ORLANDO, Fla. --- John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company in Orlando will be on a panel of experts at the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) 20th Annual South Florida Breakfast Forecast Jan. 11 in Boca Raton.
Crossman, who ranks as one of the most prolific retail property brokers in the southeast, will discuss retail developments and trends.
The event begins with registration and networking at 7:30 a.m., breakfast at 8 and the program begins at 8:30 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 661 NW 53 St., Boca Raton 33487.
The panel of industry experts will discuss past, present and future trends in South Florida in the areas of commercial, retail and residential, according to George Chrismark, IREM Association Executive for the South Florida Chapter.
The cost is $47 for IREM members, $67 for guests and $87 at the door for everyone.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Reliable Systems Solutions, Inc. offers one week intensive course in February to prepare for CRE Certification
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Reliable Systems Solutions, Inc. will host a one-week intensive course to prepare for the ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) professional certification exam starting Feb. 20 at the University of Central Florida Office of Research and Commercialization on the second floor in the University Towers Bldg. 12201 Research Parkway in east Orlando.
Richard Coronado, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reliable Systems Solutions, said the 28-hour course will meet from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Mr. Coronado said the course is open to reliability engineers, system safety engineers, quality professionals, technical managers, and project design engineers who plan to qualify for the CRE professional certification by successfully completing the CRE exam, offered twice annually in the spring and fall.
Tuition for the course is $1,295 which includes course materials. The tuition does not include the CRE exam fee, which is collected directly by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Course participants who are currently unemployed will receive a 15 percent discount.
Reliable Systems Solutions is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, located in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output 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 and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Richard Coronado, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reliable Systems Solutions, said the 28-hour course will meet from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Mr. Coronado said the course is open to reliability engineers, system safety engineers, quality professionals, technical managers, and project design engineers who plan to qualify for the CRE professional certification by successfully completing the CRE exam, offered twice annually in the spring and fall.
Tuition for the course is $1,295 which includes course materials. The tuition does not include the CRE exam fee, which is collected directly by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Course participants who are currently unemployed will receive a 15 percent discount.
Reliable Systems Solutions is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, located in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output 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 and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Plantation Bay Golf & County Club Tennis pro David Brown’s family named USTA Florida Family of the Year
PORT ORANGE, Fla. – Dave Brown, director of tennis at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach, is well known around Port Orange for the extra work he puts in promoting tennis play.
Now the Florida Section of the U.S. Tennis Assn. — the governing body for tennis in Florida — has named the Brown family its Family of the Year for 2011.
The Brown family was formally recognized at the USTA 62nd Annual Florida Meeting held recently in Orlando.
“The Family of the Year award honors the family that had the most significant impact in tennis in Florida,” said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, the developer of Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club.
Besides heading the tennis program at Plantation Bay, Dave Brown serves as volunteer program director for the FTC Foundation, a free after school program for youngsters aged 10 and under in the Port Orange and Daytona Beach areas.
Dave’s wife Ann Brown serves as coordinator of competitive education at USTA Florida’s Daytona Beach headquarters.
Son Aaron grew up playing USTA junior tournaments and held national and state rankings, Brown said. Ranked tops in his class when he graduated from Spruce Creek High School, Aaron went on to play in college and recently earned his USTA (USPTA) professional tennis certification. He currently teaches tennis at the Trails Racquet Club in Ormond Beach.
“All of us at ICI Homes are proud of Dave and his family,” Messina said. “They are an inspiration to us all.”
Now the Florida Section of the U.S. Tennis Assn. — the governing body for tennis in Florida — has named the Brown family its Family of the Year for 2011.
The Brown family was formally recognized at the USTA 62nd Annual Florida Meeting held recently in Orlando.
“The Family of the Year award honors the family that had the most significant impact in tennis in Florida,” said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, the developer of Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club.
Besides heading the tennis program at Plantation Bay, Dave Brown serves as volunteer program director for the FTC Foundation, a free after school program for youngsters aged 10 and under in the Port Orange and Daytona Beach areas.
Dave’s wife Ann Brown serves as coordinator of competitive education at USTA Florida’s Daytona Beach headquarters.
Son Aaron grew up playing USTA junior tournaments and held national and state rankings, Brown said. Ranked tops in his class when he graduated from Spruce Creek High School, Aaron went on to play in college and recently earned his USTA (USPTA) professional tennis certification. He currently teaches tennis at the Trails Racquet Club in Ormond Beach.
“All of us at ICI Homes are proud of Dave and his family,” Messina said. “They are an inspiration to us all.”
