Concord Hospitality Company

Concord Hospitality is a hotel development and management company with its head office on Common Oaks Drive in north Raleigh. Mark G. Laport founded it in 1985 and still leads it as president and chief executive.

The company partners with hotel owners and investors across the United States and Canada, running properties that range from upscale select service to lifestyle and independent brands. Bars and restaurants inside those hotels are part of the same work. It has won awards as a hotel management, ownership and development business.

What to know

• Three decades of partnerships have covered more than $2.5 billion in properties.
• The company is certified as a Great Place to Work.
• It ranks in the top 100 Best Companies for both women and millennials.
• New hotel developments are committed to LEED certification.
• More than 35 years of experience sit behind the brands it handles.