FORT MYERS - Lennar reports it has seen strong sales of Manor and Estate Homes since opening its Welcome Home Center at Hampton Park at Gateway, located three miles east of I-75 off S.R. 82 and Colonial Blvd. on Avalon Lake Circle in Fort Myers.
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said new three, four and five-bedroom Manor and Estate Homes at Hampton Park at Gateway range from 2,272 square feet of living space to 3,800 square feet, priced from the low $200s.
Hampton Park at Gateway features its own Sports and Social Club, which includes a state-of-the-art fitness center, billiards room, and resort style swimming pool along with a large social room for parties and an outdoor pavilion with barbeque grills and fireplace.
Gateway Golf and Country Club features the Tom Fazio-designed 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course that ranks among Florida's best, a tennis facility with lighted Har-Tru clay and Deco Turf courts, and a magnificent clubhouse with golf and tennis pro shops, locker rooms, cards rooms, and The Griffin Room, which offers fine dining or alfresco service.
For more information, contact New Home Counselors Larry Cowell and Jerry Niesman at 239-689-1154 at the Lennar Welcome Home Center, 10219 Avalon Lake Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33813 or visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information about this press release, contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Friday, July 30, 2010
Downtown Orlando Penthouse, 20,000 Square Foot Events Center at The Plaza North Tower is open for a variety of occasions
ORLANDO - The Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center, a 20,000 square foot meeting facility located on the 16th floor of The Plaza’s North Tower building at the corner of Orange and Church Streets is now open and available for a variety of large and small private events and will accommodate up to 250 guests.
Sarah Woodbery, coordinator of the Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center, said a 10,000 square foot sky terrace/outdoor patio with a bar and a putting green is included, and serves as an excellent and exclusive venue for weddings, receptions, private holiday parties, networking and fundraising events.
The center includes an executive boardroom with conference table that seats 20, with full food and beverage service available.
“The Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center offers a well-appointed facility for both formal events and business meetings, with garage parking and excellent services,” Woodbery explained.
Since opening the Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center dozens of events have taken place, including the Florida Music Festival and the Florida Film Festival.
For a video tour of the Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrCxfzo3Qo.
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For more information, contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Sarah Woodbery, coordinator of the Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center, said a 10,000 square foot sky terrace/outdoor patio with a bar and a putting green is included, and serves as an excellent and exclusive venue for weddings, receptions, private holiday parties, networking and fundraising events.
The center includes an executive boardroom with conference table that seats 20, with full food and beverage service available.
“The Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center offers a well-appointed facility for both formal events and business meetings, with garage parking and excellent services,” Woodbery explained.
Since opening the Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center dozens of events have taken place, including the Florida Music Festival and the Florida Film Festival.
For a video tour of the Downtown Orlando Penthouse Events Center, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrCxfzo3Qo.
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For more information, contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Sabalcore Selected by Analytical Services, Inc. to Design Aerospike Nozzles for Next Generation Missil
ORLANDO - Sabalcore, a provider of high performance computer (HPC) on-demand services, was selected by Analytical Services, Inc. (ASI), a U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency subcontractor, to design aerospike nozzles for future missile systems. Aerospike nozzles have a significant performance advantage over traditional bell nozzles. As enemies of the United States develop offensive weapons with more and more capability, future missile defense interceptors (like PAC-3, THAAD, etc.) will naturally be required to have more and more performance.
“Using Sabalcore's HPC on-demand services, ASI was able to access our powerful Linux clusters designed to quickly run compute intensive applications, including ASI's computational fluid dynamics (CFD) application, while at the same time cutting costs significantly.” said John D. Van Workum, president at Sabalcore Computing, Inc.
“CFD is critical to our design efforts, which means that we cannot complete that design without Sabalcore’s Linux cluster. We, like many small businesses, cannot afford the luxury of buying and maintaining our own.” said Joseph Sims, Ph.D. technical director at Analytical Services, Inc.
“Without the Sabalcore Linux clusters available to us, we could not hope to support our design efforts with CFD running on a serial computer (e.g., a desktop workstation). Comparing the cost of buying access to Sabalcore clusters to buying, maintaining and replacing our own cluster is overwhelmingly in favor of Sabalcore. They truly represent a huge cost savings to us and to our customers.” said Sims.
Sabalcore is a client company of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park.
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For more information, contact: Dr. Joseph D. Sims, Technical Director, Analytical Services, Inc, (256) 562-2191, simsj@asi-hsv.com; John D. Van Workum, President, Sabalcore Computing, Inc. 877-492-8027; john@sabalcore.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
“Using Sabalcore's HPC on-demand services, ASI was able to access our powerful Linux clusters designed to quickly run compute intensive applications, including ASI's computational fluid dynamics (CFD) application, while at the same time cutting costs significantly.” said John D. Van Workum, president at Sabalcore Computing, Inc.
“CFD is critical to our design efforts, which means that we cannot complete that design without Sabalcore’s Linux cluster. We, like many small businesses, cannot afford the luxury of buying and maintaining our own.” said Joseph Sims, Ph.D. technical director at Analytical Services, Inc.
“Without the Sabalcore Linux clusters available to us, we could not hope to support our design efforts with CFD running on a serial computer (e.g., a desktop workstation). Comparing the cost of buying access to Sabalcore clusters to buying, maintaining and replacing our own cluster is overwhelmingly in favor of Sabalcore. They truly represent a huge cost savings to us and to our customers.” said Sims.
Sabalcore is a client company of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park.
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For more information, contact: Dr. Joseph D. Sims, Technical Director, Analytical Services, Inc, (256) 562-2191, simsj@asi-hsv.com; John D. Van Workum, President, Sabalcore Computing, Inc. 877-492-8027; john@sabalcore.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
Mattamy Homes Acquires 58 Home Sites at Canyon Trails in Goodyear Ariz., will introduce five new home designs
TEMPE - Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, recently acquired 58 home sites at Canyon Trails, located off Canyon Trails Blvd. and W. Yuma Rd. near I-10 in Goodyear.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations at Mattamy Homes in Arizona, said the homebuilder plans to build three, four and five bedroom single-family homes at Canyon Trails that feature open great rooms and two and three car garages.
New homes at Canyon Trails will range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 2,500 square feet, priced from the $130s.
“We’re excited to open our new neighborhood before the end of the year, featuring five distinctive new home designs for the Canyon Trails community,” Morrison said. “Canyon Trails is a wonderful master planned community built around a five-acre park with lighted walking trails, open green spaces and neighborhood parks throughout,” she said.
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For more information, contact: Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., with divisions in Arizona, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Orlando. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations at Mattamy Homes in Arizona, said the homebuilder plans to build three, four and five bedroom single-family homes at Canyon Trails that feature open great rooms and two and three car garages.
New homes at Canyon Trails will range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 2,500 square feet, priced from the $130s.
“We’re excited to open our new neighborhood before the end of the year, featuring five distinctive new home designs for the Canyon Trails community,” Morrison said. “Canyon Trails is a wonderful master planned community built around a five-acre park with lighted walking trails, open green spaces and neighborhood parks throughout,” she said.
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For more information, contact: Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., with divisions in Arizona, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Orlando. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Orlando Weekly Readers vote Ride Green Scooters the best Chinese scooter dealer in Central Florida
ORLANDO - Readers of Orlando Weekly recently voted Ride Green Scooters on W. Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park the Central Florida region’s favorite provider of low-cost, energy-efficient Chinese motor scooters.
Brian Schwartz, general manager at Ride Green Scooters, said he’s delighted with the recognition.
Ride Green Scooters specializes in sales of gas and electric Chinese scooters priced from under $1,000 to more than $2,500, and services all makes and models.
“Most of the world relies on this sort of commuter transportation because of its extreme efficiency and low cost,” Schwartz said. “As we Americans grow more energy conscious, scooters are increasing rapidly in popularity. Now you see them everywhere you go,” he said.
Ride Green Scooters is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 at 671 W. Fairbanks Ave. Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com
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For more information, contact: Brian Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407 467-3214; Ron Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407-342-3648; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Brian Schwartz, general manager at Ride Green Scooters, said he’s delighted with the recognition.
Ride Green Scooters specializes in sales of gas and electric Chinese scooters priced from under $1,000 to more than $2,500, and services all makes and models.
“Most of the world relies on this sort of commuter transportation because of its extreme efficiency and low cost,” Schwartz said. “As we Americans grow more energy conscious, scooters are increasing rapidly in popularity. Now you see them everywhere you go,” he said.
Ride Green Scooters is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 at 671 W. Fairbanks Ave. Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com
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For more information, contact: Brian Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407 467-3214; Ron Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407-342-3648; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lennar opens newly decorated Amalfi model home at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall in Alva
FORT MYERS - Lennar has opened the newly redecorated Amalfi model home at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall Country Club, located off Palm Beach Blvd. east of I-75 at Riverhall Parkway in Alva.
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said professional interior decorators at Gordon’s Fine Furnishings in Fort Myers designed the new Amalfi model home interiors with a striking eye.
“The new Amalfi is simply gorgeous,” Devereaux said.
“New single family homes at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,283 square feet priced from the $100s, Devereaux said.
All Riverhall residents enjoy membership in the 20,000 square foot Town Hall amenity center, which includes a two-story, 14,000 square foot recreation center with 8,500 square foot lagoon-style swimming pool, fitness center and all sorts of outdoor sports courts and activities fields.
Riverhall is a master-planned community designed to include distinct villages, a school, fire station, town hall and a town square. Set among 1,500 acres of oak hammocks where more of the land is preserved as open space and lakes, the gated communities at Riverhall are connected by meandering trails and sidewalks.
For more information, contact New Home Counselors Jeff Dew or Chad Erickson at 239-693-1241 at the Lennar Welcome Home Center, 3089 Riverhall Parkway, Alva, FL 33920 and visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177 ext. 357; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said professional interior decorators at Gordon’s Fine Furnishings in Fort Myers designed the new Amalfi model home interiors with a striking eye.
“The new Amalfi is simply gorgeous,” Devereaux said.
“New single family homes at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,283 square feet priced from the $100s, Devereaux said.
All Riverhall residents enjoy membership in the 20,000 square foot Town Hall amenity center, which includes a two-story, 14,000 square foot recreation center with 8,500 square foot lagoon-style swimming pool, fitness center and all sorts of outdoor sports courts and activities fields.
Riverhall is a master-planned community designed to include distinct villages, a school, fire station, town hall and a town square. Set among 1,500 acres of oak hammocks where more of the land is preserved as open space and lakes, the gated communities at Riverhall are connected by meandering trails and sidewalks.
For more information, contact New Home Counselors Jeff Dew or Chad Erickson at 239-693-1241 at the Lennar Welcome Home Center, 3089 Riverhall Parkway, Alva, FL 33920 and visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177 ext. 357; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
Data Transfer Solutions Earns Contracts from Colorado DOT and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Nevada
ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in Orlando’s Avalon Park, recently earned two contract awards from the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in Nevada.
A. M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at DTS, said the Colorado DOT extended its contract with DTS for another year at an estimated value of $112,000.
New work for Colorado DOT includes a Data Access User Needs Study and maintenance of the Online Transportation Information System (OTIS) that DTS developed for Colorado DOT.
OTIS includes six different applications that supply transportation information in the form of maps, pictures, tables, and reports, Fragala explained.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency contract, valued at an estimated $50,000, includes work to enhance security, reporting and functionality of the Tahoe region’s Defensible Space Database, which includes the land area surrounding important structures such as communications towers and utilities.
“We are developing an online map viewer that will give planners a clear picture of the defensible areas they must protect in the event of wildfires,” Fragala explained.
“This information gives first responders the opportunity to stop fires from reaching important structures,” he said.
Data Transfer Solutions, LLC is an Orlando-based firm that provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, 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
A. M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at DTS, said the Colorado DOT extended its contract with DTS for another year at an estimated value of $112,000.
New work for Colorado DOT includes a Data Access User Needs Study and maintenance of the Online Transportation Information System (OTIS) that DTS developed for Colorado DOT.
OTIS includes six different applications that supply transportation information in the form of maps, pictures, tables, and reports, Fragala explained.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency contract, valued at an estimated $50,000, includes work to enhance security, reporting and functionality of the Tahoe region’s Defensible Space Database, which includes the land area surrounding important structures such as communications towers and utilities.
“We are developing an online map viewer that will give planners a clear picture of the defensible areas they must protect in the event of wildfires,” Fragala explained.
“This information gives first responders the opportunity to stop fires from reaching important structures,” he said.
