MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank, the Lake County-based bank that ranks as one of the greenest banks in the U.S., was recently named one of the best places to work in the U.S. by a national publication — Outside Magazine.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the bank ranked among the magazines’ Top 100 Best Places to Work.
Outside’s “Best Places to Work” project celebrates a new standard for a healthy work-life balance. The list was compiled with the help of the Outdoor Industry Association and Best Companies Group.
The year long selection process began with the outreach efforts that identified a wide range of non-profit and for-profit organizations with at least 15 employees working in an office in the United States.
Participating companies were sent confidential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer-questionnaires to collect information about benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives and community outreach programs. Outside Magazine secretly interviewed all the bank’s 52 workers.
The experts at the Best Companies then analyzed the results and selected the companies that best enable employees to pursue active lifestyles while also supporting their social and environmental contributions.
LaRoe said First Green Bank plans to open a new branch facility in Downtown Orlando this year and a location in Winter Park next year.
Outside Magazine is published in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has a circulation well over 600,000.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Ryland Homes Promotes Bob Gibbons to vice president of construction in Tampa Division
TAMPA, Fla. --- Ryland Homes has promoted Bob Gibbons to vice president of construction in the Tampa Bay Division.
Joe Fontana, president of Ryland Homes in Tampa, said Gibbons earned his degree from Widener University in Chester, Pa., where he played football and earned academic honors, a spot on the dean’s list and his highest honor — the designation of distinguished military graduate.
After graduation, Gibbons joined the U.S. Army as an infantry officer and was promoted to Captain while commanding troops in Kuwait. He joined Ryland Homes in January of 2000 as a homebuilder.
“Bob Gibbons has been instrumental in our continued growth over the past several years and he is a key member of our management team, Fontana said.
Gibbons is a certified building contractor and also serves as an OSHA authorized outreach trainer and an active member of the Tampa Bay Builders Assn. Government Affairs Committee.
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 13 states across the country and has built more than 295,000 homes and financed more than 245,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.” Visit www.Ryland.com
Joe Fontana, president of Ryland Homes in Tampa, said Gibbons earned his degree from Widener University in Chester, Pa., where he played football and earned academic honors, a spot on the dean’s list and his highest honor — the designation of distinguished military graduate.
After graduation, Gibbons joined the U.S. Army as an infantry officer and was promoted to Captain while commanding troops in Kuwait. He joined Ryland Homes in January of 2000 as a homebuilder.
“Bob Gibbons has been instrumental in our continued growth over the past several years and he is a key member of our management team, Fontana said.
Gibbons is a certified building contractor and also serves as an OSHA authorized outreach trainer and an active member of the Tampa Bay Builders Assn. Government Affairs Committee.
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 13 states across the country and has built more than 295,000 homes and financed more than 245,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.” Visit www.Ryland.com
Meritage Homes Introducing Hybrid Solar Systems to Homes at Fells Landing at Lake Nona and Windermere Trails
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes is going solar!
In an energy saving effort to prospective home buyers in two communities, Meritage Homes has introduced the Echo Hybrid Solar System at Fells Landing in Lake Nona and Windermere Trails on Reams Rd. in Windermere.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes, said there are 150 home sites at Fells Landing and the same number of home sites at Windermere Trails.
Homes at Fells Landing range in size from 2,581 square feet of living area and are priced from the mid-$200s.
At Windermere Trails, homes range from 2,200 square feet of living area and are priced from the high-$200s.
In an energy saving effort to prospective home buyers in two communities, Meritage Homes has introduced the Echo Hybrid Solar System at Fells Landing in Lake Nona and Windermere Trails on Reams Rd. in Windermere.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes, said there are 150 home sites at Fells Landing and the same number of home sites at Windermere Trails.
Homes at Fells Landing range in size from 2,581 square feet of living area and are priced from the mid-$200s.
At Windermere Trails, homes range from 2,200 square feet of living area and are priced from the high-$200s.
Volusia County Council Officially Proclaims July 27 as Entrepreneur Day
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Exactly one year after the grand opening of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program at the Daytona Beach International Airport, UCF officials and the Volusia County Council celebrated with the official proclamation of July 27 as “Entrepreneur Day” in Volusia County.
The anniversary of opening in the 9,600 square-foot facility last year with only one client, combined stories of success and the realization of nearly a dozen new clients, including one who received the Daytona Incubator’s Entrepreneur-of-the-Year Award.
Volusia County is the only county in Florida that has a designated an Entrepreneur Day, according to Connie Bernal, site manager of the Daytona Beach location.
Highlights of the recent event, which was attended by more than 250 people, also included speeches by Volusia County Council Chairman, University officials and other local dignitaries; the website launch of an incubator client, Best3Bids; recognition of the incubator’s Entrepreneur of the Year; and reading of the County Council’s proclamation.
