TAMPA, Fla. --- Only three single family homes remain for sale at Ridge Crest, the Ashton Woods Homes community located on Rowantree Drive south of Wheeler Rd. in Valrico.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay area, said new three, four, and five bedroom homes at Ridge Crest range in size from 1,769 square feet of living space to 3,321 square feet and are priced from $179,990 to $249,990.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Ashton Woods Homes Unveils three bedroom Milan model home at Fountain Parke in Lake Mary
LAKE MARY, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has opened the three bedroom Milan single family model home at Fountain Parke, located off Rinehart Road in Lake Mary.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said the Milan model home offers a study, two full baths and two half baths as standard, 2,170 square feet of living space and a two-car garage.
Priced from $224,990, the Milan model home is the third model home Ashton Woods has opened at Fountain Parke and all three are professionally decorated and furnished for viewing.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said the Milan model home offers a study, two full baths and two half baths as standard, 2,170 square feet of living space and a two-car garage.
Priced from $224,990, the Milan model home is the third model home Ashton Woods has opened at Fountain Parke and all three are professionally decorated and furnished for viewing.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
NAI Realvest Negotiates Three Lease Agreements Totaling 6,206 Square Feet at Hanging Moss and Goldenrod CommerCenters in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated three lease agreements with local tenants totaling 6,206 square feet of industrial space at Hanging Moss CommerCenter and Goldenrod CommerCenter in Orlando.
Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transactions on behalf of the landlords.
Heidrich negotiated a new lease agreement with EC Events, LLC for 2,000 square feet at 6112 Hanging Moss Rd. and a lease renewal agreement with Paramount Drywall for 2,000 square feet at 6100 Hanging Moss Rd. Maitland-based COP-Hanging Moss, LLC is the landlord.
At Goldenrod CommerCenter Heidrich negotiated a renewal agreement with Black Forge, LLC for 2,206 square feet at 1468 N. Goldenrod Rd. COP-Goldenrod, LLC of Maitland is the landlord.
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.
Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transactions on behalf of the landlords.
Heidrich negotiated a new lease agreement with EC Events, LLC for 2,000 square feet at 6112 Hanging Moss Rd. and a lease renewal agreement with Paramount Drywall for 2,000 square feet at 6100 Hanging Moss Rd. Maitland-based COP-Hanging Moss, LLC is the landlord.
At Goldenrod CommerCenter Heidrich negotiated a renewal agreement with Black Forge, LLC for 2,206 square feet at 1468 N. Goldenrod Rd. COP-Goldenrod, LLC of Maitland is the landlord.
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.
Sustainable Banking’s Influence Grows
A Network of leading sustainable banks announces three new members, signaling the increasing importance of values-based banks
Mount Dora, Fla. / Minneapolis, Minn/ Canada --The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), an independent network of the world's leading values-based banks welcomes three new members, all from North America today; Canada’s Affinity Credit Union, Florida’s environmental pioneers, First Green Bank, and community-development focused and Minneapolis-based, Sunrise Community Banks. The network believes the success of its growing membership highlights how a brand of banking that balances people, planet and prosperity is becoming increasingly relevant to the future of the financial industry.
“It is a great pleasure to announce that these three groundbreaking financial institutions are joining the GABV,” said Peter Blom, GABV chairman and chief executive officer of European sustainable bank, Triodos Bank. “First Green, Affinity and Sunrise banks are the latest progressive financial institutions to join our expanding network of independent banks. The success of banks like these is increasingly at the heart of the urgent debate about how to build a resilient financial industry capable of serving all of our long-term interests.”
The GABV believes that sustainable banks have built a compelling business in recent years. The GABV recently released a report comparing the financial performance of sustainable banks, like these, and the world’s Globally Systemically Important Financial Institutions between 2007 and 2010. The results showed values-based banks outperformed some of the biggest names in banking, in almost every measure.
While none of its members are immune from the economic downturn, the GABV’s new members are typical of these success stories. Florida’s First Green Bank, for example, has pioneered a positive environmental and social approach in a traditional community bank. “There is a real and urgent need for a values-based banking model that finances entrepreneurs who build their enterprises, create job growth and support communities. It’s inspiring to know that there is a growing movement of banks heading in the same direction and offering a genuine alternative to today’s dominant banking models,” said Ken LaRoe, chief executive officer at First Green.
Affinity Credit Union, who become the GABV’s third Canadian member, provide financial services to over 95,000 members through a network of 46 branches in 37 communities across the province of Saskatchewan and share this wider agenda. “We work with our members in their communities to create positive economic and social changes,” said Affinity Credit Union CEO George Keter. “We look forward to contributing to the growth of the worldwide sustainable banking movement in Canada and around the world.”
Family-owned, and comprising three locally managed banks, Sunrise Community Banks aims to be a leader in improving the urban community. CEO David Reiling, believes the bank’s local focus has important implications for global banking. “While we serve communities in the neglected inner cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, our colleagues in many countries around the world are doing much the same thing. The context in Bangladesh, Vancouver or Germany may be very different, but the values that underpin our work are much the same. This is a hugely important movement for a world in need of credible new approach to finance.”
For more information on the GABV, visit www.gabv.org.
BACKGROUNDER: Global Alliance for Banking on Values
• The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) is a membership organization, made up of nineteen of the world's leading sustainable banks, from Asia and Latin America, to the US, Canada and Europe.
• The organization began when ten of the world’s banks came together in 2009 to commit to supporting the growth of sustainable banking and its impact worldwide.
• Members believe that we must improve the quality of life for everyone on the planet, recognizing that we are economically interdependent and responsible to current and future generations.
• Across the world, GABV members play a crucial role in providing the money entrepreneurs and their enterprises need to transform lives and deliver sustainable development for unserved people, communities and the environment.
• Members are bound by a shared commitment to find global solutions to international problems, and to promote a positive, viable alternative to the current financial system and mainstream banking business models.
• GABV banks have combined assets of over $26 billion, and operate in 24 countries.
• To qualify for membership, each institution must: be an independent and licensed bank or financial institution with a focus on retail customers; have a minimum balance sheet of $50 million; and be committed to responsible financing and the triple bottom line of people, planet and prosperity.
• In 2009: GABV committed to raising $250 million (USD) in capital over three years to support expansion of nearly $2 billion in lending to unserved communities and individuals, and green projects, at the Clinton Global Initiative. They raised $400 million in just one year.
• In 2010, Global Alliance for Banking on Values pledged to touch the lives of a billion people by 2020 by expanding its network of banks, further increasing the capital it raises and training a new generation of sustainable bankers to use that money to make a lasting difference, and help meet the biggest challenges of our time.
• Most banking institutions base their business decisions primarily or exclusively on profitability. GABV banks start by identifying a human need to be met and then determine how to meet that need on a financially sustainable basis.
Mount Dora, Fla. / Minneapolis, Minn/ Canada --The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), an independent network of the world's leading values-based banks welcomes three new members, all from North America today; Canada’s Affinity Credit Union, Florida’s environmental pioneers, First Green Bank, and community-development focused and Minneapolis-based, Sunrise Community Banks. The network believes the success of its growing membership highlights how a brand of banking that balances people, planet and prosperity is becoming increasingly relevant to the future of the financial industry.
“It is a great pleasure to announce that these three groundbreaking financial institutions are joining the GABV,” said Peter Blom, GABV chairman and chief executive officer of European sustainable bank, Triodos Bank. “First Green, Affinity and Sunrise banks are the latest progressive financial institutions to join our expanding network of independent banks. The success of banks like these is increasingly at the heart of the urgent debate about how to build a resilient financial industry capable of serving all of our long-term interests.”
The GABV believes that sustainable banks have built a compelling business in recent years. The GABV recently released a report comparing the financial performance of sustainable banks, like these, and the world’s Globally Systemically Important Financial Institutions between 2007 and 2010. The results showed values-based banks outperformed some of the biggest names in banking, in almost every measure.
While none of its members are immune from the economic downturn, the GABV’s new members are typical of these success stories. Florida’s First Green Bank, for example, has pioneered a positive environmental and social approach in a traditional community bank. “There is a real and urgent need for a values-based banking model that finances entrepreneurs who build their enterprises, create job growth and support communities. It’s inspiring to know that there is a growing movement of banks heading in the same direction and offering a genuine alternative to today’s dominant banking models,” said Ken LaRoe, chief executive officer at First Green.
Affinity Credit Union, who become the GABV’s third Canadian member, provide financial services to over 95,000 members through a network of 46 branches in 37 communities across the province of Saskatchewan and share this wider agenda. “We work with our members in their communities to create positive economic and social changes,” said Affinity Credit Union CEO George Keter. “We look forward to contributing to the growth of the worldwide sustainable banking movement in Canada and around the world.”
Family-owned, and comprising three locally managed banks, Sunrise Community Banks aims to be a leader in improving the urban community. CEO David Reiling, believes the bank’s local focus has important implications for global banking. “While we serve communities in the neglected inner cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, our colleagues in many countries around the world are doing much the same thing. The context in Bangladesh, Vancouver or Germany may be very different, but the values that underpin our work are much the same. This is a hugely important movement for a world in need of credible new approach to finance.”
For more information on the GABV, visit www.gabv.org.
BACKGROUNDER: Global Alliance for Banking on Values
• The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) is a membership organization, made up of nineteen of the world's leading sustainable banks, from Asia and Latin America, to the US, Canada and Europe.
• The organization began when ten of the world’s banks came together in 2009 to commit to supporting the growth of sustainable banking and its impact worldwide.
• Members believe that we must improve the quality of life for everyone on the planet, recognizing that we are economically interdependent and responsible to current and future generations.
• Across the world, GABV members play a crucial role in providing the money entrepreneurs and their enterprises need to transform lives and deliver sustainable development for unserved people, communities and the environment.
• Members are bound by a shared commitment to find global solutions to international problems, and to promote a positive, viable alternative to the current financial system and mainstream banking business models.
• GABV banks have combined assets of over $26 billion, and operate in 24 countries.
• To qualify for membership, each institution must: be an independent and licensed bank or financial institution with a focus on retail customers; have a minimum balance sheet of $50 million; and be committed to responsible financing and the triple bottom line of people, planet and prosperity.
• In 2009: GABV committed to raising $250 million (USD) in capital over three years to support expansion of nearly $2 billion in lending to unserved communities and individuals, and green projects, at the Clinton Global Initiative. They raised $400 million in just one year.
• In 2010, Global Alliance for Banking on Values pledged to touch the lives of a billion people by 2020 by expanding its network of banks, further increasing the capital it raises and training a new generation of sustainable bankers to use that money to make a lasting difference, and help meet the biggest challenges of our time.
• Most banking institutions base their business decisions primarily or exclusively on profitability. GABV banks start by identifying a human need to be met and then determine how to meet that need on a financially sustainable basis.
Seminole County based Tolaris to expand to South Orlando and South Florida
LAKE FOREST, Fla. --- Tolaris Homes and Tolaris Realty Group are looking at sites for new branch offices in South Orlando and South Florida.
Rick Bavec, president and principal at Tolaris Realty Group and Tolaris Homes, based at Lake Forest in Seminole County, is looking at sites in South Orlando and South Florida.
Bavec said Tolaris plans to open offices in Boca Raton in South Florida by the end of the year.
Rick Bavec, president and principal at Tolaris Realty Group and Tolaris Homes, based at Lake Forest in Seminole County, is looking at sites in South Orlando and South Florida.
Bavec said Tolaris plans to open offices in Boca Raton in South Florida by the end of the year.
Longtime Del Webb Southshore Falls Resident Keeps Neighbors Active with Pickleball Club
APOLLO BEACH – As a former coach, sporting official and physical education teacher in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dick Dykeman was used to getting people motivated and into shape.
That’s why organizing and promoting the Pickleball Club at Del Webb’s Southshore Falls community in Apollo Beach is a natural fit for him.
“I like to stay active and I try to encourage other people to get healthy and stay fit,” says Dykeman, a 73-year-old divorcee with two daughters and a four-year-old granddaughter.
After 30 years of teaching and coaching at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, and 47 years of officiating basketball and soccer, he set his sights on sunny Florida, landing first in Bradenton in 1995 and then later in Sarasota.
“I saw a TV commercial for Del Webb Southshore Falls and thought it sounded too good to be true; but it actually was true,” he said. “I’m a country boy at heart and was attracted by the rural setting around the community, and I really liked the pools and the clubhouse area.”
So, he loaded up his truck and moved to Del Webb Southshore Falls that is…swimming pools... and eventually, Pickleball courts!
Del Webb Southshore Falls’ Pickleball Club didn’t happen overnight. The two courts – which are similar to tennis courts – were installed in September of last year. But, eager players had to wait another six weeks to begin playing because of possible interference with some hatchlings in a nearby eagle’s nest.
Since the games began, Dykeman, who first played Pickleball in New York, has enjoyed teaching his friends and neighbors about the sport that began as a backyard pastime. It’s part tennis, part badminton and part ping pong. Played with paddles and a whiffle-type ball, the 47-year-old sport uses only about one-third the space of a tennis court, making it easy for anyone from children to active adults to play.
According to the United States Pickleball Association, there are 100,000 active Pickleball players in the U.S. and more than 5,000 players in Canada.
