Friday, June 17, 2011

Celebration Golf Management Names Tano Malentin General Manager at Celebration Golf Club

CELEBRATION, FL. --- Celebration Golf Management, Inc., (CGM) which owns and operates six golf courses in the Central Florida region, has appointed Tano Malentin general manager of Celebration Golf Club near Walt Disney World in Celebration.

Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, sale Malentin joined Celebration in 1996 as assistant golf pro, worked his way up to golf shop manager and most recently served as operations manager at Celebration Golf Club.

Malentin has more than 20 years of experience in the golf industry.

Crossman & Company Names Craig A. Katterfield Senior Associate

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Crossman & Company, the Orlando-based commercial real estate company that ranks as one of the largest retail property management, leasing and development companies in the Southeast, has appointed Craig A. Katterfield a senior associate.

John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Katterfield is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and has more than five years of real estate experience. During his career he has focused on management of client relationships, lead generation and relationship development, landlord and tenant representation, transactional services, direct marketing and target tenant identification, strategic investment analysis and market review for acquisition and disposition of commercial property.

“Craig Katterfield is an outstanding associate and we are delighted he has joined the Crossman team,” Crossman said.

About Crossman & Company:
Headquartered in Orlando, 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. 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.

Central Florida Commercial Cleaning Company Gets New CEO

KISSIMMEE, Fla., - Calvert Corporation, Inc. a leading commercial cleaning services provider for businesses throughout Central Florida, has named Patricia Calvert its chief executive officer.

Calvert assumed the new role as part of the company’s growth strategy for 2011, which included the relocation of the company to the UCF Business Incubation Program’s Kissimmee site at 111 E. Monument Ave. in the City Centre.

Expanding the firm’s service coverage to the Orlando-area’s top industries and companies, including hotels, restaurants, hospitality management companies and business organizations are among her new responsibilities.

Calvert Corporation—formerly Calvert Cleaning Services—has been providing commercial cleaning services and onsite hospitality staffing for hotels and restaurants for ten years under the leadership of its President, Jeff Calvert, Pat’s husband and a hotel management veteran with over 20 years of experience managing international hotel brands.

Jeff Calvert will continue in his role as president, working with Patricia on the business development aspects of the company and strengthening Calvert Corporation’s network of clients as the company enters a new decade of opportunity in the Orlando market.

“This is a great opportunity to add to the already successful business enterprise that my husband started,” said Patricia Calvert as incoming CEO. “Calvert Corporation is poised to offer the highest quality in commercial cleaning and staffing services to Orlando’s top hospitality and corporate clients.”

Calvert, who attended Indiana University, has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and also serves as Director of Human Resources for Solutions in Hospitality, a division of Calvert Corporation focused on providing staffing services for a wide variety of positions in hotels, restaurants and event management companies.

Calvert Corporation was recently featured as a sponsor of the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA) and has worked with many of the Orlando area’s leading companies, including Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, and Waste Management, among many others.

About Calvert Corporation
Calvert Corporation, Inc. is a leader in commercial cleaning and hospitality staffing services, covering the communities of Orlando and Kissimmee in Central Florida and serving a wide variety of companies in the hospitality industry—including restaurants, hotels and other event, entertainment and tourism organizations. The company is a client company of the University of Central Florida Incubation Program and it is located at the Incubator’s facilities located at 111 Monument Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 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 nine facilities 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. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Daytona Airport Business Incubator to have ribbon cutting, grand opening July 27

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Volusia County and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, will formally open its new 8,000 square foot business incubation facility at the international terminal at the Daytona Beach International Airport July 27.

Gordon Hogan, director for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said county, city and state officials, as well as university administrators will join participating businesses for the ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 4 p.m.

The UCF Business Incubator-Daytona Airport offers a campus like environment that will house ultimately up to 20 start up companies in a supportive environment designed to accelerate growth and create local employment opportunities.

With the opening of the UCF Business Incubator-Daytona Airport, the program will be assisting more than 100 growing client companies at all of its sites including Central Florida Research Park, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Orlando, UCF Campus, , Sanford, St. Cloud, and Winter Springs.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 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 nine facilities 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. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Exclusive Marketing Agents for Luxury Alaqua Golf Front Home Priced at $575K

–Less Than Most Vacant Golf Front Sites at Alaqua

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently listed a luxury home for sale on a one-acre golf and water view homesite in Alaqua, the exclusive Seminole County country club community located off Markham Woods Road just south of Lake Mary Blvd. in Longwood.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the 5,174 square foot home has been priced for prompt sale at $575,000 in a community where several homesites on the golf course are currently listed from $575,000 to $725,000 each. In recent years golf front homesites have sold in the $750,000 to nearly one million dollar range, Soderstrom said.

“This offering is unique because the buyer will not only be getting a prime lot on the award-winning Gary Player designed 18-hole golf course, but also a luxurious residence with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a light and airy open floorplan, spectacular water and golf views and an entertainment size pool with covered patio.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s International Luxury Home Specialists Bo Cooksey and Alan Bird are representing the property.

“I don’t think we’ve ever seen a bargain of this significance in Alaqua,” said Soderstrom.

Bordered by the Little Wekiva River with a gated and manned 24-hour guarded security entrance and well-lighted, tree-lined streets, Alaqua Country Club is Seminole County’s premier luxury neighborhood. “This is truly an unbelievable opportunity.”

To view the property visit http://www.stirlingsir.com/eflyers/agents/abird/albo2.html

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