Friday, May 27, 2011

First Green Bank named one of Top 100 Companies for Working Families by Orlando Sentinel

EUSTIS, Fla. – First Green Bank, which has locations in Eustis and Clermont and a new LEED Platinum-registered headquarters facility under construction in Mount Dora, was named one of the Top 100 Companies for Working Families by the Orlando Sentinel recently.

Ken LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said First Green Bank’s sound footing, positive growth and corporate policies that focus on doing the right thing for its employees, its customers and shareholders, the local community and the environment all figured into the best company for working families designation.

“We are very pleased at the recognition and proud to be among the top 100 companies,” LaRoe said.

First Green Bank was also named one of Florida’s Best Companies to Work for in 2010 by Florida Trend magazine.

Allogy Interactive Appoints Alex Cook Technical Director

ORLANDO, Fla. – Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of applications for mobile devices such as smart phones and notebooks, recently appointed Alex Cook technical director.

Colin Forward, Communications Director for Allogy Interactive, said Cook, who earned his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Central Florida, has an extensive background in software technology and research.

Cook’s experience includes groundbreaking research in UCF’s Computational Imaging Lab on graphics and vision and rendering software engineering on several bestselling titles for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at Electronic Arts.

Allogy Interactive is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.

About Allogy Interactive:
Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.

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, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Reports Strong Traffic at Johns Lake Point, Three Homes under Contract Already

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Barely one month after Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty was named exclusive sales and marketing agents at Johns Lake Point on Avalon Road in Winter Garden, three of nine ready-to-move-in homes are under contract.

“Home buyer visits to the sales center have been greater than we anticipated,” said Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty.

Jennifer Gonzalez and Luis Gonzalez are representing the Johns Lake Point developer Misty Ridge Ventures in sales of new homes at Johns Lake Point priced from the $160s to the mid $400s.

Altogether, 323 new homes are planned at Johns Lake Point in three distinct villages with 50-, 75- and 85-foot home sites.

Soderstrom said construction is planned to start this summer on a 4,000 square foot amenity center with fitness facilities, a junior Olympic-sized pool, tennis courts and children’s play area.

New three to six-bedroom homes at Johns Lake Point range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 3,800 square feet.

Some of the homes, according to Soderstrom, offer nature preserve and pond frontages.

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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.

Emerson International Reports Sales of 13 New Homes in April at Eagle Creek Golf Community in South Orlando

ORLANDO - Emerson International, the Altamonte Springs based developer of Eagle Creek Golf Club off Narcoossee Road near Medical City in southeast Orlando, reported it closed on sales of 13 new homes at Eagle Creek in April.

“That’s the most sales in a single month we have seen this year,” said Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International.

Emerson said new homes at Eagle Creek range in price from the low $200s to more than $900,000.

Emerson added that April closings totaled more than $5 million.

Eagle Creek Golf Club features a championship 18-hole golf course, a New England Manor Clubhouse and distinct neighborhoods that offer golf, lake or forest views with luxury single-family homes, golf villas, and town homes.

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.