The Del Webb Southshore Falls Pickleball club currently has 40 members with between 18-20 members playing three times a week, Dykeman said.
“My intent is to get them to expand the courts or put lines on the tennis courts so they can double as Pickleball courts,” he said. “We also want to challenge other communities to matches, so we really need more playing space.”
Dykeman says he’s always talking to friends and residents about a healthy lifestyle.
“There are more than 4,800 prescription drugs on market and I don’t take any of them; only supplements,” he said. “I try to encourage others to do the same. But, for some people, when they get to be 60, they just turn their lives over to doctors.”
Dykeman would rather be on the courts playing Pickleball.
That’s why organizing and promoting the Pickleball Club at Del Webb’s Southshore Falls community in Apollo Beach is a natural fit for him.
“I like to stay active and I try to encourage other people to get healthy and stay fit,” says Dykeman, a 73-year-old divorcee with two daughters and a four-year-old granddaughter.
After 30 years of teaching and coaching at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, and 47 years of officiating basketball and soccer, he set his sights on sunny Florida, landing first in Bradenton in 1995 and then later in Sarasota.
“I saw a TV commercial for Del Webb Southshore Falls and thought it sounded too good to be true; but it actually was true,” he said. “I’m a country boy at heart and was attracted by the rural setting around the community, and I really liked the pools and the clubhouse area.”
So, he loaded up his truck and moved to Del Webb Southshore Falls that is…swimming pools... and eventually, Pickleball courts!
Del Webb Southshore Falls’ Pickleball Club didn’t happen overnight. The two courts – which are similar to tennis courts – were installed in September of last year. But, eager players had to wait another six weeks to begin playing because of possible interference with some hatchlings in a nearby eagle’s nest.
Since the games began, Dykeman, who first played Pickleball in New York, has enjoyed teaching his friends and neighbors about the sport that began as a backyard pastime. It’s part tennis, part badminton and part ping pong. Played with paddles and a whiffle-type ball, the 47-year-old sport uses only about one-third the space of a tennis court, making it easy for anyone from children to active adults to play.
According to the United States Pickleball Association, there are 100,000 active Pickleball players in the U.S. and more than 5,000 players in Canada.
The Del Webb Southshore Falls Pickleball club currently has 40 members with between 18-20 members playing three times a week, Dykeman said.
“My intent is to get them to expand the courts or put lines on the tennis courts so they can double as Pickleball courts,” he said. “We also want to challenge other communities to matches, so we really need more playing space.”
Dykeman says he’s always talking to friends and residents about a healthy lifestyle.
“There are more than 4,800 prescription drugs on market and I don’t take any of them; only supplements,” he said. “I try to encourage others to do the same. But, for some people, when they get to be 60, they just turn their lives over to doctors.”
Dykeman would rather be on the courts playing Pickleball.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
B2B Marketing, LLC gains new client with Celebration-based Retriever Payment Systems Central Florida
KISSIMMEE, Fla., --- B2B Marketing, LLC in Kissimmee, has been retained as the marketing and advertising agency for Retriever Payment Systems Central Florida, headquartered at Celebration.
Janet Schick, managing member of B2B Marketing, LLC, said the two year old firm focuses on teaching businesses how to make cold calls on prospective customers.
Schick said she plans to emphasize more training and special events this year.
B2B Marketing LLC is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program at the Kissimmee City Centre, 111 E. Monument Avenue in Kissimmee.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Janet Schick, managing member of B2B Marketing, LLC, said the two year old firm focuses on teaching businesses how to make cold calls on prospective customers.
Schick said she plans to emphasize more training and special events this year.
B2B Marketing LLC is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program at the Kissimmee City Centre, 111 E. Monument Avenue in Kissimmee.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Meritage Homes to Start Presales of New Single Family Homes Priced from the mid-300s at Brooks Cove in Oviedo
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes will start presales of 22 new single family homes priced from the $300s in September at Brooks Cove in Oviedo.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes said new four, five, six, seven and eight bedroom homes at Brooks Cove will range in size from 3,202 square feet of living space to 5,300 square feet.
Meritage Homes builds single family homes priced from the mid-$300s in 16 active communities in the Orlando region.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes said new four, five, six, seven and eight bedroom homes at Brooks Cove will range in size from 3,202 square feet of living space to 5,300 square feet.
Meritage Homes builds single family homes priced from the mid-$300s in 16 active communities in the Orlando region.
Ashton Woods Homes Promotes Ashley Schlageter Sales Manager at Laureate Park in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has promoted Ashley Schlageter from sales counselor to sales manager at Laureate Park in Orlando.
Mike Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes, said Schlageter has been with the home builder for six-and-a-half years.
Schlageter has more than eight years of experience in residential and new home sales.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Mike Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes, said Schlageter has been with the home builder for six-and-a-half years.
Schlageter has more than eight years of experience in residential and new home sales.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Completes Design Work for six LA Fitness Centers throughout Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, Engineers, Planners based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed design work on six LA Fitness Centers located in the Tampa, Jacksonville and Sarasota areas.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said each facility includes 50,000 square feet of space and all have opening dates before the end of this year.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said each facility includes 50,000 square feet of space and all have opening dates before the end of this year.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty to Sell 14.5 acre Mixed-use Development site on Lake Haines in Lake Alfred Southwest of Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has been named exclusive sales and marketing agents for a 14.5 acre mixed-use development site located on U.S. 17-92 overlooking Lake Haines in the City of Lake Alfred southwest of Orlando in the attractions area. To see a brochure of the property go to http://stirlingsir.netii.net/LakeHaines_eBrochure.pdf
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the site is zoned to permit development of single family, multi family, office and retail uses.
The site features approximately 1,600 square feet of frontage on U.S. 17-92 and 900 feet of lake frontage on Lake Haines, with boat docks allowed. Soderstrom said the property gradually slopes toward the lake, allowing lake views throughout.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associates Mark Arnold and Roger Soderstrom, Jr. are representing the property which is listed for sale at $750,000.
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 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 the site is zoned to permit development of single family, multi family, office and retail uses.
The site features approximately 1,600 square feet of frontage on U.S. 17-92 and 900 feet of lake frontage on Lake Haines, with boat docks allowed. Soderstrom said the property gradually slopes toward the lake, allowing lake views throughout.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associates Mark Arnold and Roger Soderstrom, Jr. are representing the property which is listed for sale at $750,000.
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 two performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
NAI Realvest Negotiates Lease Renewal for 6,000 Square Feet at Sanford Central Park
Maitland, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a lease renewal agreement for 6,000 square feet of office/warehouse space in Sanford Central Park, 801 Central Park Drive off S.R. 46 in Sanford.
Michael Heidrich, principal at the firm, brokered the transaction on behalf of the landlord, Winter Park-based Selwo Investment Group, and the tenant, DHR Mechanical Services Orlando, Inc. d/b/a Shumate Mechanical.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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.
Michael Heidrich, principal at the firm, brokered the transaction on behalf of the landlord, Winter Park-based Selwo Investment Group, and the tenant, DHR Mechanical Services Orlando, Inc. d/b/a Shumate Mechanical.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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 Lease Renewal for 6,449 Square Feet at Springview CommerCenter
MAITLAND Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a lease renewal agreement for 6,449 square feet of industrial space including office and showroom at Springview CommerCenter located off Shell Road in DeBary.
Michael Heidrich, a principal of the firm, negotiated the renewal agreement representing the landlord Springview CommerCenter LLC of Maitland.
The tenant Henry Schein, Inc. of Melville, NY renewed the lease of Suite 3 at 290 Springview Commerce Drive for the dental supply company that has operated there for over five years. Schein was represented by Tad McDonough of USI Real Estate Brokerage Services.
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.
Michael Heidrich, a principal of the firm, negotiated the renewal agreement representing the landlord Springview CommerCenter LLC of Maitland.
The tenant Henry Schein, Inc. of Melville, NY renewed the lease of Suite 3 at 290 Springview Commerce Drive for the dental supply company that has operated there for over five years. Schein was represented by Tad McDonough of USI Real Estate Brokerage Services.
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.
Orlando Based Wightman & Associates Trains FEMA Disaster Workers in Missouri, California, New York in Hazard Mitigation
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Wightman & Associates, LLC, a consulting company based in Orlando, recently completed a week-long training program it developed for FEMA disaster workers in Missouri, California and New York.
Gina Wightman, president of Wightman & Associates, developed the training program and headed the training team.
The training course included introduction to hazard mitigation field operations and several specialist training programs, Wightman said.
Wightman & Associates developed the training program to provide new hazard mitigation disaster workforce employees with a practical application-based opportunity to learn the basic concepts, principals and practices needed to be successful in hazard mitigation disaster assignments.
Wightman said course participation included FEMA employees who have recently been assigned to hazard mitigation disaster operations and those who have been working in such positions without formal hazard mitigation training, along with state employees working in hazard mitigation.
“Wightman & Associates, LLC., a women owned small business, is a full service organizational development and training firm dedicated to helping our clients achieve excellence through a qualified and synchronized workforce,” Wightman explained.
Wightman & Associates is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Gina Wightman, president of Wightman & Associates, developed the training program and headed the training team.
The training course included introduction to hazard mitigation field operations and several specialist training programs, Wightman said.
Wightman & Associates developed the training program to provide new hazard mitigation disaster workforce employees with a practical application-based opportunity to learn the basic concepts, principals and practices needed to be successful in hazard mitigation disaster assignments.
Wightman said course participation included FEMA employees who have recently been assigned to hazard mitigation disaster operations and those who have been working in such positions without formal hazard mitigation training, along with state employees working in hazard mitigation.
“Wightman & Associates, LLC., a women owned small business, is a full service organizational development and training firm dedicated to helping our clients achieve excellence through a qualified and synchronized workforce,” Wightman explained.
Wightman & Associates is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
For WeinPlus, Good Data Trumps Intuition When Setting Development Strategy
St. Petersburg, Fla. --- Commercial property developers have long relied on their intuition when planning project strategy, but new research is suggesting that good, hard data is a better measure of the potential for success and a much better gauge of specific development strategies such as tenant mix.
“It’s very common in the real estate industry to drive by a site and if it “feels right,” that makes it right,” said Rachel Elias Wein, founder and CEO of WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services in St. Petersburg.
But intuition---a mix of experience, inspiration and vision that mark most successful developers---takes a back seat to accurate data on customer traffic, merchandising, co-tenancy and restrictions when it comes to creating long-term, successful projects.
“Development strategy is much more scientific today than it was even 10 years ago,” Wein said. “Emerging data resources such as Test and Learn software, powered by the explosion in the GIS and consumer data associated with loyalty programs, have created whole new ways to measure what potential tenants need in a retail center and what will help make them successful,” she said.
For example, Wein said, it’s common to have a pharmacy restriction in a shopping center, only allowing one pharmacy. However, in an effort to reduce competition on the subject center, it could potentially drive traffic to another site across the street. The information is available to know the actual impact of a competing pharmacy inline, on an outparcel, or on a site across the street.
And it’s not just for developers alone; retailers should be seeking out data related to their top 10 co-tenants. What are shoppers looking for when they enter a store? Locating a retail store adjacent to complementary traffic generators improves the customer’s shopping experience and makes them more likely to return.
Locating complementary retailers in the same center may create a shopping destination with powerful traffic-driving momentum that can boost sales for all retailers in the center.
“Developers have a vested interest in creating an environment where their tenants will succeed,” Wein said. “The reliability of data resources has improved dramatically over the past decade and rank as perhaps the most important factor in judging a retail facility’s long-term viability,” she said.
“It’s very common in the real estate industry to drive by a site and if it “feels right,” that makes it right,” said Rachel Elias Wein, founder and CEO of WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services in St. Petersburg.
But intuition---a mix of experience, inspiration and vision that mark most successful developers---takes a back seat to accurate data on customer traffic, merchandising, co-tenancy and restrictions when it comes to creating long-term, successful projects.
“Development strategy is much more scientific today than it was even 10 years ago,” Wein said. “Emerging data resources such as Test and Learn software, powered by the explosion in the GIS and consumer data associated with loyalty programs, have created whole new ways to measure what potential tenants need in a retail center and what will help make them successful,” she said.
For example, Wein said, it’s common to have a pharmacy restriction in a shopping center, only allowing one pharmacy. However, in an effort to reduce competition on the subject center, it could potentially drive traffic to another site across the street. The information is available to know the actual impact of a competing pharmacy inline, on an outparcel, or on a site across the street.
And it’s not just for developers alone; retailers should be seeking out data related to their top 10 co-tenants. What are shoppers looking for when they enter a store? Locating a retail store adjacent to complementary traffic generators improves the customer’s shopping experience and makes them more likely to return.
Locating complementary retailers in the same center may create a shopping destination with powerful traffic-driving momentum that can boost sales for all retailers in the center.
“Developers have a vested interest in creating an environment where their tenants will succeed,” Wein said. “The reliability of data resources has improved dramatically over the past decade and rank as perhaps the most important factor in judging a retail facility’s long-term viability,” she said.
NAI Realvest Brokers Sale of Apopka Lowe’s Outparcel for a New Tire Kingdom
ORLANDO, Fla – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the purchase of a 0.80-acre retail development site for a new 7,000 square foot Tire Kingdom store in Apopka.