Data Transfer Solutions, LLC is an Orlando-based firm that provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, 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
360 Software Corp. to develop simulator software for Arab Academy for Science & Technology in Egypt
ORLANDO - 360 Software Corp., an Orlando based simulation developer, was recently awarded a major contract to develop simulator applications and equipment for the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Alexandria, Egypt.
Gus Perez-Poveda, president of 360 Software Corp., said the simulator 360 Software it is developing will help the Arab Academy teach maritime technicians how to operate the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which links shipboard, satellite and terrestrial communications to provide instant automatic alerts in the event of a marine emergency.
Poveda said Global Simulations, Inc., and MPRI, a division of L3 Communications, Inc., awarded 360 Software the contract.
“The GMDSS simulator is a highly realistic, low cost device to train sailors to handle emergencies efficiently, Poveda explained.
360 Software’s GMDSS simulator employs touch-screen technology and virtual GMDSS equipment.
“Our GMDSS simulator allows the instructor to create realistic multi-channel communications scenarios with a virtual device that looks and functions like the real GMDSS equipment,” Poveda said.
360 Software, a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orlando, is a leading provider of photo-realistic virtual equipment that simulates the look and functions of the real hardware to train technicians to operate communications equipment and aircraft and transportation gauges, panels, and displays.
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For more information, contact: Gus Perez-Poveda, Chief Executive Officer, 360 Software Corporation 407-380-6322; gpoveda@360softwarecorp.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Technology Incubator 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
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About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Gus Perez-Poveda, president of 360 Software Corp., said the simulator 360 Software it is developing will help the Arab Academy teach maritime technicians how to operate the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which links shipboard, satellite and terrestrial communications to provide instant automatic alerts in the event of a marine emergency.
Poveda said Global Simulations, Inc., and MPRI, a division of L3 Communications, Inc., awarded 360 Software the contract.
“The GMDSS simulator is a highly realistic, low cost device to train sailors to handle emergencies efficiently, Poveda explained.
360 Software’s GMDSS simulator employs touch-screen technology and virtual GMDSS equipment.
“Our GMDSS simulator allows the instructor to create realistic multi-channel communications scenarios with a virtual device that looks and functions like the real GMDSS equipment,” Poveda said.
360 Software, a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orlando, is a leading provider of photo-realistic virtual equipment that simulates the look and functions of the real hardware to train technicians to operate communications equipment and aircraft and transportation gauges, panels, and displays.
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For more information, contact: Gus Perez-Poveda, Chief Executive Officer, 360 Software Corporation 407-380-6322; gpoveda@360softwarecorp.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Technology Incubator 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
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About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Mattamy Homes Acquires 42 Home Sites at Marley Park in Surprise
TEMPE - Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, recently acquired 42 home sites at Marley Park, located on Reems Road just south of Waddell Road in Surprise.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations at Mattamy Homes in Arizona, said Mattamy Homes is building three and four bedroom single-family homes at Marley Park priced from the $160s.
Construction of new model homes at Marley Park will start in late summer, Morrison said.
Mattamy Homes’ Arizona Division is building new single-family homes priced from the low $100s in the continuing phase of Circle Cross Ranch. For more information about Mattamy Homes Arizona, please call 480-302-6080 or visit www.mattamyhomes.com.
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For more information, contact: Carolyn Morrison, VP Operations, Mattamy Homes Phoenix, 480-302-6080
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., with divisions in Arizona, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Orlando. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations at Mattamy Homes in Arizona, said Mattamy Homes is building three and four bedroom single-family homes at Marley Park priced from the $160s.
Construction of new model homes at Marley Park will start in late summer, Morrison said.
Mattamy Homes’ Arizona Division is building new single-family homes priced from the low $100s in the continuing phase of Circle Cross Ranch. For more information about Mattamy Homes Arizona, please call 480-302-6080 or visit www.mattamyhomes.com.
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For more information, contact: Carolyn Morrison, VP Operations, Mattamy Homes Phoenix, 480-302-6080
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., with divisions in Arizona, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Orlando. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Spanish Web Site by Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Agent Leads to Real Estate Sales to Europeans
ORLANDO - A Spanish web site created by Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty agent Adriana Murcia of the firm’s Clermont office has led to sales of luxury homes to buyers from Europe, South America and Canada.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Murcia launched the bi-lingual web site herself. A native of Colombia, Murcia earned her B.A. Degree in Hotel Management from the University of Colombia in Bogota.
Murcia, who has more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, is a specialist in international sales, Soderstrom said.
“Adriana Murcia is a bright, inventive agent and she has carved out a special niche for herself in the Central Florida international market,” Soderstrom said.
To visit Adrianna Murcia’s Spanish web site go to http://www.casasenorlandoyflorida.com/
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For more information contact: Adriana Murcia, Stirling Sotheby's International Realty, 352-217-0465; amurciangsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890; rsoderstrom@stirlingSIR.com
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Murcia launched the bi-lingual web site herself. A native of Colombia, Murcia earned her B.A. Degree in Hotel Management from the University of Colombia in Bogota.
Murcia, who has more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, is a specialist in international sales, Soderstrom said.
“Adriana Murcia is a bright, inventive agent and she has carved out a special niche for herself in the Central Florida international market,” Soderstrom said.
To visit Adrianna Murcia’s Spanish web site go to http://www.casasenorlandoyflorida.com/
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For more information contact: Adriana Murcia, Stirling Sotheby's International Realty, 352-217-0465; amurciangsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890; rsoderstrom@stirlingSIR.com
Mercantile Capital Corp. Reports SBA 504 Commercial Loan Volume up in June, First Half of 2010 Loan Closings Soar
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS - Mercantile Capital Corp. reports the dollar volume of commercial loans it closed in June was up more than 284 percent over the same period last year.
At the same time, Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corp., said since January Mercantile Capital closed 29 commercial loans for projects valued at $81.6 million, a spectacular jump (416.46 percent) over the same six-month period in 2009 when $15.8 million was funded for 10 loans.
“This marks the best six-month period in our company’s history,” Hurn said.
Mercantile Capital Corp. – which ranks as one of the most active providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Loans in the nation – closed seven loans in June for projects that totaled just over $20 million in four different states and the District of Columbia.
Visit www.504Experts.com and www.504Blog.com.
For more information about this press release, contact: Chris Hurn, CEO Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040; Robin Lashley, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040
At the same time, Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corp., said since January Mercantile Capital closed 29 commercial loans for projects valued at $81.6 million, a spectacular jump (416.46 percent) over the same six-month period in 2009 when $15.8 million was funded for 10 loans.
“This marks the best six-month period in our company’s history,” Hurn said.
Mercantile Capital Corp. – which ranks as one of the most active providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Loans in the nation – closed seven loans in June for projects that totaled just over $20 million in four different states and the District of Columbia.
Visit www.504Experts.com and www.504Blog.com.
For more information about this press release, contact: Chris Hurn, CEO Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040; Robin Lashley, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040
Nano Discovery, Inc. Wins $100,000 Florida Technology Grant
ORLANDO - Nano Discovery, Inc., a medical research bioassay company headquartered in southeast Orlando was recently awarded a Florida Technology Transfer and Commercialization Partnership Grant.
Dr. Qun Huo, founder and chief executive officer of Nano Discovery, LLC, and an associate professor at University of Central Florida’s NanoScience Technology Center, said the $100,000 grant will help further her efforts to develop a new bioanalytical technology for biomolecular and research and medical diagnosis using gold nanoparticles.
Nano Discovery expects to commercialize this new technology to the biomedical research community in 1-2 years and diagnostic market in 3-5 years.
Nano Discovery exhibited its latest technology products last month during the Particle 2010 conference on Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology at the Regal Sun Resort at Lake Buena Vista.
Nano Discovery LLC is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park.
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For more information about this release contact: Dr. Qun Huo, Chief Executive Officer, Nano Discovery, Inc, 407-770-8954 huo@nanodiscoveryinc.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, City of Sanford, the City of Winter Springs, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of Kissimmee, the City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Dr. Qun Huo, founder and chief executive officer of Nano Discovery, LLC, and an associate professor at University of Central Florida’s NanoScience Technology Center, said the $100,000 grant will help further her efforts to develop a new bioanalytical technology for biomolecular and research and medical diagnosis using gold nanoparticles.
Nano Discovery expects to commercialize this new technology to the biomedical research community in 1-2 years and diagnostic market in 3-5 years.
Nano Discovery exhibited its latest technology products last month during the Particle 2010 conference on Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology at the Regal Sun Resort at Lake Buena Vista.
Nano Discovery LLC is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park.
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For more information about this release contact: Dr. Qun Huo, Chief Executive Officer, Nano Discovery, Inc, 407-770-8954 huo@nanodiscoveryinc.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, City of Sanford, the City of Winter Springs, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of Kissimmee, the City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
NAI Realvest names Dan Colachicco senior vice president
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest has appointed Dan Colachicco senior vice president.
George Livingston, chairman of NAI Realvest, said Colachicco has more than 30 years of experience as a commercial real estate broker including six years at Marcus & Millichap.
Colachicco attended Florida Atlantic University.
“Dan Colachicco is one of the most experienced commercial real estate executives in the Central Florida region and we are humbled he has joined the NAI Realvest family,” Livingston said.
For more information, contact: George Livingston, Chairman, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com; Dan Colachicco, Senior Vice President, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, dcolachicco@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
George Livingston, chairman of NAI Realvest, said Colachicco has more than 30 years of experience as a commercial real estate broker including six years at Marcus & Millichap.
Colachicco attended Florida Atlantic University.
“Dan Colachicco is one of the most experienced commercial real estate executives in the Central Florida region and we are humbled he has joined the NAI Realvest family,” Livingston said.
For more information, contact: George Livingston, Chairman, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com; Dan Colachicco, Senior Vice President, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, dcolachicco@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
Mattamy Homes Relocates Corporate Offices in Jacksonville, Donates Executive Furnishings and Equipment to D. Nease High School and Rescue Mission
JACKSONVILLE - Mattamy Homes U.S. Group in Jacksonville recently donated office furnishings and equipment valued at more than $2,500 to Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County.
Dennis Ginder, division president at Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said the donation included 10 executive chairs, five filing cabinets, two dry-erase boards, five bulletin boards, five wastepaper baskets and a large box of miscellaneous office supplies.
Mattamy also donated miscellaneous items to the City Rescue Mission including eight filing cabinets and five boxes of office supplies.
Ginder said Mattamy Homes relocated its corporate offices at 7800 Belfort Parkway recently as new home sales associates are seeing more demand at Mattamy Homes sales and information centers at Cornerstone at Watermill, Covenant Cove and North Campus in Jacksonville, Kensington, Kings Trace and Sevilla in St. Augustine, and Durbin Crossing, The Colony at Greenbriar and Worthington Park in St. Johns.
“Visitor traffic and sales in all nine Jacksonville-area communities are beginning to pick up and we no longer need as much space or furnishings in our corporate offices,” Ginder said.
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For more information, contact: Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager, Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9502; Dennis Ginder, Division President Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9500
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com.
Dennis Ginder, division president at Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said the donation included 10 executive chairs, five filing cabinets, two dry-erase boards, five bulletin boards, five wastepaper baskets and a large box of miscellaneous office supplies.
Mattamy also donated miscellaneous items to the City Rescue Mission including eight filing cabinets and five boxes of office supplies.
Ginder said Mattamy Homes relocated its corporate offices at 7800 Belfort Parkway recently as new home sales associates are seeing more demand at Mattamy Homes sales and information centers at Cornerstone at Watermill, Covenant Cove and North Campus in Jacksonville, Kensington, Kings Trace and Sevilla in St. Augustine, and Durbin Crossing, The Colony at Greenbriar and Worthington Park in St. Johns.
“Visitor traffic and sales in all nine Jacksonville-area communities are beginning to pick up and we no longer need as much space or furnishings in our corporate offices,” Ginder said.
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For more information, contact: Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager, Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9502; Dennis Ginder, Division President Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9500
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com.
Beazer Homes offering free blinds, washers, dryers and refrigerators at Sawgrass Village in Pinellas Park
TAMPA - Beazer Homes recently opened two ready-to-move-in town homes and started construction of six more at Sawgrass Village, located on 49th Street south of Park Blvd. in Pinellas Park.
Kareyann Rhodes, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said all eight homes will likely sell this summer. To make sure, Beazer Homes is sweetening their offer with free blinds, washers, dryers and refrigerators on the sale of new Sawgrass Village town homes.
But the price range — starting from the $140s for two and three bedroom town homes with two-and-a-half baths and one-car garages — should do the trick without the extra goodies Rhodes said. The town homes range from 1,416 square feet of living space to 1,496 square feet.