The proclamation, which was signed by all council members and read by Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno, referred to entrepreneurs as the “engine” of the local and national economy for translating their “vision into products and services that keep America strong.” It also said they deserve “appreciation for helping to improve our local economy.”
Featured speakers were Frank Bruno, chairman of the Volusia County Council; Rick Karl, director of Volusia County’s Aviation and Economic Resources; Dr. Thomas O’Neal, executive director and founder of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP); Gordon Hogan, director of the UCFBIP; and Connie Bernal, site manager of the UCF Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport.
Bernal said the past year has been an eventful one with new clients like Robert Skelton, owner of Best iProducts™.com LLC, coming up with new and exciting ideas and products. Skelton received the Entrepreneur of the Year award for his creation of the iEraser®, The Ultimate Screen Cleaning Device, a pocketsize rectangular cleaning device that removes fingerprints and smudges from glossy glass screens, tablet and laptop computers and flat screen TVs with a few swipes.
“The one-year anniversary event was a huge success. The incubator clients, Volusia County Economic Development, and the Volusia County business community really showed their entrepreneurial spirit. We all worked together as a team to make it happen. Teamwork creates a positive mental attitude, which does not recognize obstacles, she said.
The Daytona Beach incubator is a partnership between UCF, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. In its 13th year, the program offers a supportive environment designed to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit, accelerate business growth and create local employment opportunities.
Earlier this year, Volusia County began talking about an additional incubator in West Volusia along the Interstate 4 corridor. Supporters of a West Volusia incubator say the county’s second incubator is needed because of the division between east and west Volusia.
“This event was a true celebration of entrepreneurship in this community,” said Dr. O'Neal. "The support from this community is the reason the incubator is doing so well already and will continue to do so in the future."
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.
The anniversary of opening in the 9,600 square-foot facility last year with only one client, combined stories of success and the realization of nearly a dozen new clients, including one who received the Daytona Incubator’s Entrepreneur-of-the-Year Award.
Volusia County is the only county in Florida that has a designated an Entrepreneur Day, according to Connie Bernal, site manager of the Daytona Beach location.
Highlights of the recent event, which was attended by more than 250 people, also included speeches by Volusia County Council Chairman, University officials and other local dignitaries; the website launch of an incubator client, Best3Bids; recognition of the incubator’s Entrepreneur of the Year; and reading of the County Council’s proclamation.
The proclamation, which was signed by all council members and read by Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno, referred to entrepreneurs as the “engine” of the local and national economy for translating their “vision into products and services that keep America strong.” It also said they deserve “appreciation for helping to improve our local economy.”
Featured speakers were Frank Bruno, chairman of the Volusia County Council; Rick Karl, director of Volusia County’s Aviation and Economic Resources; Dr. Thomas O’Neal, executive director and founder of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP); Gordon Hogan, director of the UCFBIP; and Connie Bernal, site manager of the UCF Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport.
Bernal said the past year has been an eventful one with new clients like Robert Skelton, owner of Best iProducts™.com LLC, coming up with new and exciting ideas and products. Skelton received the Entrepreneur of the Year award for his creation of the iEraser®, The Ultimate Screen Cleaning Device, a pocketsize rectangular cleaning device that removes fingerprints and smudges from glossy glass screens, tablet and laptop computers and flat screen TVs with a few swipes.
“The one-year anniversary event was a huge success. The incubator clients, Volusia County Economic Development, and the Volusia County business community really showed their entrepreneurial spirit. We all worked together as a team to make it happen. Teamwork creates a positive mental attitude, which does not recognize obstacles, she said.
The Daytona Beach incubator is a partnership between UCF, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. In its 13th year, the program offers a supportive environment designed to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit, accelerate business growth and create local employment opportunities.
Earlier this year, Volusia County began talking about an additional incubator in West Volusia along the Interstate 4 corridor. Supporters of a West Volusia incubator say the county’s second incubator is needed because of the division between east and west Volusia.
“This event was a true celebration of entrepreneurship in this community,” said Dr. O'Neal. "The support from this community is the reason the incubator is doing so well already and will continue to do so in the future."
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.
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease Agreement for 4,250 square feet of Retail Space in Longwood
Maitland, Fla. - NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for the 4,250 square foot stand alone retail building located at 1140 W. SR 434 in Longwood.
Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor, principals at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Conquest Services Inc. of Longwood.
The tenant is Unique Stone Imports, Inc. doing business as Unique Stone & Tile, an importer and distributor of premium quality natural stone and tile. The tenant is relocating from 389 E. SR 434.
Barbara C. Henkhaus of Shopping Centers Etc., Inc. represented the tenant.
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.
Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor, principals at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Conquest Services Inc. of Longwood.
The tenant is Unique Stone Imports, Inc. doing business as Unique Stone & Tile, an importer and distributor of premium quality natural stone and tile. The tenant is relocating from 389 E. SR 434.
Barbara C. Henkhaus of Shopping Centers Etc., Inc. represented the tenant.
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.
Eagle Creek Golf Club to host Nine-Hole Open League on Friday Nights
ORLANDO, Fla. – Eagle Creek Golf Club, located off Narcoossee Road near Lake Nona in southeast Orlando, will host a nine-hole open league Friday nights starting at 5 p.m.
It is open players of all abilities. As always, Ladies are welcome.
The Friday night open league is open to players of all abilities and, as always, ladies are welcome, said David A. Evangelista, general manager at Eagle Creek Golf Club.
Eagle Creek will offer prizes each week and specials in the Belfry restaurant at Eagle Creek.
The cost per person is $20, Evangelista said.
To register or for more information, call Eagle Creek Golf Club at (407) 273-4653, ext. 0 or visit www.eaglecreekorlando.com.
It is open players of all abilities. As always, Ladies are welcome.
The Friday night open league is open to players of all abilities and, as always, ladies are welcome, said David A. Evangelista, general manager at Eagle Creek Golf Club.
Eagle Creek will offer prizes each week and specials in the Belfry restaurant at Eagle Creek.
The cost per person is $20, Evangelista said.
To register or for more information, call Eagle Creek Golf Club at (407) 273-4653, ext. 0 or visit www.eaglecreekorlando.com.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects completes design interiors for 6,000 square foot office building at Winter Springs Town Center
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park was recently completed the design interiors for a 6,000 square foot building located at Winter Springs Town Center in Winter Springs.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said ISIS owns the free-standing building.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said ISIS owns the free-standing building.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to Design Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant on Central Florida Parkway
ORLANDO, Fla. – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, has been awarded a contract to design a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant on Central Florida Parkway in South Orlando.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the facility includes 6,000 square feet of space.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the facility includes 6,000 square feet of space.
Lennar Opens New Energy-Efficient Production Home at Hawks Point in Ruskin
TAMPA, Fla. -- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has opened a new EcoSmart model home at Hawks Point in Ruskin that’s sure to open a few eyes in the Tampa Bay area.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the St. Tropez model home at Hawks Point was designed as an exhibit to showcase the EcoSmart’s engineering, design and construction techniques.
Visitors will actually be able to see behind the walls, view the energy efficient components and see how a Lennar home is built, Metheny said.
The two-story St. Tropez model home offers five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 2,272 square feet of living space with a two-car garage, all priced from just $173,990.
But Lennar’s EcoSmart features are what make the St. Tropez special. The all-new engineering, design, construction and equipment standards make easy living a lot more affordable.
Metheny said Lennar’s EcoSmart homes will make history as one of the most energy-efficient new production homes in the Tampa Bay region.
Available in all 18 Lennar communities in the Tampa Bay region, Lennar’s EcoSmart homes offer eight major engineering, design, construction and equipment features that exceed building codes and result in the most energy-efficient homes by any major home builder in Florida, Metheny said.
The St. Tropez model home at Hawks Point offers such features as the new Lennox 15-SEER high-efficiency HVAC system designed for Florida’s climate; Energy Star-rated GE Appliances, the new GE GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater, and the LP TechShield Heat Barrier that prevents 97 percent of the sun’s heat from entering the attic.
All new homes Lennar builds in the Tampa Bay region feature the RESNET Home Energy Ratings System (HERS) Index.
“Our HERS Index ratings compare our energy efficiency to a typical existing home in the region as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy,” Metheny said.
“As one of the nation’s leading home builders, we always look for ways to improve the energy efficiency and environmental safety and security of the homes we build,” Metheny said.
The Lennar Welcome Home Center at Hawks Point is open every day at 1611 Oak Pond St. in Ruskin.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the St. Tropez model home at Hawks Point was designed as an exhibit to showcase the EcoSmart’s engineering, design and construction techniques.
Visitors will actually be able to see behind the walls, view the energy efficient components and see how a Lennar home is built, Metheny said.
The two-story St. Tropez model home offers five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 2,272 square feet of living space with a two-car garage, all priced from just $173,990.
But Lennar’s EcoSmart features are what make the St. Tropez special. The all-new engineering, design, construction and equipment standards make easy living a lot more affordable.
Metheny said Lennar’s EcoSmart homes will make history as one of the most energy-efficient new production homes in the Tampa Bay region.
Available in all 18 Lennar communities in the Tampa Bay region, Lennar’s EcoSmart homes offer eight major engineering, design, construction and equipment features that exceed building codes and result in the most energy-efficient homes by any major home builder in Florida, Metheny said.