NAI Realvest principals Kevin O'Connor and Matt Cichocki brokered the transaction on behalf of the Charlotte, N.C.-based buyer, Pavilion TK-Apopka LLC, who paid $490,000 for the property which is an outparcel to the Lowe’s on Orange Blossom Trail.
Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. of Wilkesboro, N.C. is the seller.
This is the 11th Central Florida Tire Kingdom location secured by the NAI Realvest team of Cichocki and O’Connor.
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 through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their 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 principals Kevin O'Connor and Matt Cichocki brokered the transaction on behalf of the Charlotte, N.C.-based buyer, Pavilion TK-Apopka LLC, who paid $490,000 for the property which is an outparcel to the Lowe’s on Orange Blossom Trail.
Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. of Wilkesboro, N.C. is the seller.
This is the 11th Central Florida Tire Kingdom location secured by the NAI Realvest team of Cichocki and O’Connor.
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 through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their 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.
JULY POKER RUN AND SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE WILL BENEFIT FOSTER CHILDREN IN THREE FLORIDA COUNTIES
PORT ORANGE – A poker run to benefit the Children’s Home Society of Florida will kick off July 28 at the Rue & Ziffra P.A. law firm, 640 Dunlawton Ave. in Port Orange.
Registration for the Tri-County Back-to-School Run will begin at 5 p.m. in the Rue & Ziffra parking lot, according to David Sweat, a partner in the personal-injury law practice. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and kick stands will go up at 6 p.m. Riders will be escorted on their journey by local police motorcycle units.
“We’re just as excited to take part in this event as we are to sponsor it,” said Sweat, an avid motorcyclist who plans to ride in the poker run. “The cost to enter is either $10 a person or a donation of school supplies for foster children in Volusia, Flagler and Putnam counties.”
The ride will end at the Original First Turn Lounge, 5236 Ridgewood Ave., where there will be a 50/50 poker contest, raffles and giveaways, a variety of food, and live entertainment by the Chris Hiatt Experience band.
School supplies like backpacks, paper, pencils, erasers, etc. will be accepted from riders and anyone else wanting to donate to the cause.
For details, visit http://www.rueziffra.com/back-to-school-run or call 386-788-7700.
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.
Registration for the Tri-County Back-to-School Run will begin at 5 p.m. in the Rue & Ziffra parking lot, according to David Sweat, a partner in the personal-injury law practice. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and kick stands will go up at 6 p.m. Riders will be escorted on their journey by local police motorcycle units.
“We’re just as excited to take part in this event as we are to sponsor it,” said Sweat, an avid motorcyclist who plans to ride in the poker run. “The cost to enter is either $10 a person or a donation of school supplies for foster children in Volusia, Flagler and Putnam counties.”
The ride will end at the Original First Turn Lounge, 5236 Ridgewood Ave., where there will be a 50/50 poker contest, raffles and giveaways, a variety of food, and live entertainment by the Chris Hiatt Experience band.
School supplies like backpacks, paper, pencils, erasers, etc. will be accepted from riders and anyone else wanting to donate to the cause.
For details, visit http://www.rueziffra.com/back-to-school-run or call 386-788-7700.
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.
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Office Lease Agreement with Engineering Firm at Primera Court I in Lake Mary
ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 2,670 square feet of Class A office space at Suite 215 Primera Court I, 725 Primera Blvd. in Lake Mary.
NAI Realvest Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM brokered the transaction representing the landlord Interchange-Primera I, LLC c/o Charles Wayne Properties, based in Daytona Beach.
The new tenant is Hughes Associates, Inc. an engineering firm that specializes in fire protection and design.
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 Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM brokered the transaction representing the landlord Interchange-Primera I, LLC c/o Charles Wayne Properties, based in Daytona Beach.
The new tenant is Hughes Associates, Inc. an engineering firm that specializes in fire protection and design.
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 Lease at Kissimmee Shopping Center for Medical Rehab / Training Facility
MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new long-term lease agreement for 1,939 square feet of storefront medical office space at the Kissimmee Shopping Center on Old Vineland Road in Kissimmee.
Paul P. Partyka, managing partner at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Herndon, Va.-based KVOS, LLC.
Orlando Pediatric Center LLC of Kissimmee, leased 2501A Old Vineland Rd. in the center for a new medical team specializing in innovative rehabilitation training.
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.
Paul P. Partyka, managing partner at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Herndon, Va.-based KVOS, LLC.
Orlando Pediatric Center LLC of Kissimmee, leased 2501A Old Vineland Rd. in the center for a new medical team specializing in innovative rehabilitation training.
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 at the Quadrangle in East Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest negotiated a new office lease for 3,872 square feet at 3452 Lake Lynda Drive, in The Quadrangle office park in east Orlando.
Mary Frances West, CCIM, senior associate at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the new tenant, Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Cybernet Systems Corporation, an engineering R&D and information security company specializing in technologies that enhance human performance.
The landlord, JPMCC2005-CIBC13 Orlandville Offices LLC was represented by Micah Strader of CBRE.
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.
About Cybernet Systems
Cybernet Systems Corporation is a leading American research and development company that engineers technological solutions to some of the world’s leading defense, medical and information security challenges. Our software, hardware and information assurance solutions support American troops at installations around the world, and our technological innovations can be found commercially in millions of home gaming systems and medical patient support systems. For more information, visit www.cybernet.com.
Mary Frances West, CCIM, senior associate at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the new tenant, Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Cybernet Systems Corporation, an engineering R&D and information security company specializing in technologies that enhance human performance.
The landlord, JPMCC2005-CIBC13 Orlandville Offices LLC was represented by Micah Strader of CBRE.
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.
About Cybernet Systems
Cybernet Systems Corporation is a leading American research and development company that engineers technological solutions to some of the world’s leading defense, medical and information security challenges. Our software, hardware and information assurance solutions support American troops at installations around the world, and our technological innovations can be found commercially in millions of home gaming systems and medical patient support systems. For more information, visit www.cybernet.com.
STONEYBROOK WEST GOLF CLUB TO HOST U.S. KIDS GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 30
ORLANDO, Fla. --- More than 80 top-ranked golfers aged 6 to 14 are expected to participate in the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation tournament June 30 at Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden.
Tournament organizer Doug Smith said golfers from Jacksonville, Tampa, Melbourne and the Orlando area are scheduled to tee off starting at noon.
Among the top players are U.S. Kids Golf Player of the Year Mimi Chen, age 9; Doug Smith, a 14-year old Junior Honda Classic Champion from Orange Tree Golf Club in Orlando who has been playing since the age of two; and Joe Pagdin, a 10-year-old who has been playing golf at Lake Nona since he was four years old.
Smith said tournament officials expect to see scores ranging from sub-par to 12 over.
Tournament organizer Doug Smith said golfers from Jacksonville, Tampa, Melbourne and the Orlando area are scheduled to tee off starting at noon.
Among the top players are U.S. Kids Golf Player of the Year Mimi Chen, age 9; Doug Smith, a 14-year old Junior Honda Classic Champion from Orange Tree Golf Club in Orlando who has been playing since the age of two; and Joe Pagdin, a 10-year-old who has been playing golf at Lake Nona since he was four years old.
Smith said tournament officials expect to see scores ranging from sub-par to 12 over.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Pulte Homes Presents Spring Hill Realtor with $1,500 Best Buy Shopping Spree
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. --- Pulte Homes presented Spring Hill Realtor Paula Lopes of Tropic Shores Realty with a Best Buy gift certificate worth $1,500 recently.
Evelyn Zena, a Pulte Homes sales associate at Trillium located on County Line Rd. at Suncoast Hwy. in Brooksville, presented the gift certificate to Lopes during the recent Hernando County Realtors Assn. “Beach Bash” event in Brooksville.
Lopes was one of more than 28 Hernando County Realtors who took prospective home buyers to visit Pulte’s Trillium community in Brooksville from January through March.
Each participating realtor was entered into a drawing to win the $1,500 gift certificate.
Pulte Homes builds three and four bedroom single family homes priced from under $100,000 at Trillium that range in size from 1,265 square feet of living space to 3,136 square feet in both one story and two story designs.
About Pulte
Pulte Homes, Inc., based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in 69 markets, 29 states and the District of Columbia. The Company has an unmatched capacity to meet the needs of all buyer segments through its brand portfolio that includes Pulte Homes, Centex and Del Webb, as well as its regional brands of DiVosta Homes (Florida) and Fox & Jacobs (Texas). In 2009, Pulte Homes brands received more top rankings than any other homebuilder in the annual J.D. Power and Associates 2009 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm. Pulte Mortgage LLC is a nationwide lender offering Pulte customers a variety of loan products and superior service.
Evelyn Zena, a Pulte Homes sales associate at Trillium located on County Line Rd. at Suncoast Hwy. in Brooksville, presented the gift certificate to Lopes during the recent Hernando County Realtors Assn. “Beach Bash” event in Brooksville.
Lopes was one of more than 28 Hernando County Realtors who took prospective home buyers to visit Pulte’s Trillium community in Brooksville from January through March.
Each participating realtor was entered into a drawing to win the $1,500 gift certificate.
Pulte Homes builds three and four bedroom single family homes priced from under $100,000 at Trillium that range in size from 1,265 square feet of living space to 3,136 square feet in both one story and two story designs.
About Pulte
Pulte Homes, Inc., based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in 69 markets, 29 states and the District of Columbia. The Company has an unmatched capacity to meet the needs of all buyer segments through its brand portfolio that includes Pulte Homes, Centex and Del Webb, as well as its regional brands of DiVosta Homes (Florida) and Fox & Jacobs (Texas). In 2009, Pulte Homes brands received more top rankings than any other homebuilder in the annual J.D. Power and Associates 2009 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm. Pulte Mortgage LLC is a nationwide lender offering Pulte customers a variety of loan products and superior service.
First Green Foundation names Restaurateur James Petrakis to its Board of Directors
Mount Dora, Fla. – First Green Bank Foundation at First Green Bank in Mount Dora has appointed Restaurateur James Petrakis to its board of directors.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank and one of the organizers of the foundation said Petrakis, a gourmet chef, along with his wife, Julie, also a chef, are owners of the Ravenous Pig Restaurant in Orlando.
The First Green Foundation supports worthy charitable causes that further its principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable community banking practices.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank and one of the organizers of the foundation said Petrakis, a gourmet chef, along with his wife, Julie, also a chef, are owners of the Ravenous Pig Restaurant in Orlando.
The First Green Foundation supports worthy charitable causes that further its principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable community banking practices.
Amelia National Golf & Country Club Celebrating Five Year Anniversary of Clubhouse
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Amelia National Golf & Country Club is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its spectacular clubhouse that was built on the 18th green of the award-winning Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course.
The 18,000-square foot Amelia National clubhouse cost more than $10 million to build, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for developer ICI Homes.
The French Provincial-designed clubhouse features include full service 19th hole and dining room, resort-style zero entry swimming and lap pool, Jacuzzi, massage room, state-of-the-art fitness room, and three Har-Tru tennis courts.
“The Amelia National is one of the only Private Gated Golf Course Communities in the immediate area” Messina said. “The clubhouse was designed for the enjoyment of every resident.”
Messina said luxury home building activity at Amelia National has increased this year and that the community is perfectly positioned for future growth.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
The 18,000-square foot Amelia National clubhouse cost more than $10 million to build, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for developer ICI Homes.
The French Provincial-designed clubhouse features include full service 19th hole and dining room, resort-style zero entry swimming and lap pool, Jacuzzi, massage room, state-of-the-art fitness room, and three Har-Tru tennis courts.
“The Amelia National is one of the only Private Gated Golf Course Communities in the immediate area” Messina said. “The clubhouse was designed for the enjoyment of every resident.”
Messina said luxury home building activity at Amelia National has increased this year and that the community is perfectly positioned for future growth.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Stirling Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Appoints Nonie Slaalien Int’l Luxury Home Specialist
LAKE MARY, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently appointed Nonie Slaalien an International Luxury Home Specialist at its Heathrow Marketing Center in Lake Mary.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Slaalien is a former banker who founded her own mortgage company, which she expanded into a six-state operation with 225 employees before selling it. She then became a consultant for several financial institutions.
“Nonie Slaalien has a passion for real estate and no desire to rest on her laurels,” Soderstrom said. The Alaqua Lakes resident also maintains a home in New York and plans to focus on globally marketing and sales of luxury properties in Seminole and Orange counties.
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 Slaalien is a former banker who founded her own mortgage company, which she expanded into a six-state operation with 225 employees before selling it. She then became a consultant for several financial institutions.
“Nonie Slaalien has a passion for real estate and no desire to rest on her laurels,” Soderstrom said. The Alaqua Lakes resident also maintains a home in New York and plans to focus on globally marketing and sales of luxury properties in Seminole and Orange counties.
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.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects earn contract to design renovations of 11,700 square foot building in Downtown Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, located in Baldwin Park, recently was awarded a contract to design renovations to the 11,700 square foot Orange County legal reporting building located on E. Colonial Drive and Summerlin Ave. in downtown Orlando.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at the architectural firm, said the design project includes the renovation of both the interior and exterior of the building.
Construction is anticipated to begin this fall.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at the architectural firm, said the design project includes the renovation of both the interior and exterior of the building.
Construction is anticipated to begin this fall.