Rhodes said Sawgrass Village also features two and three bedroom town homes without garages that range in size from 1,208 square feet to 1,610 square feet priced from $109,900.
All town homes at Sawgrass Village are built with the Beazer’s eSMART features that increase energy and water efficiency and indoor air quality.
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For more information contact: Kareyann Rhodes, Sales Manager, Beazer Homes/Tampa Division 813-663-9002 Krhodes@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
About Beazer Homes: Beazer Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country's 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BZH."
Kareyann Rhodes, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said all eight homes will likely sell this summer. To make sure, Beazer Homes is sweetening their offer with free blinds, washers, dryers and refrigerators on the sale of new Sawgrass Village town homes.
But the price range — starting from the $140s for two and three bedroom town homes with two-and-a-half baths and one-car garages — should do the trick without the extra goodies Rhodes said. The town homes range from 1,416 square feet of living space to 1,496 square feet.
Rhodes said Sawgrass Village also features two and three bedroom town homes without garages that range in size from 1,208 square feet to 1,610 square feet priced from $109,900.
All town homes at Sawgrass Village are built with the Beazer’s eSMART features that increase energy and water efficiency and indoor air quality.
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For more information contact: Kareyann Rhodes, Sales Manager, Beazer Homes/Tampa Division 813-663-9002 Krhodes@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
About Beazer Homes: Beazer Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country's 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BZH."
Crossman & Company appoints Brian Carolan as Research Analyst
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, the Orlando-based commercial property firm that ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, has appointed Brian Carolan as research analyst.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Carolan earned his Master’s Degree in Real Estate from the University of Florida and has more than two years of experience.
For more information, contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Carolan earned his Master’s Degree in Real Estate from the University of Florida and has more than two years of experience.
For more information, contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix
Lennar to Host Grand Opening Swim-In July 31 with New Town Homes Priced From the $120s at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford
ORLANDO - Lennar will host a Grand Opening Swim-In from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, to showcase new town homes priced from under $130,000 at The Retreat at Twin Lakes, located on Twin Trees Lane west of Orange Blvd. and S.R. 46, across I-4 from Seminole Towne Center in Sanford.
David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Central Florida division in the Orlando region, said admission to the Grand Opening is free and the public is invited to enjoy the swimming pool and cabana area, where refreshments and prizes will be provided, and tours of model town homes.
Town homes at The Retreat at Twin Lakes offer three distinctive floor plans:
•The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath Kingston with 1,227 square feet of living space;
•Covington with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,280 square feet of living space; and
•the Stonebrooke with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,441 square feet of living space.
All three town homes come with a one-car garage.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Central Florida division in the Orlando region, said admission to the Grand Opening is free and the public is invited to enjoy the swimming pool and cabana area, where refreshments and prizes will be provided, and tours of model town homes.
Town homes at The Retreat at Twin Lakes offer three distinctive floor plans:
•The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath Kingston with 1,227 square feet of living space;
•Covington with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,280 square feet of living space; and
•the Stonebrooke with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,441 square feet of living space.
All three town homes come with a one-car garage.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Ride Green Scooters in Winter Park Offers Special Incentive now through Aug. 10
WINTER PARK - Ride Green Scooters on W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park is offering a special incentive through Aug. 10 to prospective buyers of their energy-efficient alternative commuter vehicles.
Brian Schwartz, general manager of Ride Green Scooters, Inc., said scooter buyers now through Aug. 10 will receive a free oil change, trunk and safety helmet for just $50.
“That’s a steal”, Schwartz said. Ride Green Scooters sells and maintains a wide range of gas and battery-powered scooters priced from under $1,000 to more than $2,000.
“From surprisingly low prices to incredible savings on gas and maintenance, our scooters are the right solution at the right time in today’s economy,” Schwartz said.
“Our special offer will make scooter-riders safer, better equipped and even more thrifty,” Schwartz said.
Ride Green Scooters is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 at 671 W. Fairbanks Ave.
Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com
For more information, contact: Brian Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407 467-3214; Ron Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407-342-3648; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Brian Schwartz, general manager of Ride Green Scooters, Inc., said scooter buyers now through Aug. 10 will receive a free oil change, trunk and safety helmet for just $50.
“That’s a steal”, Schwartz said. Ride Green Scooters sells and maintains a wide range of gas and battery-powered scooters priced from under $1,000 to more than $2,000.
“From surprisingly low prices to incredible savings on gas and maintenance, our scooters are the right solution at the right time in today’s economy,” Schwartz said.
“Our special offer will make scooter-riders safer, better equipped and even more thrifty,” Schwartz said.
Ride Green Scooters is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 at 671 W. Fairbanks Ave.
Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com
For more information, contact: Brian Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407 467-3214; Ron Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407-342-3648; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lennar to Host Realtor Luncheon July 29 to Showcase New Town Homes Priced From the $120s at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford
ORLANDO - Lennar will host a special Realtor luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, to showcase new town homes priced from under $130,000 at The Retreat at Twin Lakes, located on Twin Trees Lane west of Orange Blvd. and S.R. 46, across I-4 from Seminole Towne Center in Sanford.
David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Central Florida division in the Orlando region, said Lennar plans to give away many valuable prizes during the luncheon event and offer tours of model town homes.
Town homes at The Retreat at Twin Lakes offer three distinctive floor plans:
•The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath Kingston with 1,227 square feet of living space;
•Covington with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,280 square feet of living space; and
•The Stonebrooke, with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,441 square feet of living space.
All three town homes come with a one-car garage.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Central Florida division in the Orlando region, said Lennar plans to give away many valuable prizes during the luncheon event and offer tours of model town homes.
Town homes at The Retreat at Twin Lakes offer three distinctive floor plans:
•The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath Kingston with 1,227 square feet of living space;
•Covington with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,280 square feet of living space; and
•The Stonebrooke, with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths in 1,441 square feet of living space.
All three town homes come with a one-car garage.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Former Developer Launches Green Technology Company with eye on Important Industry Niche
APOPKA - Michael Young, who headed Pelican Bay Development’s Orlando operations and oversaw construction of the Windermere Business Center in southwest Orlando, has launched a new green technology company that could play a big role in an important industry niche and save commercial property owners millions of dollars.
American Soda Blast Company, based in Apopka, cleans and strips surfaces---from building exteriors to food service equipment to antique cars---using highly pressurized sodium bicarbonate and dry ice.
Young said his process replaces traditional sand blasting---a century-old technique that scores and gouges surfaces with pressurized sand crystals---with a kinder, gentler surface stripping process that won’t harm the underlying substrate and utilizes common, easily biodegradable materials.
“Sodium bicarbonate is one of the most common compounds found in nature, and dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, which is what we exhale,” Young said.
Young said pressurized soda and dry ice can clean building exteriors or strip the paint from cars without harming the surfaces underneath. Scientists used the soda stripping process to restore the Statue of Liberty in the 1980s, Young said, but the stripping industry has been slow to give up its traditional sand blasting process.
“Sand blasting has always been the benchmark even though everyone knows it pits and scores the surface underneath,” Young said.
Young said American Soda Blast Company processes have a wide range of applications, from restoring the surfaces of technology equipment to stripping paint or molds from building exteriors.
“This process removes every bit of mold, paint or finish without harming the environment or the surface underneath,” Young said. “Weighed against chemical strippers, it is far safer and less toxic, and it is far less harmful to the object surface than sand blasting,” Young said.
Young said he expects first-year revenues to exceed projections.
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For more information, contact: Michael Young, American Soda Blast Co. Apopka, Florida; 407-931-6191; Michael@americansodablast.com
American Soda Blast Company, based in Apopka, cleans and strips surfaces---from building exteriors to food service equipment to antique cars---using highly pressurized sodium bicarbonate and dry ice.
Young said his process replaces traditional sand blasting---a century-old technique that scores and gouges surfaces with pressurized sand crystals---with a kinder, gentler surface stripping process that won’t harm the underlying substrate and utilizes common, easily biodegradable materials.
“Sodium bicarbonate is one of the most common compounds found in nature, and dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, which is what we exhale,” Young said.
Young said pressurized soda and dry ice can clean building exteriors or strip the paint from cars without harming the surfaces underneath. Scientists used the soda stripping process to restore the Statue of Liberty in the 1980s, Young said, but the stripping industry has been slow to give up its traditional sand blasting process.
“Sand blasting has always been the benchmark even though everyone knows it pits and scores the surface underneath,” Young said.
Young said American Soda Blast Company processes have a wide range of applications, from restoring the surfaces of technology equipment to stripping paint or molds from building exteriors.
“This process removes every bit of mold, paint or finish without harming the environment or the surface underneath,” Young said. “Weighed against chemical strippers, it is far safer and less toxic, and it is far less harmful to the object surface than sand blasting,” Young said.
Young said he expects first-year revenues to exceed projections.
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For more information, contact: Michael Young, American Soda Blast Co. Apopka, Florida; 407-931-6191; Michael@americansodablast.com
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Closes on Largest Home Sale in Brevard County
ORLANDO - Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently closed on the $2.5 million sale of a luxury home at 2740 N. Riverside Drive in Indialantic that ranks as the largest home sale in Brevard since 2008.
Roger Soderstrom, owner and founder of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said luxury home specialist Jack Jeffcoat negotiated the sale to an all cash buyer for nearly 93 percent of the asking price after only six months on the market.
The home, with 8,054 air-conditioned square feet situated on 1.35 acres, offers six bedrooms, six full baths, two half baths a 1,300 square foot entertainment room and over 11,000 square feet of space under roof.
The property boasts 101 feet of frontage along the inter coastal waterway, Jeffcoat said.
(Paste in browser to view tour: http://www.jackjeffcoat.com/tour.php?id=560834 )
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For more information contact: Jack C. Jeffcoat, III, Coastal Lifestyle Group, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 321-536-1461, jjeffcoat@stirlingsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty: Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com
Roger Soderstrom, owner and founder of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said luxury home specialist Jack Jeffcoat negotiated the sale to an all cash buyer for nearly 93 percent of the asking price after only six months on the market.
The home, with 8,054 air-conditioned square feet situated on 1.35 acres, offers six bedrooms, six full baths, two half baths a 1,300 square foot entertainment room and over 11,000 square feet of space under roof.
The property boasts 101 feet of frontage along the inter coastal waterway, Jeffcoat said.
(Paste in browser to view tour: http://www.jackjeffcoat.com/tour.php?id=560834 )
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For more information contact: Jack C. Jeffcoat, III, Coastal Lifestyle Group, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 321-536-1461, jjeffcoat@stirlingsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty: Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com
Atlanta Property Group acquires The Park at Perimeter Center East, Partners with Lavista Associates to lease the Three Office Buildings in Atlanta
ATLANTA - Atlanta Property Group (APG) recently acquired three mid-rise office buildings totaling 284,000 square feet at 41, 47 and 53 Perimeter Center East in Atlanta and have rebranded the property as “The Park at Perimeter Center East.”
The transaction represents one of the few significant office acquisitions in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket in the past two years, Court Thomas, a partner at Atlanta Property Group, said.
“The Park at Perimeter Center East is a compelling opportunity for tenants,” Thomas said. “We have ample capital available for renovations, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, and our basis will allow us to compete aggressively for new tenants,” he explained.
Thomas said extensive renovations are already underway at The Park at Perimeter Center East, including upgrades to the lobbies, corridors, restrooms and building systems.
APG partnered with Atlanta-based Lavista Associates, Inc. to rebrand the buildings and have named Lavista Associates exclusive leasing representatives for the five and six- story buildings which are currently 50 percent occupied. Austin Chase and Kirven Brantley will be the on-site leasing representatives for Lavista at The Park at Perimeter Center East.
“Atlanta Property Group has differentiated itself as a well-capitalized, hands-on, local owner that will aggressively meet the market to attract new tenants and foster loyal tenant relationships,” said Chase.
Lincoln Property Company will manage the properties.
For more information contact: Austin Chase, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2842; Achase@lavista.com; Kirven Brantley, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2813 KBrantley@lavista.com; Kimberly Steele, Director of Marketing & Administration Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2824; ksteele@lavista.com
About Atlanta Property Group, LLC: Formed in 2003 to invest in multi-tenant office and industrial properties in the Atlanta area, Atlanta Property Group currently owns and operates assets totaling 1.6 million square feet, including the Peachtree 25th Building, Hightower Centre, Roswell North, Pavilion Center, North Gwinnett Medical Plaza, 1001 Cherry Drive and Mansell Commons. Visit www.atlantapg.com.