Local Law Firm Employees Spend Consecutive Saturdays Helping to Collect Christmas Toys, Cash and Food for Residents in Need during the Holidays
Items Collected were donated to Toys for Tots, the Children’s Home Society and Second Harvest Food Bank
PORT ORANGE – At two recent events, employees of the Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra helped to collect more than a ton of food, as well as $1,500 cash and 238 children’s toys, all of which was donated to three local agencies for distribution to those in need during the holiday season.
The Dec. 3 “Volusia County Grub Ride” – a charity motorcycle run that Rue & Ziffra co-sponsored with Thunder Roads Magazine and the First Turn Steakhouse – sent 130 motorcycle riders on a scenic tour of Volusia County to compete for cash and prizes to see who could bring the most donated food to the finish line.
More than 2,032 pounds of food, along with $1,500 in cash, was collected at the event which benefited the Children’s Home Society and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, according to John Rue, a partner in the longtime personal-injury firm.
Charity was on the minds of the firm’s employees again the following Saturday [Dec.10] when Rue & Ziffra hosted its annual Client Appreciation Christmas party at the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach Shores and accepted 238 toys from guests for donation to the local Toys for Tots program, Rue said.
“I believe everyone had a lot of fun on both weekends,” Rue said. “But, the best part is knowing that many individuals and families will have a brighter Christmas because of those events and the people who participated in them.”
About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange, DeLand and Palm Coast. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.
PORT ORANGE – At two recent events, employees of the Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra helped to collect more than a ton of food, as well as $1,500 cash and 238 children’s toys, all of which was donated to three local agencies for distribution to those in need during the holiday season.
The Dec. 3 “Volusia County Grub Ride” – a charity motorcycle run that Rue & Ziffra co-sponsored with Thunder Roads Magazine and the First Turn Steakhouse – sent 130 motorcycle riders on a scenic tour of Volusia County to compete for cash and prizes to see who could bring the most donated food to the finish line.
More than 2,032 pounds of food, along with $1,500 in cash, was collected at the event which benefited the Children’s Home Society and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, according to John Rue, a partner in the longtime personal-injury firm.
Charity was on the minds of the firm’s employees again the following Saturday [Dec.10] when Rue & Ziffra hosted its annual Client Appreciation Christmas party at the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach Shores and accepted 238 toys from guests for donation to the local Toys for Tots program, Rue said.
“I believe everyone had a lot of fun on both weekends,” Rue said. “But, the best part is knowing that many individuals and families will have a brighter Christmas because of those events and the people who participated in them.”
About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange, DeLand and Palm Coast. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Names Benjiman Hillman International Marketing Specialist in Southwest Orlando area
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed Benjiman Hillman an International Marketing Specialist in the Southwest Orlando area.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Hillman is a former hotelier and restaurateur who was once appointed a popular restaurant chain’s youngest area director. He later opened his own restaurant in Arkansas.
Disney recruited Hillman as a top manager and brought him to the Orlando area, Soderstrom said. After service at The Peabody, one of Disney’s most fashionable resort hotels, Hillman launched his own real estate career in 2004.
“Benjiman Hillman has a terrific background in hospitality and food service and a tremendous drive to succeed for his real estate clients,” Soderstrom said.
“We expect him to play a major role in our growth and development in the Southwest Orlando area,” Soderstrom said.
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, new home communities, commercial and investment properties, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates two performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Hillman is a former hotelier and restaurateur who was once appointed a popular restaurant chain’s youngest area director. He later opened his own restaurant in Arkansas.
Disney recruited Hillman as a top manager and brought him to the Orlando area, Soderstrom said. After service at The Peabody, one of Disney’s most fashionable resort hotels, Hillman launched his own real estate career in 2004.
“Benjiman Hillman has a terrific background in hospitality and food service and a tremendous drive to succeed for his real estate clients,” Soderstrom said.
“We expect him to play a major role in our growth and development in the Southwest Orlando area,” Soderstrom said.
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, new home communities, commercial and investment properties, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates two performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.
NAI Realvest Completes 5th Expansion Lease Agreement with Nemours Foundation for office space at La Vina Marketplace at Lake Nona
MAITLAND, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a lease expansion agreement with The Nemours Foundation for 1,416 square feet of office space in Building B of LaVina Marketplace at Lake Nona, 9161 Narcoossee Rd. in southeast Orlando.
Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Orlando-based Ripley’s International LLC.
With the addition of the 1,416 square feet, The Nemours Foundation, headquartered in Jacksonville, will now occupy 32,112 square feet at La Vina Marketplace at Lake Nona.
Mickey Hage of Mickey Hage, Inc. represented The Nemours Foundation in the transaction.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, serving all of central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Orlando-based Ripley’s International LLC.
