concept of being the social heart of their community. Each full-time employee receives a volunteer time bank of an aggregate of 24 hours a year to volunteer at the non-profit organizations. Last year Macerich employees completed more than 20,000 volunteer hours! Macerich is one of the country's largest owners, operators and developers of major retail properties. Key markets include Arizona, California, the New York City metropolitan area, and suburban Washington, D.C., within an expansive national footprint. Delivering what's new and what's next, Macerich is an industry leader in adding value to well-sited shopping centers with strong demographics and demonstrable shopper loyalty. The company's success stems from a deeply rooted commitment to embrace and reflect the changing preferences of consumers, retailers and communities on every step of the journey toward creating remarkable destinations. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's new 'Business Cares' program honors members of Santa Monica’s business community working to end homelessness.

Bob Aptaker, Macerich executive vice president of development, gives an update on statues of the  550,000-square-foot mall's remodeling operation during a behind-the-scenes construction tour at Santa Monica Place on Thursday, February 12, 2009. The design takes the roof off the central portion of the current mall to provide for open-air walkways and spacious public gathering areas. Nordstrom and Bloomingdales will anchor the mall as its only department stores. Santa Monica Place is scheduled to reopen in mid 2010.

(top) Santa Monica Police Captain Wendell Shirley and Officer Jennifer Sekera, wrap gifts on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, during the 'Its a Wrap Party' at Macerich Co.’s headquarters.. (above) (left to Right) Samantha O'Neil, Director of Government Affairs of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Lynne Thomas, Director of Sales and Marketing of the Lobster, Pete Thorson, Board Member of the Police Activity League (PAL), and SMFD Chief Jim Hone wrap gifts during the Wrap Party. Community leaders, volunteers from the Police Activities League (PAL), Bayside District Corporation and Santa Monica Place, wrapped more than 250 gifts which were collected during the Winterlit “Best Gift Ever” community gift drive. Gifts collected will be distributed this Saturday at PAL to children who might otherwise go without presents this holiday season.

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