About Lavista Associates, Inc.: Serving Atlanta for over 37 years, Lavista Associates, Inc. is one of metro Atlanta’s leading commercial real estate companies, representing clients in the sale and leasing of a broad spectrum of commercial, industrial, office and retail properties. The firm’s goal is excellence of service to its clients resulting in the highest value for their real estate holdings. Visit www.lavista.com.
The transaction represents one of the few significant office acquisitions in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket in the past two years, Court Thomas, a partner at Atlanta Property Group, said.
“The Park at Perimeter Center East is a compelling opportunity for tenants,” Thomas said. “We have ample capital available for renovations, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, and our basis will allow us to compete aggressively for new tenants,” he explained.
Thomas said extensive renovations are already underway at The Park at Perimeter Center East, including upgrades to the lobbies, corridors, restrooms and building systems.
APG partnered with Atlanta-based Lavista Associates, Inc. to rebrand the buildings and have named Lavista Associates exclusive leasing representatives for the five and six- story buildings which are currently 50 percent occupied. Austin Chase and Kirven Brantley will be the on-site leasing representatives for Lavista at The Park at Perimeter Center East.
“Atlanta Property Group has differentiated itself as a well-capitalized, hands-on, local owner that will aggressively meet the market to attract new tenants and foster loyal tenant relationships,” said Chase.
Lincoln Property Company will manage the properties.
For more information contact: Austin Chase, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2842; Achase@lavista.com; Kirven Brantley, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2813 KBrantley@lavista.com; Kimberly Steele, Director of Marketing & Administration Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2824; ksteele@lavista.com
About Atlanta Property Group, LLC: Formed in 2003 to invest in multi-tenant office and industrial properties in the Atlanta area, Atlanta Property Group currently owns and operates assets totaling 1.6 million square feet, including the Peachtree 25th Building, Hightower Centre, Roswell North, Pavilion Center, North Gwinnett Medical Plaza, 1001 Cherry Drive and Mansell Commons. Visit www.atlantapg.com.
About Lavista Associates, Inc.: Serving Atlanta for over 37 years, Lavista Associates, Inc. is one of metro Atlanta’s leading commercial real estate companies, representing clients in the sale and leasing of a broad spectrum of commercial, industrial, office and retail properties. The firm’s goal is excellence of service to its clients resulting in the highest value for their real estate holdings. Visit www.lavista.com.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associate Turns Focus to Residential Design Trends
ORLANDO - Florida’s real estate downturn has generated innovative sales strategies that range from steeply discounted asking prices and auctions to landscaping packages that improve the home’s “curb appeal,” but associates at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty in Orlando are focusing on a practical new approach that is winning praise from sellers and buyers alike: Home Design Trends.
“Home Design Trends is focused squarely on value,” said Roger Soderstrom, owner and founder of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty.
“Beyond price discounts, beyond curb appeal, what sorts of improvements can a seller undertake that will substantially increase the value of a luxury home? Home Design Trends offers some answers,” he said.
Stirling Sotheby’s teamed up with Canin Associates, the award-winning Orlando-based architectural and planning firm, to offer professional design services for today’s consumers. The partnership produces the Home Design Trends, in a twice monthly newsletter that Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty sends to all of its customers.
Canin Associates Principal Tony Weremeichik said Home Design Trends takes an innovative approach to interior, exterior and pool/patio improvements.
“We aren’t fashionistas,” Weremeichik explained. “We’re looking for practical solutions that today’s consumer centric lifestyle and will substantially increase the core value of a home, improve the lifestyle of the home owner, and offer significant returns when the home is sold,” he said.
Soderstrom said the Home Design Trends newsletter has been very popular with Stirling
Sotheby’s clients who are sharing it with their families and friends.
“Most home owners understand the market has evolved. Buyers today can spot superficial design elements and they aren’t as interested in glitz and glamour as they are in value, lifestyle and function,” Soderstrom explained.
“Most luxury home buyers today are looking for classic, long-term value that will hold up over the next 10 years,” Soderstrom said. “Five years ago the hot buttons were visually powerful.
Today it’s more subtle, and buyers are more discriminating. That’s why Home Design Trends is so important,” he said.
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For more information contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder & Owner, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890; rsoderstrom@stirlingsir.com or visit www.stirlingSIR.com
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty: Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance centers which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.stirlingSIR.com.
“Home Design Trends is focused squarely on value,” said Roger Soderstrom, owner and founder of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty.
“Beyond price discounts, beyond curb appeal, what sorts of improvements can a seller undertake that will substantially increase the value of a luxury home? Home Design Trends offers some answers,” he said.
Stirling Sotheby’s teamed up with Canin Associates, the award-winning Orlando-based architectural and planning firm, to offer professional design services for today’s consumers. The partnership produces the Home Design Trends, in a twice monthly newsletter that Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty sends to all of its customers.
Canin Associates Principal Tony Weremeichik said Home Design Trends takes an innovative approach to interior, exterior and pool/patio improvements.
“We aren’t fashionistas,” Weremeichik explained. “We’re looking for practical solutions that today’s consumer centric lifestyle and will substantially increase the core value of a home, improve the lifestyle of the home owner, and offer significant returns when the home is sold,” he said.
Soderstrom said the Home Design Trends newsletter has been very popular with Stirling
Sotheby’s clients who are sharing it with their families and friends.
“Most home owners understand the market has evolved. Buyers today can spot superficial design elements and they aren’t as interested in glitz and glamour as they are in value, lifestyle and function,” Soderstrom explained.
“Most luxury home buyers today are looking for classic, long-term value that will hold up over the next 10 years,” Soderstrom said. “Five years ago the hot buttons were visually powerful.
Today it’s more subtle, and buyers are more discriminating. That’s why Home Design Trends is so important,” he said.
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For more information contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder & Owner, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890; rsoderstrom@stirlingsir.com or visit www.stirlingSIR.com
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty: Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance centers which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.stirlingSIR.com.
Compendium Software Systems to Provide Fuel Conservation Technology for Trial Use on City of Sanford Vehicles
SANFORD - Compendium Software Systems, LLC was recently awarded a contract to install its Fuel Clinic.com® Fleet System fuel conservation and risk reduction technology on select City of Sanford vehicles on a trial basis.
Michael Bragg, president of Compendium Software Systems, LLC, said the Sanford Economic Development Office played a big role in shaping the agreement.
Compendium Software Systems’ FuelClinic.com® Fleet System closely records real-world driver behavior and provides data analysis and reporting.
“FuelClinic.com® Fleet System provides a fuel efficiency report card for drivers and vehicles that will enable the city’s fleet of vehicles to achieve maximum fuel efficiency while reducing fleet risk,” Bragg explained. “The goal is to show how FuelClinic.com® Fleet System can help the City save money by reducing the fuel consumption of normal fleet operations.”
Bragg said the trial project will be conducted in two phases. Each phase will include data collection and analysis, he said.
Bragg said installation of the monitoring equipment will commence in July.
Compendium Software Systems LLC is a client company of the UCF Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the Incubator on West First Street in downtown Sanford.
Compendium specializes in advanced information systems for use in driver behavior analysis.
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For more information, contact: Michael Bragg, Compendium Software Systems LLC 407-545-2200 or 800-706-2499, Michael.Bragg@compendiumusa.com; Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program-Sanford 407-407-4297, rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Michael Bragg, president of Compendium Software Systems, LLC, said the Sanford Economic Development Office played a big role in shaping the agreement.
Compendium Software Systems’ FuelClinic.com® Fleet System closely records real-world driver behavior and provides data analysis and reporting.
“FuelClinic.com® Fleet System provides a fuel efficiency report card for drivers and vehicles that will enable the city’s fleet of vehicles to achieve maximum fuel efficiency while reducing fleet risk,” Bragg explained. “The goal is to show how FuelClinic.com® Fleet System can help the City save money by reducing the fuel consumption of normal fleet operations.”
Bragg said the trial project will be conducted in two phases. Each phase will include data collection and analysis, he said.
Bragg said installation of the monitoring equipment will commence in July.
Compendium Software Systems LLC is a client company of the UCF Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the Incubator on West First Street in downtown Sanford.
Compendium specializes in advanced information systems for use in driver behavior analysis.
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For more information, contact: Michael Bragg, Compendium Software Systems LLC 407-545-2200 or 800-706-2499, Michael.Bragg@compendiumusa.com; Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program-Sanford 407-407-4297, rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
GeoMotion Group Welcomes Marianna Clampett as an Advisory Board member
Orlando - GeoMotion Group Inc recently named Marianna Clampett as an advisory board member. Clampett, based in Raleigh, N.C., is a seasoned business executive with a rich background in sales and marketing management, consulting, and general operations. She held several executive positions at SAS, one of the world’s leading software companies, including president of the Americas, vice president of Commercial Sales, and vice president of various industry, market, and geographic segments.
Clampett, who has a passion for improving fitness and academic success in children, will be instrumental in forwarding GeoMotion Group’s partner relations with private foundations, corporations, government agencies and like-minded individuals.
GeoMotion Group Inc. is an innovative fitness and learning leader, providing fun, safe and easy methods and products to encourage learning, physical activity and fitness. GeoFitness, Dance and Learnercise products and curriculum are movement-based, developmentally appropriate, easy to use and cost effective to increase fitness and academic achievement.
Based in Orlando, GeoMotion Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Dr. Debby Mitchell, Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction, BA/MA Physical Education, associate professor and coordinator of Sports and Fitness, College of Education, University of Central Florida. Dr. Mitchell started GeoMotion Group because of her passion to get children more physically active while learning.
GeoMotion Group is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program located in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
About GeoMotion Group: GeoMotion Group is an innovative fitness and learning company which offers a variety of programs for pre-school, schools, and active seniors. They include: Nutrition Education, Active Learning, Choreography, Integrated Academics and Games, Hip Hop, Partner and Latin Dance, Cardiovascular Activities. The company, based in Orlando, Florida, was founded in 2002 by Dr. Debby Mitchell, UCF Associate Professor. To learn more about GeoMotion Group please visit: www.geomotiongroup.com or call 407-275-0510
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities open across the Greater Orlando community and one more underway, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of Kissimmee, The City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu
Clampett, who has a passion for improving fitness and academic success in children, will be instrumental in forwarding GeoMotion Group’s partner relations with private foundations, corporations, government agencies and like-minded individuals.
GeoMotion Group Inc. is an innovative fitness and learning leader, providing fun, safe and easy methods and products to encourage learning, physical activity and fitness. GeoFitness, Dance and Learnercise products and curriculum are movement-based, developmentally appropriate, easy to use and cost effective to increase fitness and academic achievement.
Based in Orlando, GeoMotion Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Dr. Debby Mitchell, Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction, BA/MA Physical Education, associate professor and coordinator of Sports and Fitness, College of Education, University of Central Florida. Dr. Mitchell started GeoMotion Group because of her passion to get children more physically active while learning.
GeoMotion Group is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program located in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
About GeoMotion Group: GeoMotion Group is an innovative fitness and learning company which offers a variety of programs for pre-school, schools, and active seniors. They include: Nutrition Education, Active Learning, Choreography, Integrated Academics and Games, Hip Hop, Partner and Latin Dance, Cardiovascular Activities. The company, based in Orlando, Florida, was founded in 2002 by Dr. Debby Mitchell, UCF Associate Professor. To learn more about GeoMotion Group please visit: www.geomotiongroup.com or call 407-275-0510
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities open across the Greater Orlando community and one more underway, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of Kissimmee, The City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu
Membership Growth at University Club of Orlando revives plans to expand historic Central Blvd. facility
ORLANDO - Membership at the University Club of Orlando has increased by nearly 30 percent over the past year and University Club officials are now revisiting plans to either expand the current, historic 50-year-old facility on Central Blvd. at Rosalind Avenue in downtown Orlando, or partner with a developer to build a new facility.
Orlando attorney Greg McNeill, president of the University Club of Orlando, said expansion plans were put on hold two years ago by the real estate downturn.
McNeill said changes to the club’s once restrictive membership policy have been instrumental in changing the perception of the Club with minority, women and younger candidates and that has made all the difference.
“The University Club of Orlando has accepted 115 new members since last July,” said McNeill.
“That’s almost 30 percent membership growth in one year – a phenomenal growth rate for a private club,” he said. “We have the best location in downtown Orlando and are again looking at our long term opportunities.”
McNeill recently appointed an advisory board to focus on increasing membership among women and minority candidates, as well as future executives. “Diversity among our membership will keep the club prosperous and vibrant into the 21st century,” he said.
For more information contact:
Greg McNeill, President, University Club of Orlando 407-418-6309 Gregory.McNeill@lowndes-law.com
Orlando attorney Greg McNeill, president of the University Club of Orlando, said expansion plans were put on hold two years ago by the real estate downturn.