With the addition of the 1,416 square feet, The Nemours Foundation, headquartered in Jacksonville, will now occupy 32,112 square feet at La Vina Marketplace at Lake Nona.
Mickey Hage of Mickey Hage, Inc. represented The Nemours Foundation in the transaction.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, serving all of central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Office Lease for Solar Energy Provider at Lake Mary Professional Campus off I-4
ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease of 2,248 square feet of office space at Lake Mary Professional Campus, the office development at the intersection of I-4 and Lake Mary Blvd.
Jack W. Lynch, senior associate at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction representing the tenant, ESA Renewables, LLC, a solar energy provider expanding into an additional space adjacent to its existing 2,320 square feet in suite 2401. ESA now occupies a total of 4,568 square feet at Lake Mary Professional Campus.
Cloud Holdings, LLC of Lake Mary is the landlord, and was represented by Louis Joachim of Dover International Realty.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Jack W. Lynch, senior associate at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction representing the tenant, ESA Renewables, LLC, a solar energy provider expanding into an additional space adjacent to its existing 2,320 square feet in suite 2401. ESA now occupies a total of 4,568 square feet at Lake Mary Professional Campus.
Cloud Holdings, LLC of Lake Mary is the landlord, and was represented by Louis Joachim of Dover International Realty.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Meritage Homes Names New Sales Associate at Waterford Trails
ORLANDO, Fla. – Meritage Homes has named Sally Harrop, sales associate at Waterford Trails on Pellicer Drive off Avalon Park Blvd & S.R. 50 in East Orlando.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said Harrop has four years of experience in residential real estate sales.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said Harrop has four years of experience in residential real estate sales.
A 120-MPH SCOOTER? RIDE GREEN SCOOTERS KNOWS HOW TO DO IT
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Ride Green Scooters on W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park is now offering a wide range of upgrades and accessories to turn most makes and brands of scooters into high-performance machines with top speeds of up to 120 miles per hour.
“As more Central Floridians opt for scooters to make their daily commutes more pleasurable and more energy efficient, some scooter riders want to get the best performance they can out of their machines,” explained Ron Schwartz, principal at Ride Green Scooters.
Ride Green Scooters has the answer. Service manager George Agutter said new performance-enhancing equipment now available at Ride Green Scooters can boost performance in almost any make and model scooter.
Ride Green service technician Edwin Amador is an expert at making motor scooters go fast, Agutter said.
“We can turn a 49-cc scooter into an 80-cc powerhouse and boost the engine capacity of a 150-cc scooter to 160-cc,” he said.
A special racing performance muffler available at Ride Green Scooters can help boost performance by up to 50 percent,” Agutter added.
“Edwin Amador is a genius at making scooters faster,” Agutter said. “His personal scooter can do 120 mph,” Agutter boasted.
Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com.
“As more Central Floridians opt for scooters to make their daily commutes more pleasurable and more energy efficient, some scooter riders want to get the best performance they can out of their machines,” explained Ron Schwartz, principal at Ride Green Scooters.
Ride Green Scooters has the answer. Service manager George Agutter said new performance-enhancing equipment now available at Ride Green Scooters can boost performance in almost any make and model scooter.
Ride Green service technician Edwin Amador is an expert at making motor scooters go fast, Agutter said.
“We can turn a 49-cc scooter into an 80-cc powerhouse and boost the engine capacity of a 150-cc scooter to 160-cc,” he said.
A special racing performance muffler available at Ride Green Scooters can help boost performance by up to 50 percent,” Agutter added.
“Edwin Amador is a genius at making scooters faster,” Agutter said. “His personal scooter can do 120 mph,” Agutter boasted.
Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com.
Mercantile Capital Corporation moves into new headquarters at Old Florida National Bank in Downtown Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s largest and most active providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, has relocated its corporate headquarters to the Old Florida National Bank building at 60 N. Court Ave. in downtown Orlando.
Christopher G. Hurn, president of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the firm’s new 9,000 square foot office is almost 23 percent larger than the former Altamonte Springs headquarters the firm opened eight years ago, and will allow for future expansion.
Since 2003, Mercantile Capital has closed 366 SBA 504 loans that financed projects valued at more than $732.9 million in 33 states, including Florida, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Christopher G. Hurn, president of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the firm’s new 9,000 square foot office is almost 23 percent larger than the former Altamonte Springs headquarters the firm opened eight years ago, and will allow for future expansion.
Since 2003, Mercantile Capital has closed 366 SBA 504 loans that financed projects valued at more than $732.9 million in 33 states, including Florida, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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