Cleveland’s Safeguard Properties was among 96 Northeast Ohio companies honored at the 2009 Crain’s Leading EDGE Awards at Kent State University in May.

In its third year, this prestigious award was created and developed by The Entrepreneurs EDGE, a non-profit organization that provides services, programs, education, civic and networking opportunities to mid-market companies to help them grow in value. Safeguard has been recognized all three years since the inception of the award.
Top companies were identified based on their EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) added to taxable employee compensation, a calculation used to determine the value that companies contribute to the region.
Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held mortgage field services company in the United States. Founded in 1990 by the CEO Robert Klein, Safeguard conducts more than one million property inspections and maintenance orders on defaulted and foreclosed properties nationally for mortgage service companies, banks, financial institutions, and major investors.