McNeill said changes to the club’s once restrictive membership policy have been instrumental in changing the perception of the Club with minority, women and younger candidates and that has made all the difference.
“The University Club of Orlando has accepted 115 new members since last July,” said McNeill.
“That’s almost 30 percent membership growth in one year – a phenomenal growth rate for a private club,” he said. “We have the best location in downtown Orlando and are again looking at our long term opportunities.”
McNeill recently appointed an advisory board to focus on increasing membership among women and minority candidates, as well as future executives. “Diversity among our membership will keep the club prosperous and vibrant into the 21st century,” he said.
For more information contact:
Greg McNeill, President, University Club of Orlando 407-418-6309 Gregory.McNeill@lowndes-law.com
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract To Design Renovations For Winn-Dixie Grocery Store In Boca Raton
ORLANDO – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract to design renovations for a Winn-Dixie Supermarket in Boca Raton.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the remodeling project is already underway at the 44,200 square foot facility located at Hwy. 798 and Powerline Road.
For more information contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100;
Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the remodeling project is already underway at the 44,200 square foot facility located at Hwy. 798 and Powerline Road.
For more information contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100;
Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100
University Club of Orlando to host Cocktails for a cause Events
ORLANDO - The University Club of Orlando will host three Cocktails for a Cause Events in July, August and September.
Susan Greene, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said Cocktails for a Cause events host charitable and civic groups that employ group leaders as guest bar managers. All gratuities are donated to the cause, Greene said, and Cocktails for a Cause events have raised more than $100,000 to support local civic and charitable organizations.
The University Club of Orlando will host a Cocktails for a Cause reception to benefit Special Olympics from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on July 29.
On Aug. 26, the University Club will host MichLee’s Puppets, which visits local schools to offer students life lessons and character-building exercises. The Cocktails for a Cause event is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
On Sept. 26, the University Club will host Canine Companions, which trains dogs to serve as intelligent companions for disabled and elderly.
For more information about this press release, contact: Susan Greene, General Manager, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514, gm@ucluborlando.com
Susan Greene, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said Cocktails for a Cause events host charitable and civic groups that employ group leaders as guest bar managers. All gratuities are donated to the cause, Greene said, and Cocktails for a Cause events have raised more than $100,000 to support local civic and charitable organizations.
The University Club of Orlando will host a Cocktails for a Cause reception to benefit Special Olympics from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on July 29.
On Aug. 26, the University Club will host MichLee’s Puppets, which visits local schools to offer students life lessons and character-building exercises. The Cocktails for a Cause event is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
On Sept. 26, the University Club will host Canine Companions, which trains dogs to serve as intelligent companions for disabled and elderly.
For more information about this press release, contact: Susan Greene, General Manager, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514, gm@ucluborlando.com
Ormond Beach Outback Fundraiser Raises More Than $1,300 for Rescued Hearts Animal Shelter
ORMOND BEACH – More than 200 animal lovers attended a recent luncheon at the Ormond Beach Outback Restaurant and raised some $1,300 that will be used to build a “state-of-the-art-with-a-heart” facility for the Rescued Hearts Animal Shelter Inc.
“We couldn’t believe that the restaurant was packed at both sittings,” said Amy Wade-Carotenuto, the animal group’s founder and executive director.
In addition to Rescued Hearts’ members and volunteers, Wade-Carotenuto said many others from throughout Volusia and Flagler counties attended the June 12 luncheon.
“We made lots of new friends and we even signed up a few new members who wanted to help our cause,” she added.
Some of those who showed up got into the spirit by donning fuzzy rabbit or dog ears, or bringing along stuffed snakes and monkeys.
Two lucky diners took home floral arrangements featuring a dog made of white carnations that was donated by The flower Market in Ormond Beach and raffled off by Rescued Hearts.
Because the event was so successful, Wade-Carotenuto said she and restaurant owner Jason Luj have scheduled a second fund-raising luncheon for Nov. 13 at his Granada Boulevard location.
“The management and staff did a wonderful job hosting and we’re really looking forward to working with them again,” she said.
Rescued Hearts is a 501C(3) non-profit agency that organized in 2007 with a goal of helping animals in Volusia and Flagler counties.
Wade-Carotenuto said the group’s goal is to purchase land in west Volusia to build an animal shelter and spay/neuter hospital that will “never turn away any animal.”
For details about Rescued Hearts or their other fundraising efforts, call 386-566-3734 or visit www.rescuedheartsanimalshelter.com.
“We couldn’t believe that the restaurant was packed at both sittings,” said Amy Wade-Carotenuto, the animal group’s founder and executive director.
In addition to Rescued Hearts’ members and volunteers, Wade-Carotenuto said many others from throughout Volusia and Flagler counties attended the June 12 luncheon.
“We made lots of new friends and we even signed up a few new members who wanted to help our cause,” she added.
Some of those who showed up got into the spirit by donning fuzzy rabbit or dog ears, or bringing along stuffed snakes and monkeys.
Two lucky diners took home floral arrangements featuring a dog made of white carnations that was donated by The flower Market in Ormond Beach and raffled off by Rescued Hearts.
Because the event was so successful, Wade-Carotenuto said she and restaurant owner Jason Luj have scheduled a second fund-raising luncheon for Nov. 13 at his Granada Boulevard location.
“The management and staff did a wonderful job hosting and we’re really looking forward to working with them again,” she said.
Rescued Hearts is a 501C(3) non-profit agency that organized in 2007 with a goal of helping animals in Volusia and Flagler counties.
Wade-Carotenuto said the group’s goal is to purchase land in west Volusia to build an animal shelter and spay/neuter hospital that will “never turn away any animal.”
For details about Rescued Hearts or their other fundraising efforts, call 386-566-3734 or visit www.rescuedheartsanimalshelter.com.
Friday, July 9, 2010
ICI Homes Premiers New Model Home, 12 New Floor Plans Priced from $209,900 at Plantation Grove at Julington Creek in St. Johns County
JACKSONVILLE - ICI Homes has opened a new model home and introduced 12 new luxury floor plans priced from $209,900 at Plantation Grove, a gated luxury community located on Summerdown Way within Julington Creek Plantation, off Race Track Rd. and Flora Branch Blvd. in St. Johns County.
Don Wilford, North Florida division president of ICI Homes, said new single-family luxury homes in Plantation Grove at Julington Creek Plantation range in size from 1,850 square feet of living space to almost 2,800 square feet.
The new Groveton model home offers four bedrooms and three baths with an open floor plan that boasts 1,935 square feet of living space priced from $216,900.
Plantation Grove at Julington Creek Plantation features nature trails, bike trails, private fitness center, a community swimming pool and children's water world.
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For more information, contact: Sherrie Williams, Vice President Interior Design ICI Homes-Jacksonville, 904 652-2513; Don Wilford, Division President ICI Homes-Jacksonville, 904-652-2530
About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Don Wilford, North Florida division president of ICI Homes, said new single-family luxury homes in Plantation Grove at Julington Creek Plantation range in size from 1,850 square feet of living space to almost 2,800 square feet.
The new Groveton model home offers four bedrooms and three baths with an open floor plan that boasts 1,935 square feet of living space priced from $216,900.
Plantation Grove at Julington Creek Plantation features nature trails, bike trails, private fitness center, a community swimming pool and children's water world.
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For more information, contact: Sherrie Williams, Vice President Interior Design ICI Homes-Jacksonville, 904 652-2513; Don Wilford, Division President ICI Homes-Jacksonville, 904-652-2530
About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida negotiates eight year office lease for The Florida Bar in Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel
TAMPA – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 offices worldwide, recently negotiated an eight-year office lease of 8,746 square feet in the Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel at 4200 George Bean Parkway.
Mia Jarrell, managing director of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Tampa, and Anne Deason-Spencer, vice president of the firm’s office group, negotiated the transaction representing The Florida Bar. The landlord is Tampa-based Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.
The Florida Bar is an official agency of the Florida Supreme Court charged with administering a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct for the 88,000 plus lawyers admitted to practice law in Florida. It is dedicated to promoting professionalism among its members and to advocating for access to affordable legal services and to the courts for all Floridians.
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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 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 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 its investment subsidiaries, 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Mia Jarrell, managing director of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Tampa, and Anne Deason-Spencer, vice president of the firm’s office group, negotiated the transaction representing The Florida Bar. The landlord is Tampa-based Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.
The Florida Bar is an official agency of the Florida Supreme Court charged with administering a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct for the 88,000 plus lawyers admitted to practice law in Florida. It is dedicated to promoting professionalism among its members and to advocating for access to affordable legal services and to the courts for all Floridians.
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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 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 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 its investment subsidiaries, 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Crossman & Company Senior Associate Negotiates Seven New Retail Leases at Publix Shopping centers, more than 61,000 square feet in less than 60 days
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently negotiated seven new lease agreements at for a total of 61,450 square feet of retail space in less than 60 days.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said senior associate Justin Greider negotiated all seven transactions on behalf of the landlord at Publix anchored centers in Orange, Seminole, Polk and Collier counties. All of the centers are part of the 10.4 million square foot Publix-owned shopping center portfolio handled by Crossman & Company.
At Imperial Lakes Plaza, 2040 Shepherd Rd. in Mulberry, Polk County, Joshua’s Diner leased 3,200 square feet and Dollar Shop leased 2,800 square feet;
Coast Dental leased 1,403 square feet at Plantation Square located at 5375 N. Socrum Loop Rd. in Lakeland;
Tri-Florida Pool Supply leased 1,247 square feet at the Publix in the Highlands shopping center located at 2125 E. C.R. 540A in Lakeland;
Passion Nail and Spa leased 1,200 square feet at Palm Springs Crossing, 482 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs. Michael Battey of CBRE Orlando represented the tenant;
Halloween Express subleased space in two retail centers commencing July 1 for the Halloween season (six months) – at Tarpon Springs Plaza, 2415 Tarpon Bay Blvd. in Naples, 21,600 square feet and 30,000 square feet at Colonial Marketplace, 2999A E. Colonial Drive in Orlando.
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For more information, contact: Justin Greider, Senior Associate, Crossman & Company/ICSC Florida Next Generation Chair, 407-581-6225; jgreider@crossmanco.com; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently, their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and services clients that include Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said senior associate Justin Greider negotiated all seven transactions on behalf of the landlord at Publix anchored centers in Orange, Seminole, Polk and Collier counties. All of the centers are part of the 10.4 million square foot Publix-owned shopping center portfolio handled by Crossman & Company.
At Imperial Lakes Plaza, 2040 Shepherd Rd. in Mulberry, Polk County, Joshua’s Diner leased 3,200 square feet and Dollar Shop leased 2,800 square feet;
Coast Dental leased 1,403 square feet at Plantation Square located at 5375 N. Socrum Loop Rd. in Lakeland;
Tri-Florida Pool Supply leased 1,247 square feet at the Publix in the Highlands shopping center located at 2125 E. C.R. 540A in Lakeland;
Passion Nail and Spa leased 1,200 square feet at Palm Springs Crossing, 482 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs. Michael Battey of CBRE Orlando represented the tenant;
Halloween Express subleased space in two retail centers commencing July 1 for the Halloween season (six months) – at Tarpon Springs Plaza, 2415 Tarpon Bay Blvd. in Naples, 21,600 square feet and 30,000 square feet at Colonial Marketplace, 2999A E. Colonial Drive in Orlando.
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For more information, contact: Justin Greider, Senior Associate, Crossman & Company/ICSC Florida Next Generation Chair, 407-581-6225; jgreider@crossmanco.com; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently, their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and services clients that include Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
Crossman & Company Negotiates New Long term Lease Agreement for Restaurant Facility at Belle Isle Commons on S. Conway in Orlando
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently negotiated a new five-year lease agreement for 1,600 square feet of retail/restaurant space at 5174 S. Conway Rd. just south of CR 528 in Orlando.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said associate Katherine Rush negotiated the lease agreement with Restaurant Realty LLC the new tenant, who plans to open a Quiznos Subs at Belle Isle Commons retail center.
Rush negotiated the agreement on behalf of the Landlord Belle Isle Commons, LLC.
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For more information contact: Katherine Rush, Associate, , 407-581-6232; krush@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-481-6220 mdelahunty@crossmanco.com; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently, their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and services clients that include Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said associate Katherine Rush negotiated the lease agreement with Restaurant Realty LLC the new tenant, who plans to open a Quiznos Subs at Belle Isle Commons retail center.
Rush negotiated the agreement on behalf of the Landlord Belle Isle Commons, LLC.