ICI Homes Names New Sales Associate, Sales Assistant at Plantation Bay in Ormond Beach
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes, which ranks as one of the largest and most active luxury home builders and luxury community developers in the U.S., recently named a new sales associate and a sales assistant at its Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club community in Ormond Beach.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the homebuilder named Christine J. Claus sales associate at Plantation Bay. Claus, who resides in Plantation Bay, has eight years of real estate sales experience and formerly was a sales associate with Plantation Realty Services.
Messina said Claus graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. with a degree in Business Administration with emphasis on Marketing and Finance.
At the same time, Corinne Renee Turkowski was named sales assistant. Prior to her new position at Plantation Bay, Turkowski worked for T. Rowe Price and Lake Nona Golf and Country Club as a service center representative and catering director assistant.
Messina said Turkowski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the homebuilder named Christine J. Claus sales associate at Plantation Bay. Claus, who resides in Plantation Bay, has eight years of real estate sales experience and formerly was a sales associate with Plantation Realty Services.
Messina said Claus graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. with a degree in Business Administration with emphasis on Marketing and Finance.
At the same time, Corinne Renee Turkowski was named sales assistant. Prior to her new position at Plantation Bay, Turkowski worked for T. Rowe Price and Lake Nona Golf and Country Club as a service center representative and catering director assistant.
Messina said Turkowski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
DiMucci Companies Starts Construction of 3,000 square foot Headquarters Office Building in Daytona Beach Shores
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. --- The DiMucci Companies will start construction soon of a 3,000 square foot office building on the corner of Dunlawton Blvd. and Peninsula Ave. in Daytona Beach Shores.
Anthony DiMucci, president of the DiMucci Companies, said the building will be completed before the fall and will serve as headquarters and offices for DiMucci Realty Company and DiMucci Development.
The building will include 700 square feet of leasable commercial space for a second business with a drive through on the west side of the facility, DiMucci said.
The present temporary headquarters facility will be demolished within the next two months, DiMucci added.
Anthony DiMucci, president of the DiMucci Companies, said the building will be completed before the fall and will serve as headquarters and offices for DiMucci Realty Company and DiMucci Development.
The building will include 700 square feet of leasable commercial space for a second business with a drive through on the west side of the facility, DiMucci said.
The present temporary headquarters facility will be demolished within the next two months, DiMucci added.
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease and Lease Renewal at Oviedo Commerce Center totaling 9,385 square feet
ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a lease renewal agreement and a new lease totaling 9,385 square feet of industrial space at the Oviedo Commerce Center, 2460 West S.R. 426 in Oviedo.
George Viele, associate at the firm, brokered both transactions representing the Landlord, Oviedo Commerce Center, LLC based in Winter Park.
The new tenant, Oviedo-based Bill Ault Systems, Inc. leased Suites 1002, 1008 and 1036 with 6,526 square feet, and Going Green Services, renewed its lease of suite 1004 with 2,859 square feet.
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.
George Viele, associate at the firm, brokered both transactions representing the Landlord, Oviedo Commerce Center, LLC based in Winter Park.
The new tenant, Oviedo-based Bill Ault Systems, Inc. leased Suites 1002, 1008 and 1036 with 6,526 square feet, and Going Green Services, renewed its lease of suite 1004 with 2,859 square feet.
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 Lease for 3,927 square feet at Apopka Industrial Building
MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 3,927 square feet of industrial space at 1733 Benbow Court off U.S. 441 in Apopka.
NAI Realvest associate Michael Heidrich, Jr., was the lead broker in the transaction representing the tenant, along with Michael Heidrich Sr., principal at NAI Realvest.
Orlando based Austin Outdoor, LLC is the new tenant who leased Suites 1, 2 and 3 at the industrial facility.
The landlord, Tuscan Ridge, LLC of Orlando was represented by Patrick Goetz of Bishop Beale.
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 associate Michael Heidrich, Jr., was the lead broker in the transaction representing the tenant, along with Michael Heidrich Sr., principal at NAI Realvest.
Orlando based Austin Outdoor, LLC is the new tenant who leased Suites 1, 2 and 3 at the industrial facility.
The landlord, Tuscan Ridge, LLC of Orlando was represented by Patrick Goetz of Bishop Beale.
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.
Mercantile Capital Corporation Has its Biggest Month — Reports Record Number of Commercial Real Estate Loan Closings in May
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans to small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, reports it closed a record number of commercial loans in May.
Chris Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the firm closed 11 loans to finance real estate projects valued at more than $33.2 million.
Hurn said May ranks as Mercantile Capital Corporation’s biggest month in nine years of operation. He added that 2012 is shaping up to be a record year for the company.
“Since Jan. 1, Mercantile Capital has closed 44 commercial loans,” Hurn said, “which is double what we closed by this time in 2011, 2010, or any other calendar year in our history.” Mercantile Capital closed 57 loans during all of 2011, its highest yearly total ever.
Hurn said many of the new loans help small business owners refinance their current commercial mortgages at lower rates and more favorable terms.
“There is a big demand for the refinancing of commercial property loans,” Hurn said. “Last year, the SBA issued new rules that include the ability to refinance commercial debt with SBA 504 loans, and that’s proving to be a huge relief to small businesses that have weathered the recession,” he said.
Hurn said the largest single loan Mercantile Capital provided in May helped finance the $10.4 million acquisition of a hotel in the historic village of Roslyn, New York.
Chris Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the firm closed 11 loans to finance real estate projects valued at more than $33.2 million.
Hurn said May ranks as Mercantile Capital Corporation’s biggest month in nine years of operation. He added that 2012 is shaping up to be a record year for the company.
“Since Jan. 1, Mercantile Capital has closed 44 commercial loans,” Hurn said, “which is double what we closed by this time in 2011, 2010, or any other calendar year in our history.” Mercantile Capital closed 57 loans during all of 2011, its highest yearly total ever.
Hurn said many of the new loans help small business owners refinance their current commercial mortgages at lower rates and more favorable terms.
“There is a big demand for the refinancing of commercial property loans,” Hurn said. “Last year, the SBA issued new rules that include the ability to refinance commercial debt with SBA 504 loans, and that’s proving to be a huge relief to small businesses that have weathered the recession,” he said.
Hurn said the largest single loan Mercantile Capital provided in May helped finance the $10.4 million acquisition of a hotel in the historic village of Roslyn, New York.
Meritage Homes Acquires 186 Home Sites at Parkside in Southwest Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes recently acquired 186 home sites in the southwest Orlando community of Parkside, located off Apopka Vineland Road in the Dr. Phillips area.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales at Meritage Homes, said construction of the community infrastructure is underway now and Meritage will start construction of model homes in November.
Kittle said Meritage plans to build single-family homes ranging in size from 3,200 square feet of living space to 5,300 square feet with four to eight bedrooms.
New homes at Parkside will be priced from the high $300s.
Ninety new homes are planned in the first phase of Parkside along with a community clubhouse and swimming pool, Kittle said.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales at Meritage Homes, said construction of the community infrastructure is underway now and Meritage will start construction of model homes in November.
Kittle said Meritage plans to build single-family homes ranging in size from 3,200 square feet of living space to 5,300 square feet with four to eight bedrooms.
New homes at Parkside will be priced from the high $300s.
Ninety new homes are planned in the first phase of Parkside along with a community clubhouse and swimming pool, Kittle said.
Residents, Veterans at Del Webb Stone Creek in Ocala raise new flag and flag pole to mark community entrance
OCALA, Fla. – The entrance to Del Webb Stone Creek off SW 80th Ave. in Ocala has a patriotic new look thanks to residents and local veterans.
Michael Finley, general sales manager for Del Webb Stone Creek, said more than 75 residents — most of them veterans — were on hand Flag Day to raise a new flag pole and a new 12 by 18 foot American Flag.
“We have many veterans in our community and they suggested we ought to have a more noteworthy commemoration at the entrance to the community,” Finley said.
“We thought they were right,” he said.
After the formal flag raising ceremony participating residents headed for the Reunion Center for coffee, juice and donuts.
Del Webb Stone Creek is one of the homebuilder’s largest communities in the U.S. featuring the Reflection Bay and Elan Spa clubhouses and 29 acres of gardens, the Stone Creek Grille and an 18-hole championship golf course.
For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek or call 877-333-5932.
About Del Webb:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com
Michael Finley, general sales manager for Del Webb Stone Creek, said more than 75 residents — most of them veterans — were on hand Flag Day to raise a new flag pole and a new 12 by 18 foot American Flag.
“We have many veterans in our community and they suggested we ought to have a more noteworthy commemoration at the entrance to the community,” Finley said.
“We thought they were right,” he said.
After the formal flag raising ceremony participating residents headed for the Reunion Center for coffee, juice and donuts.
Del Webb Stone Creek is one of the homebuilder’s largest communities in the U.S. featuring the Reflection Bay and Elan Spa clubhouses and 29 acres of gardens, the Stone Creek Grille and an 18-hole championship golf course.
For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek or call 877-333-5932.
About Del Webb:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Industrial Lease for 2,700 square feet at Poinciana CommerCenter East in Kissimmee
MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new industrial lease for 2,700 square feet at 1743 Business Center Lane in Poinciana CommerCenter East off U.S. 17-92 in Kissimmee.
Michael Heidrich, a principal in the firm, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Maitland-based Small Bay Partners, LLC.
High Grove Fractional Homes, LLC, a local residential builder leased the space.
Small Bay Partners has developed more than 500,000 square feet of small bay industrial space in the Orlando area for users who require from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet of space, according to Heidrich.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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.
Michael Heidrich, a principal in the firm, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Maitland-based Small Bay Partners, LLC.
High Grove Fractional Homes, LLC, a local residential builder leased the space.
Small Bay Partners has developed more than 500,000 square feet of small bay industrial space in the Orlando area for users who require from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet of space, according to Heidrich.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Cenek, Inc. in Kissimmee Earns Official Endorsement of Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau
KISSIMMEE, Fla. --- Cenek, Inc., a major tour and travel marketing network throughout South and Central America that is locating offices in Kissimmee, has earned the official endorsement of the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Rafael Caamano, site manager for the UCF Business Incubation Program in Kissimmee, said Cenek, Inc., is the first of the incubator’s “soft landing” companies — firms that are invited to open small regional offices at the Incubator to explore whether major relocation efforts are viable.
“We are very encouraged that Cenek is proceeding with its expansion here so smoothly,” Caamano explained.
Cenek offers online training and orientation at visit.cenek.com for South American tour and travel operators who want to book group travel to the Kissimmee area, Caamano said.
Cenek officials set up a small office in the Kissimmee area three months ago and have been establishing links and gathering information about Kissimmee area visitor opportunities for the web-based training facility, Caamano said.
The formal launch of the web-based training facility is set for July.
“If we are successful in the endeavor, the Kissimmee area will benefit from millions of dollars worth of additional visitor traffic over the next few years,” Caamano said.
“That translates to hundreds of new jobs and opportunities for additional growth and economic investment by the area’s hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions,” he said.
Juan Herrera, president of Cenek, said he is pleased to receive the official endorsement of the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau and excited about the company’s web site launch in July.
“We have worked hard to become a full-fledged member of the Kissimmee-St. Cloud tourism community and we are very honored to have been endorsed by the Convention and Visitors Bureau,” Herrera said.
About Cenek
Cenek was founded in 2000 with the name of “Dynamic Digital Design.” Its principal objective was to develop multimedia content through the internet.
In 2003 they developed Cenek, proprietary LMS (Learning Management System) or Administration Platform for Training in response to the needs of the Colombian market.
In 2009 Cenek 2.0 was launched as the first LMS to incorporate the concept of social networks and introduced a short model for training with tangible results. It was designed to teach the principal characteristics of products focused on the pharmaceutical sector.
In 2011 LCMS (Learning Content Management System) Cenek 3.0 platform was launched containing applications that facilitate creating, publishing and administering virtual courses. The new slogan is “Virtual training made easy”
In the past 12 months the platform has successfully completed almost half million courses.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Rafael Caamano, site manager for the UCF Business Incubation Program in Kissimmee, said Cenek, Inc., is the first of the incubator’s “soft landing” companies — firms that are invited to open small regional offices at the Incubator to explore whether major relocation efforts are viable.
“We are very encouraged that Cenek is proceeding with its expansion here so smoothly,” Caamano explained.
Cenek offers online training and orientation at visit.cenek.com for South American tour and travel operators who want to book group travel to the Kissimmee area, Caamano said.
Cenek officials set up a small office in the Kissimmee area three months ago and have been establishing links and gathering information about Kissimmee area visitor opportunities for the web-based training facility, Caamano said.
The formal launch of the web-based training facility is set for July.
“If we are successful in the endeavor, the Kissimmee area will benefit from millions of dollars worth of additional visitor traffic over the next few years,” Caamano said.
“That translates to hundreds of new jobs and opportunities for additional growth and economic investment by the area’s hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions,” he said.
Juan Herrera, president of Cenek, said he is pleased to receive the official endorsement of the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau and excited about the company’s web site launch in July.
“We have worked hard to become a full-fledged member of the Kissimmee-St. Cloud tourism community and we are very honored to have been endorsed by the Convention and Visitors Bureau,” Herrera said.
About Cenek
Cenek was founded in 2000 with the name of “Dynamic Digital Design.” Its principal objective was to develop multimedia content through the internet.
