Friday, June 18, 2010

Emerson International Negotiates New Office Lease at CenterPointe II Office Building in Altamonte Springs

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS – Emerson International recently negotiated a lease for 3,147 square feet of office space in the CenterPointe II office building at 220 Central Parkway in Altamonte Springs.

Eric Emerson, general manager and vice president of Emerson International, said Kenneth Koch, commercial portfolio manager at Emerson International, negotiated the lease agreement. The new tenant is Timeshares Foundation, Inc.

For more information, contact: Eric J. Emerson, Vice President and General Manager Emerson International, Inc. 407-834-9560; ejemerson@emerson-us.com

About Emerson International: Emerson International is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the U.K.

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Long-Term Expansion Lease for 4,000 Square Feet of Office Space at Wachovia Tower in Downtown Orlando

ORLANDO – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 200 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated a long-term expansion lease for 4,000 square feet of Class A office space in the Wachovia Tower at 20 N. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando.

Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & Ellis/Commercial Florida, negotiated the lease representing the tenant Orlando-based Morgan & Morgan law firm who now occupies 59,000 square feet in the building with the additional space, which has been leased for 100 months (8 years and 4 months).

Cabot North Orange Leasco LLC of New York is the landlord and was represented by John Gilbert of CB Richard Ellis Inc.

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.

Emerson International, Centerline Homes to Build 10 Golf Villas at Eagle Creek Country Club in Southeast Orlando

ORLANDO – Emerson International and Centerline Homes has announced a joint venture at Eagle Creek Golf Club on Narcoossee Road in southeast Orlando and will start construction of 10 new golf villas at Eagle Creek in July that will be offered for sale or lease.

Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager at Emerson International, said the three and four bedroom golf villas will range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 2,400 square feet and are priced from the high $100s.

Eagle Creek now offers golf villas, town homes and single-family homes on 50 and 70-foot home sites around the 9th hole. The 7198-yard, par 73 championship golf course was designed by Ron Garl and is rated 4.5 stars by Golf Digest magazine.

Eagle Creek Golf Club is owned by Emerson International, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the U.K.
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For more information, contact: Eric J. Emerson, Vice President / General Manager Emerson International, Inc. 407-834-9560; ejemerson@emerson-us.com

Beazer Homes Unveils New Energy Efficient eSmart Designer Homes at Victoria Trails in DeLand Priced From the $130s

DELAND - Beazer Homes is unveiling its new three, four and five-bedroom energy efficient designer homes at Victoria Trails in DeLand priced from the $130s and packed with energy saving design features.

Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales at Beazer Homes in the Orlando region, said the new one and two-story homes at Victoria Trails range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 3,593 square feet.

Beazer Homes is incorporating its eSmart energy-saving engineering and appliances in all new homes at Victoria Trails, Tilton said, including programmable thermostats, cost-saving CFL light bulbs, water-saving Moen low flow shower heads and faucets, MERV 8 air filters, and low VOC paints and carpets.

Victoria Trails, nestled among parks, lakes and conservation areas is easily accessible to Interstate 4 and historic downtown DeLand. Amenities include a resort style pool, fitness center, tennis courts and playground.

Visit www.Beazer.com.
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For more information, contact: 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

About Beazer Homes: Beazer Homes is one of the country’s 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 16 states. Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BZH.”

UCF, Volusia County, to Launch Business Incubation Program at Daytona Beach International Airport Complex

ORLANDO - Volusia County plans to partner with the University of Central Florida to launch a University of Central Florida Business Incubation site before the end of this year at the Daytona Beach International Airport complex in Daytona Beach.

Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder and executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program, said UCF and Volusia County have entered into an agreement to jointly develop the facility that the UCF Business Incubation Program will manage.

Business incubation programs help promising startup enterprises accelerate their growth, while creating employment, local tax revenues and substantial economic impact, Dr. O’Neal explained.

Since 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies create more than $800 million in annual revenues and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000.

Currently, the UCF Business Incubation Program manages eight Business Incubation facilities in Orlando, St. Cloud, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Sanford and Winter Springs.
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For more information about this release contact: Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu
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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 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, City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Orlando based Earth Eye, LLC is Focus of case study in Professional Surveyor Magazine

ORLANDO - Earth Eye, LLC, the start up Avalon Park firm that provides highly sophisticated mapping services to local and state government agencies nationwide, was the focus of a recent case study by professional Surveyor Magazine, a leading professional publication for GIS and mapping industry specialists.

Jason Amadori, GISP, chief executive officer at Earth Eye, said the case study couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Earth Eye is a brand new company that provides the most sophisticated data-rich GIS and mapping package in the industry today,” Amadori said.

“We have put years of experience in GIS and data integration behind it to develop the industry’s benchmark package of data collection and presentation technology,” he explained.

Amadori said the professional Surveyor case study details Earth Eye’s new techniques to an audience that can measure the value of the firm’s technology immediately.

Amadori said he expects some readers to copy Earth Eye’s approach. “That comes with the territory,” Amadori said.

“Eventually, most providers will be doing exactly what we have been doing at Earth Eye. We are advancing the Industry, raising the standards, if you will, and for the immediate future, we provide the very best service in the industry, our challenge now is to stay on top,” he said.

Earth Eye provides aerial and mobile based LiDAR, orthophotography, remote sensing and LiDAR processing/viewing software products and services. They provide these services nationwide to local governments, state/federal agencies, universities and utilities providers.
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For more information, contact: Jason Amadori, GISP, Chief Executive Officer, Earth Eye, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; jamadori@eartheye.com

Congressional Candidate Paul Partyka Supports Audit of The Federal Reserve, “Truth Commission” on American Economy

WINTER SPRINGS - Paul Partyka, Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida’s 24th District, said he fully supports an independent audit of the U.S. Federal Reserve and would go one step further to create a public “Truth Commission” to learn how the American economy collapsed and who was at fault.

“We are recovering from the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression and unemployment is the highest it has been in generations,” Partyka said. “It is apparent that we will endure unacceptably high unemployment for many years to come, at a tremendous cost all of us will have to shoulder in the form of higher taxes and fewer career opportunities,” he said.

“All told, the cost of the American economic collapse is far greater than the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Millions of American families are losing their homes. Millions of American lives have been disrupted. This is not part of a naturally-occurring economic cycle. We need to learn how it came about, who was at fault, and how we can prevent it from ever occurring again,” Partyka said.

Partyka said he fears that financial industry reform measures currently proposed will not go far enough.

“Petty partisanship and ill-informed political ideology are polluting our nation’s financial reform efforts and what appears to be emerging now will do little to prevent future recessions,” Partyka said.

“We need strong leadership in Washington, and we need representatives who put the people first, not the speculators and the profiteers. I want to provide that leadership,” Partyka said.
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For more information please contact: Paul P. Partyka, 407-341-0805 PaulPartykaforCongress@Gmail.com
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