Friday, July 17, 2009

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, Launches Online American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tracking Tool for Government Agencies

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, Launches Online American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tracking Tool for Government Agencies

ORLANDO, Fla. - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, which provides professional GIS (geographic information systems), asset management, software engineering and web development services to government agencies, has launched a new online service to help local governments and their agencies qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, based in downtown Avalon Park, said ARRA requires strict tracking and reporting standards.

Data Transfer Solutions’ new online ARRA Tracking Tool makes tracking and reporting public works projects easy and accurate.

The Florida Department of Transportation’s District Six office recently deployed Data Transfer Solutions’ new online ARRA tracking tool, Fragala said.

“FDOT’s ARRA Tracking Tool page lists all projects currently underway by District Six with instant updates on progress, GIS tools to show project locations and links that show each stage of each project and its funding cycle,” Fragala said.

Projects are indicated on Google Maps images, and users can cycle through each phase of a project for more detailed information, Fragala said.

Fragala said Data Transfer Solutions can develop a new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tracking Tool for state and local agencies and municipal governments within a short time.

“Our American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tracking Tool is simple to use, highly accurate, and easy to deploy,” Fragala said. “It’s a sophisticated bookkeeping application for a very complex set of facts and criteria,” he explained.

Data Transfer Solutions, headquartered in Downtown Avalon Park in east Orlando, with established regional sales offices in Portland, Ore., San Antonio and Boston, reported revenues of more than $5 million last year.

For more information, contact:
A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects awarded contract to renovate Inn on The Beach in Daytona Beach


Cuhaci & Peterson Architects awarded contract to renovate Inn on The Beach in Daytona Beach

ORLANDO, Fla. - Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, the architectural firm that designs more than one million square feet of retail space annually, was recently awarded a contract to renovate the Inn on the Beach located on U.S. A1A in Daytona Beach.

Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, said Humphrey Realty Corp. awarded the contract.

Renovation work on the property should start in late summer, Peterson said.


For more information, contact:

Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100

Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Ashton Woods Homes Unveils Three New Floor Plans at Thornhill in Windermere

Ashton Woods Homes Unveils Three New Floor Plans at Thornhill in Windermere

ORLANDO, Fla. - Ashton Woods Homes has unveiled three new single-family floor plans at Thornhill, located off S.R. 535 and Reams Rd. in Windermere.

Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in Orlando, said three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes at Thornhill range in size from 1,870 square feet of living space to 4,000 square feet.

New homes at Thornhill are priced from $249,900.

For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes-Central Florida, 407-647-3700; mroche@ashtonwoodshomes.com;
John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes-Central Florida 407-647-3700
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About Ashton Woods Homes:
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of Companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.

Melrose-Sovereign Companies awarded contract to manage Ashburn Square Town Homes in Tampa

Melrose-Sovereign Companies awarded contract to manage Ashburn Square Town Homes in Tampa

ORLANDO, Fla. - Melrose-Sovereign Companies, the property management firm that specializes in residential communities and multi-family properties throughout Florida, was recently awarded a contract to manage Ashburn Square Town Homes, located off Falkenburg Road in Tampa.

Jack Hanson and Ellen Lumpkin, co-founders and principals at Melrose-Sovereign Companies based in Orlando, said the Maronda Homes community includes 298 town homes.

Melrose-Sovereign Companies currently manages properties for more than 150 developers, investors and owners throughout Florida.

Melrose-Sovereign Companies, formed in 2008 with the merger of Melrose Management Group and Sovereign Residential Services in Orlando, currently employs more than 100 property management specialists at offices in Jacksonville, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Tampa, Palm Harbor, Bradenton/Sarasota, Port Charlotte and Fort Myers.

For more information, contact:
Ellen G. Lumpkin, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, elumpkin@melrose-sovereign.com
Jack B. Hanson, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, jhanson@melrose-sovereign.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, Lvershelco@aol.com

Downtown Avalon Park to host Oktoberfest Oct. 17 with Live Entertainment, Dance, Beer Garden, Children’s Activities

Downtown Avalon Park to host Oktoberfest Oct. 17 with Live Entertainment, Dance, Beer Garden, Children’s Activities

ORLANDO, Fla. - Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Downtown Avalon Park will feature live entertainment, dance performances, authentic German foods by the German American Club, a beer garden and a root beer garden for kids, said Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator at Avalon Park Group.

The annual tradition begins with a Beer Garden preview on Friday, Oct. 16, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday events will include Schuplattler Alpenrose Dancing, live music by Europa, a yodeling contest, chicken dance contest, stein holding contest and more, Hodson said.

The German American Club of Central Florida will be providing traditional German foods throughout the event.

Admission to the event is free, Hodson said.

For more information contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565
Beat Kahli, Owner/Founder, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Sublease of 25,181 Square Feet of Industrial Space in Tampa

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida Negotiates Sublease of 25,181 Square Feet of Industrial Space in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida which is associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated a sublease of 25,181 square feet of industrial space at 4500 W. Tampa Bay Blvd. in Tampa.

Chuck Bohac, vice president and Kostas Stoilas, associate with the Industrial & Land Services Group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, negotiated the transaction representing the tenant/sublandlord, National Retail Transportation, Inc. of North Bergen, N.J.

The new tenant/sublessee, Denver-based Integrated Airline Services, Inc. is one of the largest independent aviation ground handlers in the U.S.

About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 30 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit http://www.commercialfl.com/.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

Contact:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 3030 N. Rocky Point Drive W., Tampa, FL 33609, http://www.commercialfl.com/
Chuck Bohac or Kostas Stoilas 813-639-1111J
effrey Sweeney, President 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel 407-644-4142