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For more information contact: Katherine Rush, Associate, , 407-581-6232; krush@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-481-6220 mdelahunty@crossmanco.com; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently, their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and services clients that include Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
Ashton Woods Homes Names Kyle Upper Vice President of Land Acquisition in Orlando, Tampa
ORLANDO - Ashton Woods Homes has appointed Kyle Upper vice president of land acquisition in the Orlando and Tampa regions.
John Reny, president of Ashton Woods Homes in Orlando and Tampa, said Upper graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and has more than 20 years of experience.
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.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700
John Reny, president of Ashton Woods Homes in Orlando and Tampa, said Upper graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and has more than 20 years of experience.
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.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700
Ashton Woods Homes to Start Presales of Town Homes Priced From $179,990 at Independence near Windermere
ORLANDO - Ashton Woods Homes will start presales of new town homes priced from 179,990 in July at Independence, located off Independence Parkway and Fiquette Rd. near Windermere in Winter Garden.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said the homes builder plans to build 34 new town homes at Independence.
Three and four bedroom town homes at Independence will range in size from 1,807 square feet of living space to 2,049 square feet, with two-and-a-half baths, private courtyards and two-car garages.
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.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando 407-647-3700
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said the homes builder plans to build 34 new town homes at Independence.
Three and four bedroom town homes at Independence will range in size from 1,807 square feet of living space to 2,049 square feet, with two-and-a-half baths, private courtyards and two-car garages.
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.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando 407-647-3700
Crossman & Company Negotiates New Retail Lease at Publix at University Walk Shopping Center in Sarasota
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, which ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in the Southeast, recently negotiated a lease agreement for 1,800 square feet at the Publix at University Walk shopping center in Sarasota.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company said associate Ashley Thornburg negotiated the lease on behalf of the landlord.
The new tenant is Sniglet’s Pet Bakery.
“This tenant – two local entrepreneurs with an ingenious concept – helps bring an end to the current void in the market,” Thornburg said.
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For more information, contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently, their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and services clients that include Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company said associate Ashley Thornburg negotiated the lease on behalf of the landlord.
The new tenant is Sniglet’s Pet Bakery.
“This tenant – two local entrepreneurs with an ingenious concept – helps bring an end to the current void in the market,” Thornburg said.
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For more information, contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently, their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and services clients that include Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
Vertical Construction is now underway on 53,351sf Avocet Hangar at Orlando Sanford International Airport
SANFORD - Vertical construction is now underway on the Avocet commercial aircraft hangar – the largest hangar building at Orlando Sanford International Airport.
Diane Crews, vice president of administration at Orlando Sanford International Airport, said the 53,351 square foot facility at 2551 Hellcat Lane will be completed by January 2011.
For more information, please contact:Diane Crews, VP of Administration, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4010Larry Dale, President, Sanford Airport Authority; 407-585-4002
Diane Crews, vice president of administration at Orlando Sanford International Airport, said the 53,351 square foot facility at 2551 Hellcat Lane will be completed by January 2011.
For more information, please contact:Diane Crews, VP of Administration, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4010Larry Dale, President, Sanford Airport Authority; 407-585-4002
UCF Business Incubator-Sanford Welcomes City, County Officials to Open House Showcasing Expanded Facilities
SANFORD - The UCF Business Incubator-Sanford recently hosted local business leaders and city and county officials during an open house to showcase its newly expanded facilities at 110 W. First St. in Sanford.
Rafael Caamano, point of contact for the UCF Business Incubator-Sanford, said the facilities at the UCF Business Incubator-Sanford have grown from 3,800 square feet of office space to 5,700 square feet and is currently housing five client companies.
Caamano said the UCF Business Incubator-Sanford expects to add one more client company within the next two weeks, and with the expansion there is now available space for a couple more new companies.
The University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program operates eight business incubation sites at the UCF campus, Research Park and E. Colonial Drove in Orlando, as well as Sanford, Leesburg, Winter Springs, Kissimmee and St. Cloud.
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For more information, contact: Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-407-4297, rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business
Incubation Program 407-882-1577, ghogan@mail.ucf.edu;
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Rafael Caamano, point of contact for the UCF Business Incubator-Sanford, said the facilities at the UCF Business Incubator-Sanford have grown from 3,800 square feet of office space to 5,700 square feet and is currently housing five client companies.
Caamano said the UCF Business Incubator-Sanford expects to add one more client company within the next two weeks, and with the expansion there is now available space for a couple more new companies.
The University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program operates eight business incubation sites at the UCF campus, Research Park and E. Colonial Drove in Orlando, as well as Sanford, Leesburg, Winter Springs, Kissimmee and St. Cloud.
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For more information, contact: Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-407-4297, rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business
Incubation Program 407-882-1577, ghogan@mail.ucf.edu;
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Lennar appoints three veteran sales associates to focus on new home sales in Active Adult Communities
TAMPA - Lennar’s Central Florida Division has appointed three veteran sales associates to focus on new home sales in two of Lennar’s active adult communities in the Tampa Bay region.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new home sales associates Ken Webb, Harry Miklas and Jeff Hastings will concentrate on sales of new two and three-bedroom homes priced from the $120s at Cascades at Southern Hills in Brooksville and Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club in San Antonio in Pasco County.
Hastings earned his B.S. Degree in Architecture from Fairmont State University in West Virginia. He formerly served as regional director of purchasing for Kimball Hill Homes in Florida.
Miklas is a Florida licensed real estate broker who has more than 25 years of experience as a new home sales associate and sales manager. He also has general real estate experience and holds a Florida series 6 Insurance license.
Webb, who attended St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, has more than 10 years of experience in new home sales with D.R. Horton, M/I Homes and US Home/Lennar.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
For more information, contact: Francine Miller, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Tampa Region, 727-479-1747; Francine.Miller@Lennar.com; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new home sales associates Ken Webb, Harry Miklas and Jeff Hastings will concentrate on sales of new two and three-bedroom homes priced from the $120s at Cascades at Southern Hills in Brooksville and Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club in San Antonio in Pasco County.
Hastings earned his B.S. Degree in Architecture from Fairmont State University in West Virginia. He formerly served as regional director of purchasing for Kimball Hill Homes in Florida.
Miklas is a Florida licensed real estate broker who has more than 25 years of experience as a new home sales associate and sales manager. He also has general real estate experience and holds a Florida series 6 Insurance license.
Webb, who attended St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, has more than 10 years of experience in new home sales with D.R. Horton, M/I Homes and US Home/Lennar.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
For more information, contact: Francine Miller, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Tampa Region, 727-479-1747; Francine.Miller@Lennar.com; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700
Rhodes+Brito Architects Completes Design Work for $7 Million First Phase of Florida Citrus Bowl Renovation
ORLANDO - Rhodes+Brito Architects of Orlando recently completed design work for the first phase of a major renovation of the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Ruffin Rhodes, co-founder and partner at Rhodes+Brito Architects, said the $7 million first phase of renovation work at the landmark 70,000-seat stadium will include the facility’s infrastructure and rest room facilities.
The facility, which opened in 1936 as the Orlando Stadium, accommodated a record crowd of 74,635 fans at WrestleMania XXIV in 2008.
Construction of Phase I of the renovations is underway, Rhodes said.
For more information, contact: Ruffin Rhodes, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 ruffin@rbarchitects.com; Maximiano Brito, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 max@rbarchitects.com
About Rhodes+Brito: Rhodes+Brito Architects, which opened in Orlando in 1996, currently employs a staff of 17, including seven registered architects. The firm served as lead architect for the Florida A&M University College of Law facility in downtown Orlando.
Ruffin Rhodes, co-founder and partner at Rhodes+Brito Architects, said the $7 million first phase of renovation work at the landmark 70,000-seat stadium will include the facility’s infrastructure and rest room facilities.
The facility, which opened in 1936 as the Orlando Stadium, accommodated a record crowd of 74,635 fans at WrestleMania XXIV in 2008.
Construction of Phase I of the renovations is underway, Rhodes said.
For more information, contact: Ruffin Rhodes, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 ruffin@rbarchitects.com; Maximiano Brito, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 max@rbarchitects.com
About Rhodes+Brito: Rhodes+Brito Architects, which opened in Orlando in 1996, currently employs a staff of 17, including seven registered architects. The firm served as lead architect for the Florida A&M University College of Law facility in downtown Orlando.
Mattamy Homes has only 14 Ready-to-Move-In Town Homes Remaining at Tuscany Place, and eight City Homes are underway at Baldwin Park
ORLANDO - Mattamy Homes has only 14 ready-to-move-in town homes remaining at Tuscany Place, located on Millennia Blvd. and Fiorazante Ave. near the Mall at Millennia in southwest Orlando.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes–US Group, said the 14 ready-to-move-in town homes at Tuscany Place are priced from the $160s, range from 1,500 square feet of living space to 1,700 square feet, and all have three bedrooms.
At Baldwin Park located off Corrine Drive and Bennett Road near downtown Orlando, eight city homes are under construction, Parker said, and they will be ready for occupancy in October. Three bedroom City Homes at Baldwin Park are priced from the $240s and start at 2,000 square feet, Parker added.
For more information, contact: Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes, or Annette Hemphill 407-599-2228
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group: Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Minneapolis, and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes–US Group, said the 14 ready-to-move-in town homes at Tuscany Place are priced from the $160s, range from 1,500 square feet of living space to 1,700 square feet, and all have three bedrooms.
At Baldwin Park located off Corrine Drive and Bennett Road near downtown Orlando, eight city homes are under construction, Parker said, and they will be ready for occupancy in October. Three bedroom City Homes at Baldwin Park are priced from the $240s and start at 2,000 square feet, Parker added.
For more information, contact: Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes, or Annette Hemphill 407-599-2228
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group: Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Minneapolis, and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
NAI Realvest Negotiates Lease For 6,000sf at Central Florida Industrial Park in Sanford
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest recently negotiated a renewal lease agreement for 6,000 square feet of office/warehouse space in the Central Florida Industrial Park, 801 Central Park Drive in Sanford.
Michael Heidrich, principal at the firm, brokered the transaction working with both the landlord, Winter Park-based Selwo Investment Group, and the tenant, DHR Mechanical Services Orlando, Inc. d/b/a Shumate Mechanical, a Sanford-based mechanical service contractor.
For more information contact: Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
Michael Heidrich, principal at the firm, brokered the transaction working with both the landlord, Winter Park-based Selwo Investment Group, and the tenant, DHR Mechanical Services Orlando, Inc. d/b/a Shumate Mechanical, a Sanford-based mechanical service contractor.
For more information contact: Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Crossman & Company negotiates new lease at Plaza on Main Shopping Center in Kissimmee
KISSIMMEE - Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently negotiated a new lease agreement with Onyx Global Services at Plaza on Main Shopping Center, 1712 N. Main St. in Kissimmee.
John Crossman, president of the firm, said associate Daniel Germano negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Plaza on Main Limited Partnership.
The tenant, a business services consultant, leased 1,200 square feet at the center, Germano said.
For more information please contact: Daniel Germano, Leasing Associate, Crossman & Company, 407-423-5400 or 407-581-6223; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of the firm, said associate Daniel Germano negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Plaza on Main Limited Partnership.
The tenant, a business services consultant, leased 1,200 square feet at the center, Germano said.
For more information please contact: Daniel Germano, Leasing Associate, Crossman & Company, 407-423-5400 or 407-581-6223; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Leases for Office Space in Carrollwood and Westshore Areas of Tampa
TAMPA - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 offices worldwide, recently negotiated two lease agreements totaling 3,549 square feet of office space in the Carrollwood and Westshore areas of Tampa.
Richard Andretta, SIOR, vice president in the firm’s Office Group and associate Rob Turner negotiated a long-term sublease, representing the sublandlord Denver-based AIMCO, for 2,508 square feet at Carrollwood Crossings located off Linebaugh Avenue at 4014 Gunn Highway. The subtenant, Clearwater-based Sunbelt Title Agency, was represented by Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT.
Turner and Andretta also negotiated a renewal on behalf of the tenant, Omaha-based Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, for the 1,041 square feet it occupies in Tower Place at 1511 N. Westshore Blvd. The landlord is HRLP Raleigh, LP of Tampa.
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 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 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 its investment subsidiaries, 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Richard Andretta, SIOR, vice president in the firm’s Office Group and associate Rob Turner negotiated a long-term sublease, representing the sublandlord Denver-based AIMCO, for 2,508 square feet at Carrollwood Crossings located off Linebaugh Avenue at 4014 Gunn Highway. The subtenant, Clearwater-based Sunbelt Title Agency, was represented by Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT.
