Excel Recruiting Names Christopher Nordhorn Senior Technical Recruiter in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla., – Excel Recruiting recently named Christopher Nordhorn senior technical recruiter for the Orlando region.

Nordhorn will be responsible for the recruitment of talent for new and existing clients and strengthening current business relationships.

“We are very proud to welcome Chris to our staff,” said Mark Piccini, president of Excel Recruiting. “We have consistently provided high-quality staffing and recruiting services to the Orlando community and expect that the addition of Chris will enhance our ability to serve our clients’ needs.”

Prior to joining Excel Recruiting, Nordhorn managed the recruiting practice at ARG People, served as Senior Technical Recruiter at TechUSA in Orlando, and was a cast member of ABC’s The Bachelorette in 2010 where he appeared in six episodes.

Excel Recruiting is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program with an office in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orlando.

About Excel Recruiting, Inc:

Excel Recruiting, founded by principals Mark Piccini and Jay Weaver, delivers highly qualified professionals that specialize in aerospace, defense, simulation/training, casino and gaming technology, information technology/applications and manufacturing and design. Excel’s goal is to provide highly qualified contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire opportunities to its clients and candidates. www.excelrecruiting.com

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:

Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 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 – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Permitting Specialist at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Appointed to County Board to Streamline Permitting Processes

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Bill Tomala, Government Relations and Permit Coordinator at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects in Orlando, was recently appointed to an Orange County Task Force charged with reviewing County regulations to streamline the permitting process.

Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, said Tomala has substantial experience negotiating the county’s sometimes labyrinthine regulatory requirements.

“Regulatory requirements have a sound purpose to assure quality design and construction throughout Orange County,” Peterson said. “The problem arises when several different agencies over several years insert specific requirements that sometimes overlap and are sometimes obsolete,” he said.

Tomala is well versed in county regulatory requirements.

“Bill Tomala is responsible for meeting regulatory requirements for a wide variety of commercial and residential projects, from the handicap ramps we design pro bono for clients of the Center for Independent Living to large scale retail, office, medical and food service environments,” Peterson said.

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs appointed the task force.

“Mayor Jacobs is on the right track and we applaud her efforts,” Peterson said. “If we can streamline the regulatory and permitting process we can maintain Orange County’s high standards and reduce the cost of design, development and construction,” Peterson said.

Crossman & Company Completes Lease Agreements for nearly 25,000 Square feet of Retail Space in Casselberry, College Park and Clermont

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Crossman & Company, one of the largest retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently closed three new long-term lease agreements for retail space totaling 24,914 square feet in Casselberry, College Park and Clermont.

Courtney Kowalchuk, vice president of leasing at Crossman & Company negotiated the transactions and she represented the landlords at the retail facilities.

Kowalchuk represented Greater Properties Inc. in a seven-year renewal agreement with Planet Fitness for 18,900 square feet in Greater Marketplace II at Sausalito Blvd. and S.R. 436 in Casselberry.

In College Park, Citation 35, LLC d/b/a iStudio Salons leased 4,740 square feet for 10 years at 2211 Edgewater Drive. Kowalchuk represented Princeton Center, LLC. and Scott Corbin of Colliers Arnold represented the tenant.

Titan Enterprise, LLC d/b/a Clarity Salon and Day Spa is the new tenant who leased 5,304 square feet for five years at 15701 SR 50 in the Gateway Center in Clermont. The tenant was represented by Karen Wentzell of Schmid Properties.

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 Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

Henin’s Riviera Bella on the St. Johns River in Debary Wins Major Award for Best Master-Planned Community

DeBary, Fla. --- Riviera Bella, the unique gated luxury community the Henin Group is developing on the St. Johns River in DeBary, won a Merit Award as one of Central Florida’s best Master-Planned Communities during the Metro Orlando Home Builders Association’s 2011 Parade of Homes recently.

Roger Van Auker, vice president of site development at Riviera Bella, said he was pleased with the recognition.

“The Parade of Homes brought hundreds of visitors to Riviera Bella to tour our showcase homes,” Van Auker said.

With a distinctive Mediterranean design, Riviera Bella’s three villages offer a wide range of choices for home buyers, from maintenance-free living at Villagio to family-friendly floor plans at Mediterra to unique and awe-inspiring custom luxury homes at Riviera Estates.

Van Auker also said paving is nearly completed, at a cost of more than $200,000, on a new alternate route into the community, which will link Riviera Bella to the Heathrow/Lake Mary area in minutes, as well as through to the new soon-to-be-completed DeBary Sunrail station linking to Orlando and Winter Park.

The amenity-rich community is located off Fort Florida Road, three miles west of the Highbanks-U.S. Hwy 17-92 intersection in DeBary.

Visit www.RivieraBella.com.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Forms Alliance with HomeOwnersPlaybook.com to Offer Directory of Home Owner Services

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has formed an alliance with HomeOwnersPlaybook.com, a web-based directory of home owner goods and services that provides a highly detailed, localized one stop resource for home owners searching for everything from landscaping to interior décor to roofing solutions.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said homeownersplaybook.com is a production of Biz Simplistics, Inc. headquartered in Orlando and Birmingham, Ala.

“Homeownersplaybook.com offers Central Florida home owners instant access to detailed information about providers of goods and services every home owner needs at some time, from plumbing and electrical to emergency restoration in the event of a disaster,” Soderstrom said.