In 2003 they developed Cenek, proprietary LMS (Learning Management System) or Administration Platform for Training in response to the needs of the Colombian market.
In 2009 Cenek 2.0 was launched as the first LMS to incorporate the concept of social networks and introduced a short model for training with tangible results. It was designed to teach the principal characteristics of products focused on the pharmaceutical sector.
In 2011 LCMS (Learning Content Management System) Cenek 3.0 platform was launched containing applications that facilitate creating, publishing and administering virtual courses. The new slogan is “Virtual training made easy”
In the past 12 months the platform has successfully completed almost half million courses.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
VOLUSIA LAW FIRM LAUNCHES FREE PHONE APP FOR QUICK INFORMATION IN AN ACCIDENT
PORT ORANGE – You’ve just been involved in an auto accident? There’s an app for that.
The Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra has launched a free mobile phone application that provides users with step-by-step assistance in the event they’re involved in an accident.
The application – which can be scanned to an iPhone or Android or downloaded at http://phoenix-media-solutions.com/RueZiffra2/First.html – is useful for everyone, according to Jessica Eckelbarger, marketing manager for the personal-injury firm.
“It’s great to have this readily available on your phone because there are so many things that are important to know before, during and after an accident,” she said.
The mobile accident app – which even tells you what to do to prepare yourself for an accident – guides the user through the entire process with links to emergency services departments like police, fire and hospitals, as well as tow-trucks, taxis and auto repair shops.
Eckelbarger said the free application is invaluable as it directs the user in what kinds of photos and videos to take, filling out an accident report, and getting information like car make and tag numbers, insurance and driver’s license numbers, as well as statements from witnesses.
“It’s very user-friendly, and if the person wants to, they can email the report directly to our office for one of our attorneys to review for free,” she said.
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.
The Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra has launched a free mobile phone application that provides users with step-by-step assistance in the event they’re involved in an accident.
The application – which can be scanned to an iPhone or Android or downloaded at http://phoenix-media-solutions.com/RueZiffra2/First.html – is useful for everyone, according to Jessica Eckelbarger, marketing manager for the personal-injury firm.
“It’s great to have this readily available on your phone because there are so many things that are important to know before, during and after an accident,” she said.
The mobile accident app – which even tells you what to do to prepare yourself for an accident – guides the user through the entire process with links to emergency services departments like police, fire and hospitals, as well as tow-trucks, taxis and auto repair shops.
Eckelbarger said the free application is invaluable as it directs the user in what kinds of photos and videos to take, filling out an accident report, and getting information like car make and tag numbers, insurance and driver’s license numbers, as well as statements from witnesses.
“It’s very user-friendly, and if the person wants to, they can email the report directly to our office for one of our attorneys to review for free,” she said.
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.
University Club of Orlando’s Foundation Fishing Tournament Raises more than $1,200 for College Scholarships
ORLANDO, Fla. – The University Club of Orlando recently hosted a fishing tournament at Pirates Cove in Stuart that raised more than $1,200 for the University Club Foundation.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said more than 30 University Club members participated in the tournament.
Wright said Jennifer Kennedy brought in the tourney’s biggest catch, a 25 pound dolphin.
The University Club teamed up with Coastal Conservation to host awards presentations back at the Club, Wright said.
The University Club of Orlando’s Foundation annually awards scholarships that total $50,000.00 to deserving students at the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, Seminole State College, Valencia College and Florida A&M School of Law.
“Our scholarship fund is one of the University Club of Orlando’s principal community service projects,” Wright said.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said more than 30 University Club members participated in the tournament.
Wright said Jennifer Kennedy brought in the tourney’s biggest catch, a 25 pound dolphin.
The University Club teamed up with Coastal Conservation to host awards presentations back at the Club, Wright said.
The University Club of Orlando’s Foundation annually awards scholarships that total $50,000.00 to deserving students at the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, Seminole State College, Valencia College and Florida A&M School of Law.
“Our scholarship fund is one of the University Club of Orlando’s principal community service projects,” Wright said.
UCF’s Dr. Tom O’Neal to speak at Princess Sumaya University in Jordan on Developing Entrepreneurship Program
ORLANDO, Fla., -- Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder and executive director of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, and president of the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA), will travel to Jordan to speak at the Princess Sumaya University in Jordan on June 21.
Dr. O’Neal said he plans to speak about developing an entrepreneur program at the Princess Sumaya University.
Dr. O’Neal has been very successful with the UCF Business Incubation Program which focuses on entrepreneurship and supporting startup enterprises in order to generate economic development.
Business incubation efforts have proved to be one of the most cost-effective means of developing local economies and generating new employment, Dr. O’Neal said.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
About the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA)
Since its founding in 1998, the Florida Business Incubation Association has held bi-annual statewide meetings and been a unified voice for all the Florida incubators. FBIA plays an integral role in developing and/or identifying programs that help provide greater service to incubator clients. FBIA teams up annually with the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) to award conference scholarship opportunities to Florida incubation professionals. Please visit FBIA on www.fbiaonline.org or on Facebook on www.facebook.com/FLBIA
Dr. O’Neal said he plans to speak about developing an entrepreneur program at the Princess Sumaya University.
Dr. O’Neal has been very successful with the UCF Business Incubation Program which focuses on entrepreneurship and supporting startup enterprises in order to generate economic development.
Business incubation efforts have proved to be one of the most cost-effective means of developing local economies and generating new employment, Dr. O’Neal said.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
About the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA)
Since its founding in 1998, the Florida Business Incubation Association has held bi-annual statewide meetings and been a unified voice for all the Florida incubators. FBIA plays an integral role in developing and/or identifying programs that help provide greater service to incubator clients. FBIA teams up annually with the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) to award conference scholarship opportunities to Florida incubation professionals. Please visit FBIA on www.fbiaonline.org or on Facebook on www.facebook.com/FLBIA
Ashton Woods Homes Has Three Ready-to-Move-In Homes at Eagles Landing in Ocoee
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has three ready-to-move-in homes offering four and five bedrooms at Eagles Landing at Westyn Bay, which overlooks Lake Apopka off of West Road and Ocoee-Apopka Road in Ocoee.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said the homes range in size from 2,550 square feet of living area to 3,433 square feet and are priced from the high $200s.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said the homes range in size from 2,550 square feet of living area to 3,433 square feet and are priced from the high $200s.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
ICI Homes to Host Gala Realtor Preview Reception July 18 at the Cypress Reserve Villas Gated Community in Kissimmee
ORLANDO, Fla. --- ICI Homes, the award-winning community developer and luxury home builder headquartered in Daytona Beach will host a realtor preview reception from 5 to 8 p.m. July 18 at the Cypress Reserve Villas, the gated luxury resort community at 2865 Dennis Drive in Kissimmee.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said presales of the new luxury villas at the gated community, have already started.
New three bedroom, two bath homes at the Cypress Reserve Villas, range in size from 1,700 square feet of living space to 1,830 square feet, priced from $200,000.
New villa homes at Cypress Reserve Villas feature an open and spacious great room with granite counter tops in the kitchen and 42 inch cabinets with crown molding, tiled bathroom floors and cultured marble vanities.
The Cypress Reserve Villas features a community swimming pool, tennis courts and playground.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said presales of the new luxury villas at the gated community, have already started.
New three bedroom, two bath homes at the Cypress Reserve Villas, range in size from 1,700 square feet of living space to 1,830 square feet, priced from $200,000.
New villa homes at Cypress Reserve Villas feature an open and spacious great room with granite counter tops in the kitchen and 42 inch cabinets with crown molding, tiled bathroom floors and cultured marble vanities.
The Cypress Reserve Villas features a community swimming pool, tennis courts and playground.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Park Square Homes Starts Construction of new Four Bedroom Model Home at Harmony by St. Cloud
ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes has started construction of a new model home at Harmony, one of Central Florida’s green certified communities located off U.S. 192 by St. Cloud.
Anthony Rouhana, marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said the new model home at Harmony offers four bedrooms and two and a half baths in 2,620 square feet of living space with a two car garage.
Park Square Homes is building three, four and five bedroom homes at Harmony that range in size from 2,081 square feet to 3,524 square feet priced from the $190s.
Visit www.parksquarehomes.com
About Park Square Homes
Park Square Homes is one of Central Florida’s premier production and vacation homebuilders. Founded in Orlando in 1984, the company has constructed thousands of homes in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. Park Square Homes is ranked as one of the largest homebuilders in Central Florida and is considered a pioneer and innovator in Florida’s resort home market.
Anthony Rouhana, marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said the new model home at Harmony offers four bedrooms and two and a half baths in 2,620 square feet of living space with a two car garage.
Park Square Homes is building three, four and five bedroom homes at Harmony that range in size from 2,081 square feet to 3,524 square feet priced from the $190s.
Visit www.parksquarehomes.com
About Park Square Homes
Park Square Homes is one of Central Florida’s premier production and vacation homebuilders. Founded in Orlando in 1984, the company has constructed thousands of homes in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. Park Square Homes is ranked as one of the largest homebuilders in Central Florida and is considered a pioneer and innovator in Florida’s resort home market.
Ryland Homes acquires 28 home sites at Brightwood Trails in Durham, to start construction of new single family homes
DURHAM, N.C. – Ryland Homes recently acquired 28 home sites at Brightwood Trails, located off Sherron Road near Highway 70 East in Durham.
Krista Long, vice president of sales and marketing at Ryland Homes for the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham areas, said the award winning home builder plans to build new three, four and five bedroom single family homes in the first phase at Brightwood Trails that range in size from 1,900 square feet of living space to more than 3,600 square feet.
New homes at Brightwood Trials will be priced from the $180s.
Long said Ryland Homes plans to build 60 new homes in additional phases at Brightwood Trails.
Brightwood Trails features a community swimming pool, open air cabana and playground.
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 24 homebuilding divisions 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."
Krista Long, vice president of sales and marketing at Ryland Homes for the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham areas, said the award winning home builder plans to build new three, four and five bedroom single family homes in the first phase at Brightwood Trails that range in size from 1,900 square feet of living space to more than 3,600 square feet.
New homes at Brightwood Trials will be priced from the $180s.
Long said Ryland Homes plans to build 60 new homes in additional phases at Brightwood Trails.
Brightwood Trails features a community swimming pool, open air cabana and playground.
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 24 homebuilding divisions 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."
UCF’s Dr. Tom O’Neal Reelected to the Board of Directors of the National Business Incubation Assn.
ORLANDO, Fla., – Dr. Tom O’Neal, president of the Florida Business Incubation Assn., (FBIA) executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute and associate vice president for research and commercialization at the University of Central Florida, was recently re-elected to the board of directors of the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA).
Dr. O’Neal, founder of the UCF’s Business Incubation Program, said the NBIA is the world’s leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.
“Each year, the NBIA provides thousands of professionals with information, education, advocacy and networking resources to assist early stage companies accelerate their growth and generate new economic activity and new jobs,” O’Neal said.
The NBIA currently serves more than 1,000 members in more than 60 nations. Some 25 percent of NBIA’s membership is located outside the U.S.
About the National Business Incubation Association
With more than 7,000 business incubators worldwide, the NBIA – the world's leading organization in advancing business incubation – estimates that in 2005 alone, North American incubators assisted more than 27,000 start-up companies that provided full-time employment for more than 100,000 workers and generated annual revenue of more than $17 billion, according.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Dr. O’Neal, founder of the UCF’s Business Incubation Program, said the NBIA is the world’s leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.
“Each year, the NBIA provides thousands of professionals with information, education, advocacy and networking resources to assist early stage companies accelerate their growth and generate new economic activity and new jobs,” O’Neal said.
The NBIA currently serves more than 1,000 members in more than 60 nations. Some 25 percent of NBIA’s membership is located outside the U.S.
About the National Business Incubation Association
With more than 7,000 business incubators worldwide, the NBIA – the world's leading organization in advancing business incubation – estimates that in 2005 alone, North American incubators assisted more than 27,000 start-up companies that provided full-time employment for more than 100,000 workers and generated annual revenue of more than $17 billion, according.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
FORTRESS CONSTRUCTION GROUP STARTS CONSTRUCTION OF 12,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Fortress Construction Group, Inc. recently started construction of a new $1.4 Million, 12,000 square foot medical facility at 326 N. Mills Ave. for the Central Florida Pulmonary Group (CFPG).
Charles Ayers, president of Fortress Construction Group, Inc. said the project includes the state-of-the-art medical facility along with new parking and complete renovation of existing medical offices. The renovation/design pricing is still in process.
The project is a challenging one, Ayers said.
The site is relatively small, with the existing 7,500 square foot medical office building that will remain open while construction is under way, Ayers explained.
James Garritani, R.A. of DDP Architects P.A. designed the new facility.
“Our focus was to soften the transition between the commercial buildings of Mills Avenue and the adjacent historic residential areas,” Garritani said.
“The City of Orlando was very helpful in accommodating the needs of the client and helping to craft a compatible design at the streetscape level,” he said.
Ayers said the new medical facility, expected to open by the end of this year, will accommodate future growth.
Central Florida Pulmonary Group, which specializes in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine, expects to add about 20 new positions over the next two years. The new facility will provide a variety of services including Respiratory Therapy, the CFPG Institute of Sleep Medicine, CT Scan, DEXA Scan, and a Drive-Through Pharmacy.