Turner and Andretta also negotiated a renewal on behalf of the tenant, Omaha-based Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, for the 1,041 square feet it occupies in Tower Place at 1511 N. Westshore Blvd. The landlord is HRLP Raleigh, LP of Tampa.
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 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 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 its investment subsidiaries, 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Orlando’s InBusiness Inc. Hires Four New Employees and Expands into Larger Quarters at UCF Business Incubator - Orlando
ORLANDO - After the hiring of four new employees, Orlando’s InBusiness Inc. has expanded from one to two office suites at the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubator–Orlando on East Colonial Drive.
Founded last summer by CEO Rod Vargas, a seasoned engineer, author and business consultant, and David Wolf, a young business entrepreneur, InBusiness Inc. is an Orlando-based company that specializes in both business consulting and Internet marketing.
InBusiness joined the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program last fall and has continued to grow ever since, according to Wolf.
“When we started, we knew there were a large number of companies that could not afford the expertise we posses in-house full time. Outsourcing these activities makes sense for both parties. We continually strive to improve our service to customers and our four new hires will only make that trend continue.”
While the firm’s growth spurt may surprise some, it’s what others, including the Orlando incubator’s site manager, have been preparing for.
“InBusiness started in a down-turned economy and yet they’re prospering like current big and strong founded companies, such as Disney, which also started in a similar period in the 1930s,” Interim Site Manager Henriette Schoen remarked. “Their accomplishments are a result of hard work, a huge talent pool, and especially having an ability to be very flexible in the adaptation of new business models for their business. This is one company that’ll be very interesting to watch grow, and the UCF Business Incubator-Orlando is supporting this fast-paced company as much as possible by accommodating its rapidly changing needs,” Schoen said.
Vargas – a professional engineer and an advisory board member of the Small Business Development Center at UCF and Valencia Community College – spent more than 17 years running Apex Environmental Engineering in Orlando and O’Brien & Gere Engineers in Cape Canaveral.
Florida’s Small Business Administration named him Man of the Year in 2007. He currently is an adjunct professor at the Orlando campus of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, a member of the Technical Assistance Committee for the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund, and chairman of the Disney Entrepreneur Center 100 Club.
Wolf – who serves as InBusiness Inc.’s vice president of marketing strategies – has business and finance degrees from Valencia Community College and the University of Central Florida, respectively. He was the leader of the winning team of the prestigious Capstone Competition at UCF and routinely placed in the top three for entrepreneurial competitions during his academics.
Wolf has consulted over 50 companies on how to better utilize their companies intellectual property and assets to achieve business growth. He gives marketing seminars regularly which focus on the topic of online marketing for businesses that generate under 20 million in revenue annually.
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About InBusiness, Inc.: InBusiness Inc. is an Orlando-based company that specializes in business consulting and Internet marketing. What makes InBusiness different is the approach they take in helping the companies they work with. Everything is geared toward focusing on a company’s strongest attributes and growing from there. InBusiness is separated into two divisions that work together to create a complete business growth solution. The concept allows companies to benefit either one of their services independently, or benefit from the exponential growth effects of combining the two. Their solutions are price competitive and affordable even for small businesses.
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit.
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For more information about this release, please contact: David Wolf, Vice President of Internet Marketing at InBusiness Inc., dwolf@inbis.us or 407-284-1992; Henriette Schoen, University of Central Florida Business Incubator–Orlando Interim Site Manager, hschoen@mail.ucf.edu or 407-882-0107; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, chagervandyke@yahoo.com, 386-532-8862 or 407-644-4142 or lvershelco@aol.com
Founded last summer by CEO Rod Vargas, a seasoned engineer, author and business consultant, and David Wolf, a young business entrepreneur, InBusiness Inc. is an Orlando-based company that specializes in both business consulting and Internet marketing.
InBusiness joined the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program last fall and has continued to grow ever since, according to Wolf.
“When we started, we knew there were a large number of companies that could not afford the expertise we posses in-house full time. Outsourcing these activities makes sense for both parties. We continually strive to improve our service to customers and our four new hires will only make that trend continue.”
While the firm’s growth spurt may surprise some, it’s what others, including the Orlando incubator’s site manager, have been preparing for.
“InBusiness started in a down-turned economy and yet they’re prospering like current big and strong founded companies, such as Disney, which also started in a similar period in the 1930s,” Interim Site Manager Henriette Schoen remarked. “Their accomplishments are a result of hard work, a huge talent pool, and especially having an ability to be very flexible in the adaptation of new business models for their business. This is one company that’ll be very interesting to watch grow, and the UCF Business Incubator-Orlando is supporting this fast-paced company as much as possible by accommodating its rapidly changing needs,” Schoen said.
Vargas – a professional engineer and an advisory board member of the Small Business Development Center at UCF and Valencia Community College – spent more than 17 years running Apex Environmental Engineering in Orlando and O’Brien & Gere Engineers in Cape Canaveral.
Florida’s Small Business Administration named him Man of the Year in 2007. He currently is an adjunct professor at the Orlando campus of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, a member of the Technical Assistance Committee for the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund, and chairman of the Disney Entrepreneur Center 100 Club.
Wolf – who serves as InBusiness Inc.’s vice president of marketing strategies – has business and finance degrees from Valencia Community College and the University of Central Florida, respectively. He was the leader of the winning team of the prestigious Capstone Competition at UCF and routinely placed in the top three for entrepreneurial competitions during his academics.
Wolf has consulted over 50 companies on how to better utilize their companies intellectual property and assets to achieve business growth. He gives marketing seminars regularly which focus on the topic of online marketing for businesses that generate under 20 million in revenue annually.
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About InBusiness, Inc.: InBusiness Inc. is an Orlando-based company that specializes in business consulting and Internet marketing. What makes InBusiness different is the approach they take in helping the companies they work with. Everything is geared toward focusing on a company’s strongest attributes and growing from there. InBusiness is separated into two divisions that work together to create a complete business growth solution. The concept allows companies to benefit either one of their services independently, or benefit from the exponential growth effects of combining the two. Their solutions are price competitive and affordable even for small businesses.
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit.
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For more information about this release, please contact: David Wolf, Vice President of Internet Marketing at InBusiness Inc., dwolf@inbis.us or 407-284-1992; Henriette Schoen, University of Central Florida Business Incubator–Orlando Interim Site Manager, hschoen@mail.ucf.edu or 407-882-0107; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, chagervandyke@yahoo.com, 386-532-8862 or 407-644-4142 or lvershelco@aol.com
NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Industrial Lease Agreements for more than 29,600sf in Longwood
MAITLAND – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements for industrial space totaling 29,620 square feet in Longwood.
Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm, and associate Sean DuPree CCIM, represented Integrated RX Solutions of Longwood, the new tenant who leased 17,120 square feet for 66 months at 1205 Sarah St. The landlord, Industrial Property Partners based in Coral Springs, Fla. was represented by Deborah Mickler and Forrest Askew of Colliers Arnold.
At 111 Highline Drive, DuPree represented the landlord, Clearwater-based Wolf Baad Investments, LLC in the lease of a 12,500 square foot industrial facility. Dreamway Trading, LLC of Casselberry was represented by Craig Kesler of Re/MAX Select.
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For more information, contact: Sean DuPree, CCIM or Robert Blackwell, SIOR, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989, sdupree@realvest.com or rblackwell@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm, and associate Sean DuPree CCIM, represented Integrated RX Solutions of Longwood, the new tenant who leased 17,120 square feet for 66 months at 1205 Sarah St. The landlord, Industrial Property Partners based in Coral Springs, Fla. was represented by Deborah Mickler and Forrest Askew of Colliers Arnold.
At 111 Highline Drive, DuPree represented the landlord, Clearwater-based Wolf Baad Investments, LLC in the lease of a 12,500 square foot industrial facility. Dreamway Trading, LLC of Casselberry was represented by Craig Kesler of Re/MAX Select.
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For more information, contact: Sean DuPree, CCIM or Robert Blackwell, SIOR, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989, sdupree@realvest.com or rblackwell@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Ashton Woods Homes Reports Steady Three-year Growth in New Home Sales in Tampa Bay Region
TAMPA - Ashton Woods Homes reports it has posted steady growth in new home sales in the Tampa Bay region over the past three years.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the home builder closed out its 2010 fiscal year on May 31 with sales of 97 new homes in four Tampa Bay-area communities at an average sale price of $236,000.
Roche said 2010 sales represent 21 percent growth over 2009, when Ashton Woods Homes sold 80 new homes. The home builder sold 69 new homes in fiscal 2008, Roche said.
“We have continued to focus on fundamentals through this market cycle with desirable locations, high-quality building, energy efficiency and affordable pricing and we’re very pleased our approach is working,” Roche said.
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. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
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For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the home builder closed out its 2010 fiscal year on May 31 with sales of 97 new homes in four Tampa Bay-area communities at an average sale price of $236,000.
Roche said 2010 sales represent 21 percent growth over 2009, when Ashton Woods Homes sold 80 new homes. The home builder sold 69 new homes in fiscal 2008, Roche said.
“We have continued to focus on fundamentals through this market cycle with desirable locations, high-quality building, energy efficiency and affordable pricing and we’re very pleased our approach is working,” Roche said.
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. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
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For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700
Beazer Homes completes 14 ready-to-move-in Town homes priced from $119,990 at Verano at Bartram Park in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE - Beazer Homes recently completed 14 ready-to-move-in town homes priced from $119,990 at Verano at Bartram Park located off Bartram Park Rd. in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville.
David Byrnes, division president for Beazer Homes in Florida, said two and three-bedroom eSmart town homes at Verano at Bartram Park, range in size from 1,300 square feet of living space to 1,500 square feet, with tile throughout, 42-inch cabinets and one-car garages
Beazer’s eSmart features that increase comfort and lower energy and maintenance costs include Low-E glass windows, programmable thermostats, CFL light bulbs, increased insulation, advanced air sealing techniques, and Energy Star dishwashers.
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For more information, contact: Dan Gregory, General Sales Manager, Beazer Homes-Jacksonville 904-484-0166 x 227; dgregory@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes /Florida Division 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida Division - 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
David Byrnes, division president for Beazer Homes in Florida, said two and three-bedroom eSmart town homes at Verano at Bartram Park, range in size from 1,300 square feet of living space to 1,500 square feet, with tile throughout, 42-inch cabinets and one-car garages
Beazer’s eSmart features that increase comfort and lower energy and maintenance costs include Low-E glass windows, programmable thermostats, CFL light bulbs, increased insulation, advanced air sealing techniques, and Energy Star dishwashers.
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For more information, contact: Dan Gregory, General Sales Manager, Beazer Homes-Jacksonville 904-484-0166 x 227; dgregory@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes /Florida Division 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida Division - 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Crossman & Company Closes on Three Retail Leases for a total of 3,150 Square Feet at Colonial Corners Shopping Center
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, one of the largest property management and leasing firms in the Southeast, recently completed three lease agreements totaling 3,150 square feet at Orlando’s Colonial Corners Shopping Center.
John Crossman, president of firm, said Leasing Associate Daniel Germano negotiated all three transactions representing F.F. Colonial, LLC, the landlord for the property located at 5600 W. Colonial Drive.
Hendra’s Uniforms is the new tenant who leased unit 306 at the retail center with 1,050 square feet.
Two tenants – Colonial Counseling and Liberty Tax Service -- renewed leases of 1,050 square feet each at Colonial Corners.
Germano said a total of six leases have been signed at Colonial Corners thus far in 2010.
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For more information please contact: Daniel Germano, Leasing Associate, Crossman & Company, 407-423-5400 or 407-581-6223; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of firm, said Leasing Associate Daniel Germano negotiated all three transactions representing F.F. Colonial, LLC, the landlord for the property located at 5600 W. Colonial Drive.
Hendra’s Uniforms is the new tenant who leased unit 306 at the retail center with 1,050 square feet.
Two tenants – Colonial Counseling and Liberty Tax Service -- renewed leases of 1,050 square feet each at Colonial Corners.
Germano said a total of six leases have been signed at Colonial Corners thus far in 2010.
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For more information please contact: Daniel Germano, Leasing Associate, Crossman & Company, 407-423-5400 or 407-581-6223; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
4PSA opens U.S. Headquarters in Orlando, Appoints Veteran Telephony Executive Mike Ross as President
ORLANDO - 4PSA, a leading global provider of cloud computing software and infrastructure based in Bucharest, has opened its U.S. headquarters at the Central Florida Research Park in southeast Orlando and appointed veteran U.S. telephony executive Mike Ross as President
Ross, whose industry credits span a 25-year career and a pioneering role in the development of voicemail and VOIP, a computer-based telephone system that is rapidly expanding around the world, formerly served as a top executive with Dialogic Corporation, Rhetorex/Octel, Aculab USA, Esnatech, Acredo Technologies, and Conversif.
