IPC International
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IPC International Corporation provides security services to shopping malls, lifestyle center (retail)
properties, and various other retail venues. IPC's portfolio includes over 500 properties in North America and the UK, including properties managed by Simon Property Group
, The Pyramid Companies, General Growth Properties
, as well as, among many others, Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
, the San Francisco Zoo
, and Baltimore-Washington Airport. The company was incorporated as General Investigative Corporation in 1978 by Howard L. Kaplan and changed its name to IPC International Corporation in March 1984. IPC employs approximately 6,500 security officers.
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
properties, and various other retail venues. IPC's portfolio includes over 500 properties in North America and the UK, including properties managed by Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American commercial real estate company, ranked #1 in the United States as the largest real estate investment trust. Simon is a fully integrated real estate company which operates from five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, Premium Outlet Centers, The...
, The Pyramid Companies, General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the United States. It is based in Chicago, Illinois at 110 North Wacker Drive, a historic building designed by architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White...
, as well as, among many others, Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Union Station is a train station and leisure destination visited by 32 million people each year in the center of Washington, D.C. The train station is served by Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail services as well as by Washington Metro subway trains and local buses...
, the San Francisco Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
The San Francisco Zoo, housing more than 260 animal species, is a zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway...
, and Baltimore-Washington Airport. The company was incorporated as General Investigative Corporation in 1978 by Howard L. Kaplan and changed its name to IPC International Corporation in March 1984. IPC employs approximately 6,500 security officers.