Visit www.Fortressconstructiongroup.com
Charles Ayers, president of Fortress Construction Group, Inc. said the project includes the state-of-the-art medical facility along with new parking and complete renovation of existing medical offices. The renovation/design pricing is still in process.
The project is a challenging one, Ayers said.
The site is relatively small, with the existing 7,500 square foot medical office building that will remain open while construction is under way, Ayers explained.
James Garritani, R.A. of DDP Architects P.A. designed the new facility.
“Our focus was to soften the transition between the commercial buildings of Mills Avenue and the adjacent historic residential areas,” Garritani said.
“The City of Orlando was very helpful in accommodating the needs of the client and helping to craft a compatible design at the streetscape level,” he said.
Ayers said the new medical facility, expected to open by the end of this year, will accommodate future growth.
Central Florida Pulmonary Group, which specializes in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine, expects to add about 20 new positions over the next two years. The new facility will provide a variety of services including Respiratory Therapy, the CFPG Institute of Sleep Medicine, CT Scan, DEXA Scan, and a Drive-Through Pharmacy.
Visit www.Fortressconstructiongroup.com
First GREEN Bank Celebrates Saturday Grand Opening with Live Music and a Host of Family-Oriented Activities
ORMOND BEACH – Rain drops and cloudy skies didn’t dampen Saturday’s (6/9) grand opening of the First GREEN Bank at 175 W. Granada Blvd. or prevent bank officials from enlightening the community to the bank’s respect for the environment.
Nestled alongside the tents sheltering singers, a caricature artist, a face-painter and a balloon-twister were exhibits of battery-operated cars, solar-energy products and complimentary all-natural hot dogs.
“We encourage our employees to be green by recycling and using less water and electricity,” said Chairman and CEO Kenneth E. LaRoe, as he gestured toward an hybrid Prius, one of 12 logoed company cars that are used by couriers and other employees. “We also hope that our motto of ‘a local bank with a global mission’ will resonate with customers as well.”
First GREEN Bank was named Florida’s 2011 Green Company of the Year by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Central Florida Chapter. The company’s 12,000 square foot Mount Dora headquarters is only the second privately built commercial building in Florida to qualify for the Council’s Platinum LEED certification. The bank has another branch in Clermont and plans to open an Orlando branch by the end of this year, he said.
The 6,000 square foot Ormond Beach branch, which is being leased for the next three years, is slated for a transformation soon, according to Market Executive Jim Hester.
“We haven’t made a lot of changes here yet,” said Hester, a native of Ormond Beach. “But, we plan to replace all of the lighting and plumbing to make it a more sustainable building. We’d also like to put in an electric car-charging station and solar panels.”
Hester, who manages five employees in Ormond Beach, said the branch office opened in February and held a standing room-only mixer last Thursday 6/7 during a torrential downpour.
“It was phenomenal,” he said. “It was flooding outside and we probably had 150 people in here. It’s going so well here that we might build our own building like we did in Mount Dora.”
And, according to Head Teller Susette Drogo the environment isn’t the only thing important to the leaders of First GREEN Bank.
“They also like to take care of their employees,” she said, referring to zero interest loans available to employees who purchase cars that get more than 30 mpg, and to an area in the office with exercise machines. “We have some healthy rowing competition going on right now.”
LaRoe said he would like to hire only employees who are already environmentally conscious for his bank, but that isn’t always feasible.
“I’d like all of our employees to be green, but it’s easier to hire a good banker and then teach them to live green.”
Nestled alongside the tents sheltering singers, a caricature artist, a face-painter and a balloon-twister were exhibits of battery-operated cars, solar-energy products and complimentary all-natural hot dogs.
“We encourage our employees to be green by recycling and using less water and electricity,” said Chairman and CEO Kenneth E. LaRoe, as he gestured toward an hybrid Prius, one of 12 logoed company cars that are used by couriers and other employees. “We also hope that our motto of ‘a local bank with a global mission’ will resonate with customers as well.”
First GREEN Bank was named Florida’s 2011 Green Company of the Year by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Central Florida Chapter. The company’s 12,000 square foot Mount Dora headquarters is only the second privately built commercial building in Florida to qualify for the Council’s Platinum LEED certification. The bank has another branch in Clermont and plans to open an Orlando branch by the end of this year, he said.
The 6,000 square foot Ormond Beach branch, which is being leased for the next three years, is slated for a transformation soon, according to Market Executive Jim Hester.
“We haven’t made a lot of changes here yet,” said Hester, a native of Ormond Beach. “But, we plan to replace all of the lighting and plumbing to make it a more sustainable building. We’d also like to put in an electric car-charging station and solar panels.”
Hester, who manages five employees in Ormond Beach, said the branch office opened in February and held a standing room-only mixer last Thursday 6/7 during a torrential downpour.
“It was phenomenal,” he said. “It was flooding outside and we probably had 150 people in here. It’s going so well here that we might build our own building like we did in Mount Dora.”
And, according to Head Teller Susette Drogo the environment isn’t the only thing important to the leaders of First GREEN Bank.
“They also like to take care of their employees,” she said, referring to zero interest loans available to employees who purchase cars that get more than 30 mpg, and to an area in the office with exercise machines. “We have some healthy rowing competition going on right now.”
LaRoe said he would like to hire only employees who are already environmentally conscious for his bank, but that isn’t always feasible.
“I’d like all of our employees to be green, but it’s easier to hire a good banker and then teach them to live green.”
Henin Homes at Riviera Bella offers free upgrades worth $15,000 on new homes purchased by June 30
DEBARY, Fla. --- Riviera Bella, the award-winning gated, luxury community overlooking the St. Johns River in DeBary, is offering home buyers in June up to $15,000 worth of free upgrades on new homes purchased by June 30.
Jerome Henin, president of Henin Homes at Riviera Bella, said upgrades can include anything from porches, wood flooring, a patio and swimming pool to French doors, garage extension, granite countertops an energy saving package and other options.
Only 17 home sites remain for sale at Riviera Bella, where Henin Homes is building luxury homes that range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 4,500 square feet priced from $193,900.
Jerome Henin, president of Henin Homes at Riviera Bella, said upgrades can include anything from porches, wood flooring, a patio and swimming pool to French doors, garage extension, granite countertops an energy saving package and other options.
Only 17 home sites remain for sale at Riviera Bella, where Henin Homes is building luxury homes that range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 4,500 square feet priced from $193,900.
Friday, June 15, 2012
ICI Homes Names Jeff D. Moore Sales Associate at Water’s Edge in Port Orange
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes has named Jeff D. Moore sales associate at the ICI’s community of Water’s Edge in Port Orange.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said Moore has eight years of experience in residential sales at Coldwell Banker Condostore and La Florida Coastal Properties LLC Ocean Vistas, where he received the top producer and rookie of the year awards.
An Ormond Beach resident, Moore also received over a dozen military awards while serving in the US Navy prior to starting his real estate career.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said Moore has eight years of experience in residential sales at Coldwell Banker Condostore and La Florida Coastal Properties LLC Ocean Vistas, where he received the top producer and rookie of the year awards.
An Ormond Beach resident, Moore also received over a dozen military awards while serving in the US Navy prior to starting his real estate career.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects awarded contract to design interiors for Salt Therapy offices in The Villages
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park was recently awarded the contract to design interiors for the Salt Therapy Room at Lady Lake Crossings in The Villages.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the project includes 2,000 square feet of space.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the project includes 2,000 square feet of space.
Lennar and Universal American Mortgage to host Home Buyer’s Expo July 14 at Thousand Oaks in Trinity in Pasco County
TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which ranks as the number one home builder in the Tampa Bay and Orlando regions, and its Universal American Mortgage Corp., (UAMC) will host a free Home Buyer’s Expo from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Thousand Oaks in Trinity, 9885 Trumpet Vine Loop off Trinity Blvd. south of S.R. 54 in Pasco County.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said mortgage lending professionals from UAMC and new home counselors from Lennar will be on hand to offer free credit evaluations, answer any questions about mortgage loans, interest rates and financing options. Home buyers at the expo can get pre-qualified to find out how much home they can afford, he added.
Metheny said admission to the Home Buyers Expo is free and the public is invited. Lunch will be provided, Metheny said. For more information and to RSVP call 813-917-9080 or visit www.Lennar.com
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said mortgage lending professionals from UAMC and new home counselors from Lennar will be on hand to offer free credit evaluations, answer any questions about mortgage loans, interest rates and financing options. Home buyers at the expo can get pre-qualified to find out how much home they can afford, he added.
Metheny said admission to the Home Buyers Expo is free and the public is invited. Lunch will be provided, Metheny said. For more information and to RSVP call 813-917-9080 or visit www.Lennar.com
NAI Realvest Negotiates Office Expansion Lease in Deerfield Beach for TLC Engineering for Architecture
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated an expansion lease agreement for 7,250 square feet of office space in suite 250 at 800 Fairway Drive in Deerfield Beach.
NAI Realvest Principals Paul P. Partyka and Christie Alexander, CCIM along with George Livingston, chairman of the firm, represented the Orlando-based tenant TLC Engineering for Architecture, one of the largest engineering firms in the Southeast.
TLC Engineering, which also has Florida locations in Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale, now leases a total of 14,500 square feet in the Deerfield office. “This expanded space will accommodate TLC’s approaching business growth,” Partyka said.
The landlord, Western National Life Insurance Company of Amarillo, Texas was represented in the transaction by Madelayne Garcia of Stiles Realty.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest 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 through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their 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 Principals Paul P. Partyka and Christie Alexander, CCIM along with George Livingston, chairman of the firm, represented the Orlando-based tenant TLC Engineering for Architecture, one of the largest engineering firms in the Southeast.
TLC Engineering, which also has Florida locations in Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale, now leases a total of 14,500 square feet in the Deerfield office. “This expanded space will accommodate TLC’s approaching business growth,” Partyka said.
The landlord, Western National Life Insurance Company of Amarillo, Texas was represented in the transaction by Madelayne Garcia of Stiles Realty.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest 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 through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their 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.
First Green Bank is First in Florida accepted in Global Alliance for Banking on Values
MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank, the Lake County-based bank that ranks as one of the greenest banks in the U.S., has been accepted as the first Florida bank to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, the leading independent network of banks to foster sustainable banking practices worldwide.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the Global Alliance for Banking on Values was founded in 2003 and currently has 16 members in 12 countries worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador, Bangladesh and Mongolia.
“First Green Bank is the first U.S. bank east of the Mississippi River to be accepted in the Global Alliance for Banking on Values,” LaRoe said.
LaRoe said the Global Alliance for Banking on Values was founded to offer bankers an alternative to the dominant banking model that has alienated people and whole nations as a result of the current economic crisis.
“The Alliance is comprised of member banks who strongly desire to foster sustainable banking practices, to manage banks that are responsible community institutions,” LaRoe explained.
“There is a real and urgent need for a value-based banking model that seeks to finance entrepreneurs who build their enterprises, create job growth and support communities,” LaRoe said.
Global Alliance for Banking on Values member banks report combined assets of more than $26 billion with banking operations in 24 countries.
First Green Bank, with branches in Ormond Beach and Clermont has assets as of May 31 of $190 million.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the Global Alliance for Banking on Values was founded in 2003 and currently has 16 members in 12 countries worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador, Bangladesh and Mongolia.
“First Green Bank is the first U.S. bank east of the Mississippi River to be accepted in the Global Alliance for Banking on Values,” LaRoe said.
LaRoe said the Global Alliance for Banking on Values was founded to offer bankers an alternative to the dominant banking model that has alienated people and whole nations as a result of the current economic crisis.
“The Alliance is comprised of member banks who strongly desire to foster sustainable banking practices, to manage banks that are responsible community institutions,” LaRoe explained.
“There is a real and urgent need for a value-based banking model that seeks to finance entrepreneurs who build their enterprises, create job growth and support communities,” LaRoe said.
Global Alliance for Banking on Values member banks report combined assets of more than $26 billion with banking operations in 24 countries.
First Green Bank, with branches in Ormond Beach and Clermont has assets as of May 31 of $190 million.
ICI Homes Appoints New Sales Associate in the Jacksonville Region
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- ICI Homes, which ranks as one of the largest and most active luxury home builders and luxury community developers in the U.S., recently named a new sales associate in the Jacksonville region.
Don Wilford, north Florida division president for ICI Homes said Thomas R. Drakos, a veteran real estate broker with 28 years of experience was appointed a sales associate at ICI’s community of Tidewater in north Jacksonville.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Don Wilford, north Florida division president for ICI Homes said Thomas R. Drakos, a veteran real estate broker with 28 years of experience was appointed a sales associate at ICI’s community of Tidewater in north Jacksonville.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Appoints Three Top Professionals to Staff Positions
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, has appointed three top professionals to staff positions at the firm, which ranks as one of the largest designers of retail space in the U.S.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the firm has appointed James Solomon senior project coordinator. Solomon earned his Associates Degree in Architectural Design and Construction Technology from Seminole State College and has more than 14 years of experience in architecture and project development.
Cuhaci & Peterson appointed Travis Read, E.I., graduate engineer-mechanical. Read earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree from the University of Central Florida and has recently passed his E.I. exam.
Peterson said the firm recently appointed Justin May senior project coordinator. May earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Florida Atlantic University.