“VOIP is the future of telephone communications,” Ross said. “The integration of cloud computing with the software infrastructure developed by 4PSA will revolutionize voice communications at a fraction of the cost of telephone service today,” Ross said.
The U.S. headquarters of 4PSA is a client company of the University of Central Florida Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park.
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For more information contact: Mike Ross, President, 4PSA; 850-250-1118, mross@4PSA.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
About 4PSA: 4PSA is a leading innovative software development company specializing in applications that run on computer clouds. The company provides, under the 4PSA brand, solutions that help service providers and enterprises better manage their IT infrastructure, automate processes, and improve communications services.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including more than 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, City of Sanford, the City of Winter Springs, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of Kissimmee, the City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Ross, whose industry credits span a 25-year career and a pioneering role in the development of voicemail and VOIP, a computer-based telephone system that is rapidly expanding around the world, formerly served as a top executive with Dialogic Corporation, Rhetorex/Octel, Aculab USA, Esnatech, Acredo Technologies, and Conversif.
“VOIP is the future of telephone communications,” Ross said. “The integration of cloud computing with the software infrastructure developed by 4PSA will revolutionize voice communications at a fraction of the cost of telephone service today,” Ross said.
The U.S. headquarters of 4PSA is a client company of the University of Central Florida Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park.
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For more information contact: Mike Ross, President, 4PSA; 850-250-1118, mross@4PSA.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
About 4PSA: 4PSA is a leading innovative software development company specializing in applications that run on computer clouds. The company provides, under the 4PSA brand, solutions that help service providers and enterprises better manage their IT infrastructure, automate processes, and improve communications services.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including more than 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, City of Sanford, the City of Winter Springs, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of Kissimmee, the City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Names Luxury Home Specialist Investment Consultant Jere' Matheny as Sales Associate
LAKE MARY - Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently appointed Jere' Matheny, a luxury home specialist and investment consultant, as sales associate for the firm.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Matheny, a business school graduate and licensed Financial Advisor, will be working out of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s Heathrow-Lake Mary Gallery.
Matheny, a native of culturally diverse South Florida, has more than 10 years of experience in banking and as a trader of global equities. Throughout his career Matheny has worked with clients worldwide, including in the U.S. and the U.K.
“Jere has significant experience in international sales and marketing and we expect him to play a big role in our growth in the Heathrow-Lake Mary area,” Soderstrom said. “We are thrilled to have such a highly qualified professional as part of our Heathrow/Lake Mary real estate sales team.”
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For more information contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty: Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance centers which serve all of Central Florida.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Matheny, a business school graduate and licensed Financial Advisor, will be working out of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s Heathrow-Lake Mary Gallery.
Matheny, a native of culturally diverse South Florida, has more than 10 years of experience in banking and as a trader of global equities. Throughout his career Matheny has worked with clients worldwide, including in the U.S. and the U.K.
“Jere has significant experience in international sales and marketing and we expect him to play a big role in our growth in the Heathrow-Lake Mary area,” Soderstrom said. “We are thrilled to have such a highly qualified professional as part of our Heathrow/Lake Mary real estate sales team.”
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For more information contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty: Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance centers which serve all of Central Florida.
ABD Development Company Ranked as one of the Region’s Top Ten Custom Home Builders
ORLANDO - ABD Development Company was recently named one of the region’s Top Ten Custom Home Builders by Orlando Business Journal, the area’s leading business news resource.
Perhaps better known for developing the landmark Providence Golf & Country Club Community in Polk County south of Disney and Toscana, the exclusive luxury community in Palm Coast,
ABD Development Company has long ranked as one of the most active custom home builders in Florida.
The Orlando Business Journal ranking cited ABD’s custom home building success at Providence, Wyndham Lakes Estates in South Orlando, and Toscana.
ABD posted sales of custom homes last year that totaled more than $7 million.
Visit www.abddevelopment.com.
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For more information contact: Alene Raskin, Marketing Manager, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400; David Kohn, President, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400
Perhaps better known for developing the landmark Providence Golf & Country Club Community in Polk County south of Disney and Toscana, the exclusive luxury community in Palm Coast,
ABD Development Company has long ranked as one of the most active custom home builders in Florida.
The Orlando Business Journal ranking cited ABD’s custom home building success at Providence, Wyndham Lakes Estates in South Orlando, and Toscana.
ABD posted sales of custom homes last year that totaled more than $7 million.
Visit www.abddevelopment.com.
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For more information contact: Alene Raskin, Marketing Manager, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400; David Kohn, President, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400
Osceola County Partners Break Ground on UCF Incubator in Kissimmee at City Centre
KISSIMMEE – Osceola County, City of Kissimmee and University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program officials participated in the ground breaking of the UCF Business Incubator–Kissimmee recently at the City Centre, 111 E. Monument Avenue.
The University of Central Florida partnered with Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee and Kissimmee’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the facility that will offer support services to help start-up companies accelerate their growth and generate jobs in downtown Kissimmee.
“This incubator highlights everything that is making downtown Kissimmee a must-visit destination,” said County Commission Vice Chairman Brandon Arrington, whose district includes the incubator. “Just around the corner there will be a SunRail stop to help connect us with the rest of the region. Simply put, this incubator delivers on all the planning that has been going on locally and regionally for a number of years to link jobs and transportation in our urban core,” added Arrington.
“This is a win-win situation for the City as we partner with UCF and Osceola County. The City is committed to reviving the downtown and attracting more enterprises, such as the UCF Incubator,” said Kissimmee Mayor Jim Swan.
The City and County are making matching contributions totaling $405,000 each for three years. Additionally, onetime payments are being made by the City for $57,000 and $183,000 from the CRA for the facility’s build out. The incubator will be managed by the University of Central Florida.
Gordon Hogan, director of operations for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said the new 8,000 square foot facility to be built out on the fourth floor of the City Centre Kissimmee will open in September with office and administration space for promising enterprises selected to join the UCF Business Incubation Program.
Research has shown that 87 percent of incubator graduates are still in business five years after graduating from an incubation program, said UCF’s Business Incubation Program Founder/Executive Director Dr. Tom O’Neal.
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For more information about this release, please contact: Maria G. Toumazos, Osceola County Economic Development Administrator 407-742-4200, mgru@osceola.org; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program 407-882-1577, ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu; Carla Banks, Manager of Communications, City of Kissimmee 407-518-2314, cbanks@kissimmee.org; Osceola County Public Information Office, 407-742-4200, www.chooseosceola.com
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
The University of Central Florida partnered with Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee and Kissimmee’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the facility that will offer support services to help start-up companies accelerate their growth and generate jobs in downtown Kissimmee.
“This incubator highlights everything that is making downtown Kissimmee a must-visit destination,” said County Commission Vice Chairman Brandon Arrington, whose district includes the incubator. “Just around the corner there will be a SunRail stop to help connect us with the rest of the region. Simply put, this incubator delivers on all the planning that has been going on locally and regionally for a number of years to link jobs and transportation in our urban core,” added Arrington.
“This is a win-win situation for the City as we partner with UCF and Osceola County. The City is committed to reviving the downtown and attracting more enterprises, such as the UCF Incubator,” said Kissimmee Mayor Jim Swan.
The City and County are making matching contributions totaling $405,000 each for three years. Additionally, onetime payments are being made by the City for $57,000 and $183,000 from the CRA for the facility’s build out. The incubator will be managed by the University of Central Florida.
Gordon Hogan, director of operations for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said the new 8,000 square foot facility to be built out on the fourth floor of the City Centre Kissimmee will open in September with office and administration space for promising enterprises selected to join the UCF Business Incubation Program.
Research has shown that 87 percent of incubator graduates are still in business five years after graduating from an incubation program, said UCF’s Business Incubation Program Founder/Executive Director Dr. Tom O’Neal.
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For more information about this release, please contact: Maria G. Toumazos, Osceola County Economic Development Administrator 407-742-4200, mgru@osceola.org; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program 407-882-1577, ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu; Carla Banks, Manager of Communications, City of Kissimmee 407-518-2314, cbanks@kissimmee.org; Osceola County Public Information Office, 407-742-4200, www.chooseosceola.com
About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Sells $410,000 Luxury Home In Sweetwater Island
ORLANDO - Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently sold a $410,000 luxury home in Sweetwater Island, a gated community near Wekiva Springs in Longwood.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said associate Espe Almarza Anderson in the firm’s Windermere-Dr. Phillips office in southwest Orlando negotiated the sale.
The four-bedroom, three-bath home boasts 2,664 square feet of living space with a swimming pool on its three-quarter-acre home site, which overlooks a conservation area.
Sweetwater Island features a boat ramp, tennis courts, picnic area, playground and nature trails.
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For more information, contact: Espe Almarza Anderson, MA, CSP, SFR, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-992-8900; ealmarza@stirlingsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said associate Espe Almarza Anderson in the firm’s Windermere-Dr. Phillips office in southwest Orlando negotiated the sale.
The four-bedroom, three-bath home boasts 2,664 square feet of living space with a swimming pool on its three-quarter-acre home site, which overlooks a conservation area.
Sweetwater Island features a boat ramp, tennis courts, picnic area, playground and nature trails.
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For more information, contact: Espe Almarza Anderson, MA, CSP, SFR, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-992-8900; ealmarza@stirlingsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890
Melrose-Sovereign Awarded Contract to Manage Summer Lakes at MetroWest in Southwest Orlando
ORLANDO - Melrose-Sovereign Companies, which ranks as one of Florida’s fastest-growing community management firms, was recently awarded a contract to manage Summer Lakes located off Old Winter Garden and Edgewood Ranch Roads in MetroWest.
Jack Hanson, co-founder and partner at Melrose-Sovereign Companies, said Summer Lakes includes 96 single-family homes. The community has a lake with boat ramp, tennis court and tot lot.
Melrose Sovereign Companies specializes in the management of home owner associations and condominium associations.
Headquartered in Orlando, Melrose-Sovereign Companies has eight offices throughout the state including an office recently opened in Daytona Beach.
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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
Jack Hanson, co-founder and partner at Melrose-Sovereign Companies, said Summer Lakes includes 96 single-family homes. The community has a lake with boat ramp, tennis court and tot lot.
Melrose Sovereign Companies specializes in the management of home owner associations and condominium associations.
Headquartered in Orlando, Melrose-Sovereign Companies has eight offices throughout the state including an office recently opened in Daytona Beach.
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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
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida’s Fleet of Green Electric Carts to Chauffeur Tenants to Commercial Property Sites
ORLANDO - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has enlisted a fleet of electric carts by O-cart to reduce fuel consumption while chauffeuring prospective tenants through its portfolio of office, warehouse and retail properties in Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president and Anne Deason Spencer, vice president of the office group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, said they made arrangements to lease the fleet of electric O-carts as a way to reduce the company’s fuel costs and conserve energy.
“We think every American has an obligation to look for ways to conserve energy resources and this is one small way we can play a role in that effort as a corporation,” Spencer said.
“Most of our clients and most of our landlords want to play an active role in energy conservation. It’s an important duty, and it’s also a sensible business decision,” Sweeney said.
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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 45 brokers divided among its Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: 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 100 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 its investment subsidiaries, 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president and Anne Deason Spencer, vice president of the office group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, said they made arrangements to lease the fleet of electric O-carts as a way to reduce the company’s fuel costs and conserve energy.
“We think every American has an obligation to look for ways to conserve energy resources and this is one small way we can play a role in that effort as a corporation,” Spencer said.
“Most of our clients and most of our landlords want to play an active role in energy conservation. It’s an important duty, and it’s also a sensible business decision,” Sweeney said.
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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 45 brokers divided among its Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: 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 100 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 its investment subsidiaries, 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Cotter Ryan Commercial Awarded Contract to Complete Tenant Improvements for Law Firm in Kissimmee
LONGWOOD - Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC in Longwood was recently awarded a contract to complete tenant improvements for law offices that will open in the Osceola Corporate Center, located off Greenwall Way in Kissimmee.
Scott Ryan, president of Cotter-Ryan Commercial LLC, said the construction work is estimated to cost $125,000.
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For more information, contact: Scott H. Ryan, President, Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, 407-786-7686 sryan@cotterryan.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
Scott Ryan, president of Cotter-Ryan Commercial LLC, said the construction work is estimated to cost $125,000.
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For more information, contact: Scott H. Ryan, President, Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, 407-786-7686 sryan@cotterryan.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
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