Thursday, July 7, 2011

Golden Brothers Studios Partners with Arrowhead Productions to Produce Jasper Woods Feature Film

ORLANDO, Fla., --- Golden Brothers Studios, LLC a Kissimmee based production company and film studio, has partnered with Arrowhead Productions, LLC, to produce Jasper Woods, a faith based feature length film aimed at teenaged audiences.

Giovanni I. Reyes, producer and chief executive officer of Golden Brothers Studios, said the film, set for release next summer, will feature local talent.

“We’re going to make a great film using local talent,” Reyes said. “We’re going to shoot and edit this film in Central Florida. We won’t be going out of state for anything,” he added.

Michelle and Brian Brown, executive producers of Arrowhead Productions, LLC, said they started their film production company to focus on positive faith based films for young people.

“Arrowhead Productions is committed to producing more faith based films for young audiences,” said Michelle Brown, who is also the screen writer for the feature film.

“We want to produce exciting films that are suspenseful, yet provide the audience with inspirational lessons. We want to meet demands of our generation by providing more films of this caliber,” Brown said.

Golden Brothers Studios is a film and video production company that is also a member of the UCF Business Incubation Program-Kissimmee, located in the Kissimmee City Centre at 111 Monument Ave.

Reyes said Jasper Woods will soon begin its pre-production phase.

Visit www.jasperwoods.com or email jasperwoods@gbsfilm.com for registration information, casting locations, dates and guidelines.

About Golden Brothers Studios:
Golden Brothers Studios, based in Kissimmee, is an independent filmmaking company founded by three professionals with more than 50 years of combined experience in the audiovisual and multimedia medium. The mission of the company is production of feature films and television programs that convey a positive, uplifting message to a cultural society who frequently witnesses the disintegration of the family unit and lacks positive role models and spiritual foundation. It strives to produce films and programming with the latest technological advancements available to present relatable life issues, providing solutions that will positively change lives.

About the UCF 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.

Impending SBA 7(A) Loan Cap Doesn’t Affect Mercantile Capital SBA 504 Loans

Altamonte Springs, Fla. – U.S. Small Business Administration funds for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities under the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan program aren’t in danger of drying up anytime soon, says one of the nation’s leading providers of SBA 504 loans.

Chris Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation in Altamonte Springs, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Florida National Bank, said funding levels for the SBA 504 loans program are more than adequate.

SBA administrators fear that funding for SBA 7(A) loans, which can be used to buy a business, equipment, working capital and building or expanding a business, may reach its limit of funds available to guaranty loans before the end of fiscal year Sept. 30. They are urging Congress to expand funding for the program before their August recess.

The SBA 504 loan program provides low interest loans for up to 90 percent of the value of facility construction, acquisition and improvements with as little as 10 percent down, Hurn said.

“SBA 504 loans are one of the real bright spots in the U.S. economy right now,” Hurn said.

Additional information about Mercantile’s new SBA 504 refinance program is available by calling (866) 622-4504, visiting www.SBA504LoanRefi.com, or www.YouTube.com/504LoanExperts.

Villages of Royal Palm introduces 12 month Delayed Closing Program

PORT ORANGE, Fla. --- The Villages of Royal Palm, the luxury active adult community Winston James Development is developing in Port Orange, is introducing a 12-month delayed closing program for new home buyers who need more time to sell their existing homes.

Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, Inc., said the delayed closing program applies to home owners who need to sell their existing homes while their new home is being constructed at the Villages of Royal Palm.

The Villages of Royal Palm currently has seven ready to move in homes available and 70 home sites, including 20 waterfront home sites and 30 that front on conservation areas.

Emerson International leases 12,191 square feet of Class A office space at CenterPointe I and II

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Emerson International recently negotiated a long-term lease agreement with Marketing Systems Group, Inc. for 8,763 square feet at CenterPointe I, Emerson’s Class A office development at 240 E. Central Parkway, overlooking Crane’s Roost Park in Altamonte Springs.

Eric Emerson, general manager and vice president of Emerson International, said Kenneth Koch, commercial portfolio director, negotiated the lease agreement with the new tenant who was represented in the transaction by Sarah Castor with Cresa Partners.

At Emerson’s adjacent Class A office building Centerpointe II, Koch negotiated a lease agreement with Flash Funding, Inc., the new tenant who leased 3,428 square feet at 220 E. Central Parkway. Flash Funding was represented by Mike Dandinashira with Uptown Realty Group.

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.

Ryland Homes to Host Grand Opening July 28-30 To Showcase New Model Home at Channing Park in Lithia

TAMPA, Fla. – Ryland Homes will host a weekend grand opening July 28-30 to showcase a new model home at Channing Park located off Dorman and Boyette Rds. near FishHawk Ranch in Lithia.

Tony Crimi, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the Siesta model home offers five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 3,154 square feet of living space and three-car garage, priced from the mid $200s.

Ryland Homes plans to build 48 new three, four and five bedroom single-family homes at Channing Park that range in size from 2,256 square feet of living space to 3,500 square feet.

Channing Park boasts a community recreation center, swimming pool, tot lot and skate park.

For more information please go to www.ryland.com/tampa.

About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 17 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.”