May is a LEED Accredited professional with more than six years of experience in project development.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the firm has appointed James Solomon senior project coordinator. Solomon earned his Associates Degree in Architectural Design and Construction Technology from Seminole State College and has more than 14 years of experience in architecture and project development.
Cuhaci & Peterson appointed Travis Read, E.I., graduate engineer-mechanical. Read earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree from the University of Central Florida and has recently passed his E.I. exam.
Peterson said the firm recently appointed Justin May senior project coordinator. May earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Florida Atlantic University.
May is a LEED Accredited professional with more than six years of experience in project development.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Cuhaci & Peterson to design Interiors for Cigar City Brewing and Mise En Place Restaurants at TIA
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park was recently awarded contracts to design two food and beverage facilities at Tampa International Airport for HMS Host.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the firm is designing Cigar City Brewing a craft beer establishment that totals 1,200 square feet of space and a Mise En Place contemporary American cuisine restaurant and wine bar that totals 1,200 square feet.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the firm is designing Cigar City Brewing a craft beer establishment that totals 1,200 square feet of space and a Mise En Place contemporary American cuisine restaurant and wine bar that totals 1,200 square feet.
Scott Lawn Care doubles its facilities at Aloma Business Center in Winter Park
Winter Park, Fla. --- Scott Lawn Care has doubled the size of its offices and warehouse space at Aloma Business Center located on Aloma Avenue in Winter Park.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, Inc., which developed the Aloma Business Center, said the Scott Lawn Care franchise recently closed on an expanded lease agreement that totals 1,876 square feet of office and industrial space.
Schwartz said service industry expansions are taking place all across the Central Florida region. At Beville Road Business Park in South Daytona, the Molly Maid franchise recently doubled its space to 1,050 square feet.
“The national economy is recovering and small businesses are leading the recovery,” Schwartz said. “These are tiny companies that usually employ fewer than 20 people but they are the heartbeat of the economy in Central Florida,” Schwartz said.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, Inc., which developed the Aloma Business Center, said the Scott Lawn Care franchise recently closed on an expanded lease agreement that totals 1,876 square feet of office and industrial space.
Schwartz said service industry expansions are taking place all across the Central Florida region. At Beville Road Business Park in South Daytona, the Molly Maid franchise recently doubled its space to 1,050 square feet.
“The national economy is recovering and small businesses are leading the recovery,” Schwartz said. “These are tiny companies that usually employ fewer than 20 people but they are the heartbeat of the economy in Central Florida,” Schwartz said.
Celebration Golf Management and the Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita Mourns the Unexpected Passing of an Employee
Orlando, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Management, which operates eight Central Florida golf courses in the Central Florida region, recently mourned the unexpected passing of Steven Kipp, assistant mechanic at Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita.
Arto Rahmani general manager of the Stonegate Golf Club, said Kipp was only 52 when he passed away.
“Steve Kipp was a close friend and colleague of Stonegate superintendent Mike Gwaltney for more than 28 years,” Rahmani said.
“He was a friendly man, highly knowledgeable, a hard worker and really pleasant and someone you wanted to be around,” he said.
Stonegate Golf Club Team Members wore green ribbons to honor Kipp’s memory.
Arto Rahmani general manager of the Stonegate Golf Club, said Kipp was only 52 when he passed away.
“Steve Kipp was a close friend and colleague of Stonegate superintendent Mike Gwaltney for more than 28 years,” Rahmani said.
“He was a friendly man, highly knowledgeable, a hard worker and really pleasant and someone you wanted to be around,” he said.
Stonegate Golf Club Team Members wore green ribbons to honor Kipp’s memory.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects completes design work on the Fresh Market Supermarket in Pinecrest
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects recently completed design work for a Fresh Market supermarket facility in Pinecrest off U.S. Hwy 1 in South Dade County.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman of the Baldwin Park architectural firm, said the project totals 18,000 square feet of space. The facility is currently under construction and is scheduled to open this fall..
Lonnie Peterson, chairman of the Baldwin Park architectural firm, said the project totals 18,000 square feet of space. The facility is currently under construction and is scheduled to open this fall..
DiMucci Companies to open 36 luxury condominiums for sale or lease at Bouchelle Island in New Smyrna Beach
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – DiMucci Companies, developers of Bouchelle Island luxury condominium community in New Smyrna Beach, will open 36 new luxury condominiums in July that will be available for sale or lease.
Anthony DiMucci, president of the DiMucci Companies, said four distinctive floor plans are available in two and three bedroom configurations.
Luxury condominiums at Bouchelle Island are priced from $250,000. DiMucci said condominium lease units will range from $1,000 to $1,400 per month.
Bouchelle Island amenities highlight a 3,000 square foot clubhouse, with swimming pools, miniature golf course, river walk and promenade, lighted tennis courts and other features.
For more information about Bouchelle Island contact DiMucci Realty Company 386-322-2000.
Anthony DiMucci, president of the DiMucci Companies, said four distinctive floor plans are available in two and three bedroom configurations.
Luxury condominiums at Bouchelle Island are priced from $250,000. DiMucci said condominium lease units will range from $1,000 to $1,400 per month.
Bouchelle Island amenities highlight a 3,000 square foot clubhouse, with swimming pools, miniature golf course, river walk and promenade, lighted tennis courts and other features.
For more information about Bouchelle Island contact DiMucci Realty Company 386-322-2000.
Pulte Homes to Celebrate Opening of Cuyler-Towns Habitat for Humanity Home on June 22
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Pulte Homes will join its volunteers and subcontractors and the 11-member family of Chandra Cuyler-Towns on Friday, June 22 at 8 a.m. to celebrate the opening of the newest and largest Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando home built at 372 N. Pine Hills Rd. in Orlando.
Lyndsey Patterson, director of marketing at Pulte Homes in the North Florida region, said Pulte volunteers and subcontractors donated a total of 280 hours toward the construction of the home and provided paver walkways, tile floors, fencing and landscaping.
The home features seven bedrooms and three baths, Patterson said.
About Pulte Homes
Communities built by Pulte Homes are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative Life-Tested® designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pulte.com.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com.
Lyndsey Patterson, director of marketing at Pulte Homes in the North Florida region, said Pulte volunteers and subcontractors donated a total of 280 hours toward the construction of the home and provided paver walkways, tile floors, fencing and landscaping.
The home features seven bedrooms and three baths, Patterson said.
About Pulte Homes
Communities built by Pulte Homes are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative Life-Tested® designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pulte.com.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com.
South Daytona Molly Maid Expands at Beville Road Business Park
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. --- Molly Maid, a residential cleaning franchise, has doubled the size of its office and warehouse space at the Beville Road Business Park located on Beville Road at SR 5A in South Daytona.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, which developed the Beville Road Business Park, said Molly Maid recently closed on an expanded lease for 1,050 square feet of space.
Schwartz reported that Winston James is seeing business expansions in other areas in the Central Florida region as well.
“Scott Lawn Care recently expanded its office and warehouse space to 1,876 square feet at Aloma Business Center in Winter Park, Schwartz said.
Winston James Development has developed retail centers in three Central Florida locations.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, which developed the Beville Road Business Park, said Molly Maid recently closed on an expanded lease for 1,050 square feet of space.
Schwartz reported that Winston James is seeing business expansions in other areas in the Central Florida region as well.
“Scott Lawn Care recently expanded its office and warehouse space to 1,876 square feet at Aloma Business Center in Winter Park, Schwartz said.
Winston James Development has developed retail centers in three Central Florida locations.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
University Club of Orlando to Host Cocktails for a Cause Reception June 28 to Benefit REBUILD Globally relief group
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando will host Cocktails for a Cause, a reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28 to benefit REBUILD Globally (RG), an Orlando based 501 c (3) nonprofit organization.
RG is dedicated to helping Haitians recover from the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure two years ago through living-wage employment and recycling initiatives.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said REBUILD globally is focusing its efforts on small business startup in Haiti that manufacture sandals.
Handcrafted recycled tire sandals made by RG artisans will be sold to benefit the RG Apprenticeship Initiative. This program focuses on training and educating vulnerable youth in Haiti and provides the financial means for these youth to attend school. In addition to an education, the apprentices attend English class, leadership training, life-skills classes and technical training for future employment.
“It is with great pleasure that RG teams up with the University Club this month in an effort to bring the Orlando community together to make a sustainable difference in the global community. It is events like Cocktails for a Cause that allow us all an opportunity to learn, share perspectives and take action to make the world a better place,” said Julie Colombino, chief executive officer of REBUILD globally.
The University Club of Orlando’s Cocktails for a Cause receptions have raised more than $100,000 for charitable and civic groups over the past year.
General admission to the event is $10, students, $5.
RG is dedicated to helping Haitians recover from the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure two years ago through living-wage employment and recycling initiatives.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said REBUILD globally is focusing its efforts on small business startup in Haiti that manufacture sandals.
Handcrafted recycled tire sandals made by RG artisans will be sold to benefit the RG Apprenticeship Initiative. This program focuses on training and educating vulnerable youth in Haiti and provides the financial means for these youth to attend school. In addition to an education, the apprentices attend English class, leadership training, life-skills classes and technical training for future employment.
“It is with great pleasure that RG teams up with the University Club this month in an effort to bring the Orlando community together to make a sustainable difference in the global community. It is events like Cocktails for a Cause that allow us all an opportunity to learn, share perspectives and take action to make the world a better place,” said Julie Colombino, chief executive officer of REBUILD globally.
The University Club of Orlando’s Cocktails for a Cause receptions have raised more than $100,000 for charitable and civic groups over the past year.
General admission to the event is $10, students, $5.
Dr. O’Neal welcomes participants to Florida Business Incubation Association Bi-Annual Conference
ORLANDO, Fla., --- Dr. Tom O’Neal, president of the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA) and founder and executive director of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, welcomed participants representing nearly 30 business incubation programs throughout Florida at the FBIA bi-annual conference held at the Innovation Hub at the University of Florida in Gainesville recently.
Dr. O’Neal told the group that business incubation is a growing trend that remains one of the most cost-effective economic development programs Florida has to offer.
Business growth was hindered by the national economic recession but thanks to efforts by local communities across Florida and business incubation specialists, incubation programs have grown in size and scope to help turn the tide with respect to small business growth and success, Dr. O’Neal told the group. Internationally-based companies will play a larger role in the future growth of incubation, he explained.
“Business and industry are globalizing and startup enterprises that focus on international markets are becoming increasing important,” Dr. O’Neal said.
The UCF Business Incubation Program currently accommodates two international based client companies and Dr. O’Neal said that within five years he expects international enterprises to comprise up to 10 percent of incubation client companies.
The FBIA Bi-Annual Conference featured presentations on crowd source funding for startup businesses, Enterprise Florida programs to support and strengthen startup enterprises, global marketing, intellectual property, business models and commercialization of public research.
About the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA)
Since its founding in 1998, the Florida Business Incubation Association has held bi-annual statewide meetings and been a unified voice for all the Florida incubators. FBIA plays an integral role in developing and/or identifying programs that help provide greater service to incubator clients. FBIA teams up annually with the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) to award conference scholarship opportunities to Florida incubation professionals. Please visit FBIA on www.fbiaonline.org or on Facebook on www.facebook.com/FLBIA
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Dr. O’Neal told the group that business incubation is a growing trend that remains one of the most cost-effective economic development programs Florida has to offer.
Business growth was hindered by the national economic recession but thanks to efforts by local communities across Florida and business incubation specialists, incubation programs have grown in size and scope to help turn the tide with respect to small business growth and success, Dr. O’Neal told the group. Internationally-based companies will play a larger role in the future growth of incubation, he explained.
“Business and industry are globalizing and startup enterprises that focus on international markets are becoming increasing important,” Dr. O’Neal said.
The UCF Business Incubation Program currently accommodates two international based client companies and Dr. O’Neal said that within five years he expects international enterprises to comprise up to 10 percent of incubation client companies.
The FBIA Bi-Annual Conference featured presentations on crowd source funding for startup businesses, Enterprise Florida programs to support and strengthen startup enterprises, global marketing, intellectual property, business models and commercialization of public research.
About the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA)
Since its founding in 1998, the Florida Business Incubation Association has held bi-annual statewide meetings and been a unified voice for all the Florida incubators. FBIA plays an integral role in developing and/or identifying programs that help provide greater service to incubator clients. FBIA teams up annually with the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) to award conference scholarship opportunities to Florida incubation professionals. Please visit FBIA on www.fbiaonline.org or on Facebook on www.facebook.com/FLBIA
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to Design Ale House Restaurant in Paramus, N.J.
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract to design an Ale House restaurant located in Paramus, N.J.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the facility totals 8,700 square feet of space.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the facility totals 8,700 square feet of space.
FIRST GREEN BANK PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO U.S. GREEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MOUNT DORA, Fla. --- Kenneth LaRoe, president of First Green Bank in Mount Dora, spoke to the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce in Orlando recently.
LaRoe told the group that the U.S. banking industry faces many challenges, including environmental leadership.
“Clearly America’s banking industry is behind the times on environmental issues,” LaRoe said. “At First Green Bank, one of our missions is to help eliminate that conservation gap,” he said.
First Green Bank is ranked as one of the most environmentally “green” banks in the U.S., according to the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America.