Soderstrom said Stirling Sotheby’s new alliance with the Biz Simplistics offers Stirling Sotheby’s clients powerful new web resources that will save them many hours of time researching providers, pricing and credentials.

“Today, home owners are smarter, more discerning and more demanding,” Soderstrom said. “The yellow pages just don’t provide the sort of information the average home owner wants to know before contacting a service or provider,” he explained.

Visit http://www.homeandlifestyleservices.com/

Crossman & Company Completes Three New Leases at Hampton Lakes Commercial Center in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. --- Crossman & Company, one of the largest property management and leasing firms in the Southeast, recently completed three new lease agreements totaling 3,065 square feet at the Hampton Lakes mixed-use commercial center located at 13016 Race Track Road in Tampa.

Leasing Associate Tracy Harrison negotiated all three transactions representing the landlord Hampton Lakes.

T-Mobile is the new tenant who leased 1,300 square feet of retail space for five years, Sneak-a-Peek 4D Baby Boutique signed a five-year lease for 1,100 square feet and Classic Concepts signed a two-year office lease for 665 square feet.

About Crossman & Company:

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, 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 Southeast US. Founded in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and serves clients including Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

ICI Homes’ Plantation Bay plans summer tennis and golf camp for kids aged 6-15 starting in June

ORMOND BEACH, Fla – Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach will host a summer golf and tennis camp for children aged 6-15 in one week sessions (Mondays through Fridays) from June 13 through Aug. 12.

Campers can register for full day or half-day sessions, and one day sessions are also available on a space-available basis, according to Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes, the developer of Plantation Bay

Camp Director Dave Brown, a USPTA master tennis professional and Director of Golf John Powell PGA, will conduct the sessions, Messina said.

Full day sessions from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday cost $215 for Plantation Bay members and residents and $225 for non-residents, Brown said. Rates for a second child are $205 and $215. A third child can be added for $195 and $205.

Half-day, one-week sessions, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. cost $115 for residents or members and $130 for non-residents. Rates for a second child are $100 and $120, and a third child can be added for $90 and $110.

Camp participants will have the opportunity to learn tennis strokes, forehand, backhand, serves and volleys. Golfers will learn to grip the club, full swing, pitching, putting and course play.

Brown said swimming is also included.

Participants will be grouped according to age and abilities, Brown added.

To register or learn more, contact Camp Director Dave Brown by phone at 386-236-4292.

Therigy Partners with Definitive Homecare Solutions to Offer an Interface with therigySTM.com

ORLANDO, FL, -- Therigy is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Definitive Homecare Solutions to interface its CPR+ specialty pharmacy software with the functionality of therigySTM.comTM, a HIPAA compliant specialty therapy management Web application. This interface solution will enable CPR+ customers to have secure bi-directional transfer of patient information and easy access to preconfigured clinical assessments within therigySTM.com. This interface is scheduled to rollout on May 1, 2011.

This interface solution permits patient data to be automatically transmitted to therigySTM.com, for patient enrollment into specialty therapy management programs. Secure data transmission ensures that required patient demographics and therapeutic information is assigned correctly. The result eliminates dual entry, conflicting data, and saves the time associated with manual uploads.

CPR+ customers who have subscribed to therigySTM.com will have access to disease specific assessments, surveys, patient assistance programs, patient support information and other online resources. “We are looking forward to working with Therigy to bring the added clinical and disease state management tools of therigySTM.com to CPR+ customers. The interface will allow therigySTM.com subscribers access to a host of clinical assessments with a single point of entry,” said Stuart Crane, co-owner of Definitive Homecare Solutions.

Joseph Morse, Therigy President, comments “CPR+ is the most widely used specialty pharmacy software. By integrating therigySTM.com, CPR+ customers will now have real-time access to the best practice guidelines and comprehensive pharmacy care with a seamless, efficient workflow. TherigySTM.com meets the critical need of pharmacy, manufacturers and payors who want to document improved outcomes and demonstrate results though robust data reporting.”

For additional information, please visit www.therigy.com and register as a guest to receive product and service updates. Therigy is focused on providing your organization with the best service and meet the growing need for patient care management and educational resources.

About Therigy Corporation

Therigy is the healthcare industry’s leading source of specialty pharmaceutical consulting, web products, and data analytics. Therigy, which has far-reaching knowledge in implementing specialty pharmacy solutions in the market, is now in the process of building a network of high performing pharmacies that use TherigySTM.com™ as the industry standard for improving therapy and enhancing lives. Therigy's seasoned experts provide hands on engagement and consulting services to assist organizations in operational evaluation, optimization, planning, and deployment of programs and processes for clinical and economic success.

TherigySTM.comTM is a HIPAA compliant specialty therapy management Web application that integrates with pharmacy systems to enable pharmacies to consistently support patients and collect, manage and report data to all stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.therigy.com

About Definitive Homecare Solutions, Ltd.

Definitive Homecare Solutions, Ltd. develops and licenses its billing and business management software solution, CPR+, to specialty pharmacy, home infusion, and HME/DME providers nationwide. Founded in 1993, Definitive Homecare Solutions has grown to be a leading provider of enterprise management software to the specialty pharmacy and homecare industry by providing technology to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in patient management, e-billing, and inventory control. With offices in Columbus, Ohio and Laguna Hills, California, Definitive Homecare Solutions currently supports 1000 provider locations nationwide. For more information, visit www.cprplus.com or contact Definitive Homecare Solutions at 866.277.4876