First Green Bank opened in 2009 and has a branch in Ormond Beach in addition to Clermont. Its Mount Dora headquarters, opened late last year, is the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
LaRoe told the group that the U.S. banking industry faces many challenges, including environmental leadership.
“Clearly America’s banking industry is behind the times on environmental issues,” LaRoe said. “At First Green Bank, one of our missions is to help eliminate that conservation gap,” he said.
First Green Bank is ranked as one of the most environmentally “green” banks in the U.S., according to the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America.
First Green Bank opened in 2009 and has a branch in Ormond Beach in addition to Clermont. Its Mount Dora headquarters, opened late last year, is the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
NAI Realvest negotiates new office lease of 7,560 square feet at Florida Central Commerce Park in Longwood
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently completed an office lease agreement for 7,560 square feet in Florida Central Commerce Park off S.R. 434 in Longwood.
Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm and associate Sean DuPree, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Chicago based G & G Partners, LLC.
The new tenant, The Green Savers, LLC leased Suite 400 on the second floor of the 35,120 square foot office building at 1124 Florida Central Parkway. The tenant relocated from Semoran Blvd. in Casselberry.
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.
Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm and associate Sean DuPree, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Chicago based G & G Partners, LLC.
The new tenant, The Green Savers, LLC leased Suite 400 on the second floor of the 35,120 square foot office building at 1124 Florida Central Parkway. The tenant relocated from Semoran Blvd. in Casselberry.
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.
Monday, June 11, 2012
RIDE GREEN SCOOTERS REPORTS SALES OF FUEL-EFFICIENT SCOOTERS ARE AVERAGING ONE A DAY
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Sales of fuel-efficient scooters at Ride Green Scooters on W. Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park have averaged one a day since the start of this year according to Principal Ron Schwartz.
Schwartz said when Ride Green Scooters opened its doors in 2009 sales averaged seven scooters a month.
Schwartz said the average sale price of a scooter at Ride Green Scooters is $1,200. Scooter prices range from about $900 to $ 1,500 for 50cc’s to $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 for 150cc’s models, and from $ 3,000 to 4,000 for the three-wheel trikes.
Scooter repairs and maintenance---Ride Green Scooters services all makes and models, including ones they don’t sell---have also bolstered the company’s success, averaging up to $10,000 monthly in revenues. Their trained technicians also specialize in making scooters go faster and can tailor the modifications to a customers budget.
“Most people in the market for a scooter are interested in efficiency, safety and convenience,” Schwartz said. “But some like to ‘go fast’ and Ride Green covers it all with precision.”
Ride Green Scooters sells scooters that can travel as much as 110 miles on a gallon of gas, and electric scooters whose fuel economies are even better.
Schwartz said when Ride Green Scooters opened its doors in 2009 sales averaged seven scooters a month.
Schwartz said the average sale price of a scooter at Ride Green Scooters is $1,200. Scooter prices range from about $900 to $ 1,500 for 50cc’s to $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 for 150cc’s models, and from $ 3,000 to 4,000 for the three-wheel trikes.
Scooter repairs and maintenance---Ride Green Scooters services all makes and models, including ones they don’t sell---have also bolstered the company’s success, averaging up to $10,000 monthly in revenues. Their trained technicians also specialize in making scooters go faster and can tailor the modifications to a customers budget.
“Most people in the market for a scooter are interested in efficiency, safety and convenience,” Schwartz said. “But some like to ‘go fast’ and Ride Green covers it all with precision.”
Ride Green Scooters sells scooters that can travel as much as 110 miles on a gallon of gas, and electric scooters whose fuel economies are even better.
Winston James Development, Daytona Area Board of Realtors to host Bingo Night to benefit American Cancer Society at the Villages of Royal Palm
PORT ORANGE, Fla. --- The Daytona Beach Area Board of Realtors and Winston James Development, are sponsoring and hosting the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser Wednesday, June 27 at the Villages of Royal Palm community clubhouse on Coconut Palm Drive in Port Orange.
“Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a bingo night – from 6 to 8 p.m. – to raise money for breast cancer awareness,” said Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development which is developing the award-winning Villages of Royal Palm, community.
Schwartz said the public is invited and the cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Winston James Development will donate $200 toward the bingo night.
Refreshments and food will be provided, space is limited, and participants are asked to RSVP to Rose Roberts at 386-299-1175 or Debbie Callahan at 386-299-5281.
“Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a bingo night – from 6 to 8 p.m. – to raise money for breast cancer awareness,” said Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development which is developing the award-winning Villages of Royal Palm, community.
Schwartz said the public is invited and the cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Winston James Development will donate $200 toward the bingo night.
Refreshments and food will be provided, space is limited, and participants are asked to RSVP to Rose Roberts at 386-299-1175 or Debbie Callahan at 386-299-5281.
Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek in Ocala to host Workshops to Decorate Brassieres, to benefit ACS
OCALA, Fla. – The Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek active adult community will host workshops in June, July, August and September to decorate brassieres.
Marion Pierleoni, president of Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek, said decorating or creating “art bras” is an increasingly popular way to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer.
“The days of burning the bra may be long gone, but the days of decorating the bra are totally in,” Pierleoni said.
“All over the U.S. people are creating fantastic new designs that are true “art bras,” she said.
For Pierleoni and her Leisure Arts League colleagues, “Creative Cups for a Cause” is just the event to capture the growing trend at Del Webb Stone Creek.
All proceeds and bras from Creative Cups for a Cause will be donated to the American Cancer Society, Pierleoni said.
Cups for a Cause Workshops will be held in the Del Webb Stone Creek Crafts Room at the community clubhouse.
Workshops are scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13; Tuesday, July 17; Thursday, Aug. 16; and Monday, Sept. 17.
To sign up for the workshops or to donate to the cause, contact Marion Pierleoni at 904-237-7756.
About Del Webb Stone Creek:
Del Webb Stone Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course on 187 acres with stately live oak trees on a rolling countryside and water features strategically placed on 14 of the holes. Stone Creek’s Reflection Bay and Elan Spa clubhouses consist of over 44,000 square feet situated on more than 29 acres including a grand ballroom, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, pickelball courts and bocce ball courts, event pavilion, over 25 acres of walking and biking trails,. For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek or call 877-333-5932
About Del Webb:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com
Marion Pierleoni, president of Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek, said decorating or creating “art bras” is an increasingly popular way to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer.
“The days of burning the bra may be long gone, but the days of decorating the bra are totally in,” Pierleoni said.
“All over the U.S. people are creating fantastic new designs that are true “art bras,” she said.
For Pierleoni and her Leisure Arts League colleagues, “Creative Cups for a Cause” is just the event to capture the growing trend at Del Webb Stone Creek.
All proceeds and bras from Creative Cups for a Cause will be donated to the American Cancer Society, Pierleoni said.
Cups for a Cause Workshops will be held in the Del Webb Stone Creek Crafts Room at the community clubhouse.
Workshops are scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13; Tuesday, July 17; Thursday, Aug. 16; and Monday, Sept. 17.
To sign up for the workshops or to donate to the cause, contact Marion Pierleoni at 904-237-7756.
About Del Webb Stone Creek:
Del Webb Stone Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course on 187 acres with stately live oak trees on a rolling countryside and water features strategically placed on 14 of the holes. Stone Creek’s Reflection Bay and Elan Spa clubhouses consist of over 44,000 square feet situated on more than 29 acres including a grand ballroom, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, pickelball courts and bocce ball courts, event pavilion, over 25 acres of walking and biking trails,. For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek or call 877-333-5932
About Del Webb:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com
Pulte Homes Hosts More Than 130 People at Windermere Terrace Grand Opening
Windermere, Fla. --- Pulte Homes reports it hosted more than 130 people at the recent grand opening at Windermere Terrace, Pulte’s newest single family community located off Overstreet Road in Windermere.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in Central Florida, said guests enjoyed foods from local gourmet food trucks, Yum-Yum Cupcakes and the Crooked Spoon.
Strickler said guests also met new home sales consultants Kristi McCollom and CaliAnne Howell and toured the Madison – a two story, four-bedroom, 3.5-bath model home priced from $329,990.
McCollom and Howell also unveiled eight floor plans for single-family homes at Windermere Terrace on 50-foot and 60-foot home sites.
“Windermere is such a highly desirable community we expected a good turnout but 130 prospective home buyers is a clear sign that interest is high and the housing market in the Orlando region is bouncing back,” said Strickler.
Windermere Terrace features wooded conservation and pond view homes. Strickler said the eight new single family home designs offered at Windermere Terrace starting from the $220s have three to six bedrooms with two to four baths and range from 1,744 to 3,649 square feet with two and three car garages.
Amenities at Windermere Terrace include a community swimming pool and cabana, top-rated Windermere schools, and upscale shopping or dining within minutes of the community with easy access to Orlando’s downtown and international airport.
Many of the new homes at Windermere Terrace feature Pulte’s Life TestedTM new home designs that include the Pulte Planning Center, the perfect place for homework, and a Drop Zone, similar to a northern mud room with a place to leave shoes and backpacks before entering the living area. These plans also include studies, game rooms, and additional structural features to customize each home.
For more information about Windermere Terrace, visit www.Pulte.com/orlando or call 407-656-1009.
About Pulte Homes
Award-winning Pulte Homes communities are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative life-enhancing designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers in 26 states and the District of Columbia. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has ranked tops in the annual JD Power and Associates® New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm more than 75 times since 2000. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pultehomes.com.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in Central Florida, said guests enjoyed foods from local gourmet food trucks, Yum-Yum Cupcakes and the Crooked Spoon.
Strickler said guests also met new home sales consultants Kristi McCollom and CaliAnne Howell and toured the Madison – a two story, four-bedroom, 3.5-bath model home priced from $329,990.
McCollom and Howell also unveiled eight floor plans for single-family homes at Windermere Terrace on 50-foot and 60-foot home sites.
“Windermere is such a highly desirable community we expected a good turnout but 130 prospective home buyers is a clear sign that interest is high and the housing market in the Orlando region is bouncing back,” said Strickler.
Windermere Terrace features wooded conservation and pond view homes. Strickler said the eight new single family home designs offered at Windermere Terrace starting from the $220s have three to six bedrooms with two to four baths and range from 1,744 to 3,649 square feet with two and three car garages.
Amenities at Windermere Terrace include a community swimming pool and cabana, top-rated Windermere schools, and upscale shopping or dining within minutes of the community with easy access to Orlando’s downtown and international airport.
Many of the new homes at Windermere Terrace feature Pulte’s Life TestedTM new home designs that include the Pulte Planning Center, the perfect place for homework, and a Drop Zone, similar to a northern mud room with a place to leave shoes and backpacks before entering the living area. These plans also include studies, game rooms, and additional structural features to customize each home.
For more information about Windermere Terrace, visit www.Pulte.com/orlando or call 407-656-1009.
About Pulte Homes
Award-winning Pulte Homes communities are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative life-enhancing designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers in 26 states and the District of Columbia. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has ranked tops in the annual JD Power and Associates® New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm more than 75 times since 2000. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pultehomes.com.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Advanced EMS Designs to Showcase Newly Patented Health Care Product at Trade Show
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. --- Advanced EMS Designs, Inc. in Winter Springs plans to showcase its newly patented health care product at the upcoming EMS World EXPO trade show in New Orleans.
Retired firefighter and paramedic Scott Neusch, who heads Advanced EMS Designs, said the company’s product, Board Armor, will save lives.
Board Armor is a disposable Tyvek sheath that covers backboards EMS workers use when transporting accident victims. Those backboards are often contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids, and even though they are cleaned, cracks and scratches can still harbor bacteria and other contaminants, Neusch explained.
After the patient is safely transported, the Board Armor is disposed of sanitarily.
Its use prevents body fluids from contaminating the backboard, prevents any contaminants on the backboard from infecting the patient, and reduces turnaround time so that EMTs and paramedics can get back on the road saving lives faster.
It’s a simple solution. It won’t make us millionaires anytime soon, but it will help a lot of patients and that’s what we set out to do,” said Neusch.
Neusch said his colleagues Joe McCluan, Mark Steinert, and Scott McIntyre formed Advanced EMS Designs to market Board Armor.
The firm is currently developing additional solutions for first responders
Advanced EMS Designs is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Winter Springs.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Retired firefighter and paramedic Scott Neusch, who heads Advanced EMS Designs, said the company’s product, Board Armor, will save lives.
Board Armor is a disposable Tyvek sheath that covers backboards EMS workers use when transporting accident victims. Those backboards are often contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids, and even though they are cleaned, cracks and scratches can still harbor bacteria and other contaminants, Neusch explained.
After the patient is safely transported, the Board Armor is disposed of sanitarily.
Its use prevents body fluids from contaminating the backboard, prevents any contaminants on the backboard from infecting the patient, and reduces turnaround time so that EMTs and paramedics can get back on the road saving lives faster.
It’s a simple solution. It won’t make us millionaires anytime soon, but it will help a lot of patients and that’s what we set out to do,” said Neusch.
Neusch said his colleagues Joe McCluan, Mark Steinert, and Scott McIntyre formed Advanced EMS Designs to market Board Armor.
The firm is currently developing additional solutions for first responders
Advanced EMS Designs is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Winter Springs.
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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 about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
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