The St. Tropez model home at Hawks Point offers such features as the new Lennox 15-SEER high-efficiency HVAC system designed for Florida’s climate; Energy Star-rated GE Appliances, the new GE GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater, and the LP TechShield Heat Barrier that prevents 97 percent of the sun’s heat from entering the attic.
All new homes Lennar builds in the Tampa Bay region feature the RESNET Home Energy Ratings System (HERS) Index.
“Our HERS Index ratings compare our energy efficiency to a typical existing home in the region as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy,” Metheny said.
“As one of the nation’s leading home builders, we always look for ways to improve the energy efficiency and environmental safety and security of the homes we build,” Metheny said.
The Lennar Welcome Home Center at Hawks Point is open every day at 1611 Oak Pond St. in Ruskin.
Ashton Woods Homes Starts Presales at Tanglewood Preserve in South Hillsborough County
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ashton Woods Homes continues to expand in the Tampa Bay region and has started presales of new single-family homes at Tanglewood Preserve its newest community located off Symnes Rd. near Gibsonton in South Hillsborough County.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Wood Homes said the homebuilder recently acquired 100 homesites at Tanglewood Preserve to build new homes priced from the $140s.
Two models are underway and will be completed and ready for viewing in September.
New homes at Tanglewood Preserve range from 1,571 square feet of living area to 3,139 square feet and will offer three, four and five-bedrooms.
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 Wood Homes said the homebuilder recently acquired 100 homesites at Tanglewood Preserve to build new homes priced from the $140s.
Two models are underway and will be completed and ready for viewing in September.
New homes at Tanglewood Preserve range from 1,571 square feet of living area to 3,139 square feet and will offer three, four and five-bedrooms.
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 $6.6 Million Sale of 54 Acre Site to be Developed as Oviedo on the Park Downtown Center
OVIEDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest in Maitland recently negotiated the sale of 54 acres off Mitchell Hammock Road and Oviedo Blvd. in Oviedo that is destined for development as a new urban city center.
NAI Realvest principal Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR, and associate Eric Parrs negotiated the transaction representing the seller, GAHA Oviedo LLC of San Diego.
PAC Land Development, a Winter Park firm, paid $6,600,000 to acquire the property, which includes almost all of the land designated in the mixed-use Oviedo on the Park PUD development plan approved by the City of Oviedo and entitled for approximately 1,478 multi-family units, 192,000 square feet of retail facilities and 60,000 square feet of office space.
“PAC Land Development is working diligently with the City of Oviedo to modify the entitlements and phasing, so they can break ground on this project soon,” Hankins said.
“The City of Oviedo is committed to moving the project forward,” Hankins added.
The city is participating in the project with a significant voter-approved contribution to the streetscape and greenscape design and infrastructure, Hankins added.
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 principal Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR, and associate Eric Parrs negotiated the transaction representing the seller, GAHA Oviedo LLC of San Diego.
PAC Land Development, a Winter Park firm, paid $6,600,000 to acquire the property, which includes almost all of the land designated in the mixed-use Oviedo on the Park PUD development plan approved by the City of Oviedo and entitled for approximately 1,478 multi-family units, 192,000 square feet of retail facilities and 60,000 square feet of office space.
“PAC Land Development is working diligently with the City of Oviedo to modify the entitlements and phasing, so they can break ground on this project soon,” Hankins said.
“The City of Oviedo is committed to moving the project forward,” Hankins added.
The city is participating in the project with a significant voter-approved contribution to the streetscape and greenscape design and infrastructure, Hankins added.
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.
University of Central Florida Business Incubator Client Feted at Daytona Beach One-Year Anniversary Celebration
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Robert Skelton, the founder and chief executive officer of Best iProducts™.com LLC, was recognized Friday by the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program as “Entrepreneur of the Year” for the Daytona Beach International Airport incubator.
Skelton, the creator of the iEraser®: The Ultimate Screen Cleaning Device® received a plaque and recognition during the one-year anniversary of the airport incubator site. Best iProducts has a manufacturing facility in Edgewater and operates its design studio at the airport location.
Referring to himself as iRob, the inventor received rave reviews when he introduced his product at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, according to Connie Bernal, site manager at the Daytona Beach incubator.
Bernal said “Skelton is an entrepreneur who works hard to make his city, his county, his country and the world a better place for all of us to live. He has all the potential for creating a successful high-growth company in Volusia County.”
The iEraser®, a pocketsize rectangular screen cleaning device, removes fingerprints from any kind of glossy glass computer screen with a few easy swipes. Because the invention was such a hit at the recent electronics show, Skelton secured a space triple the size he had this year for the 2013 show. For details, visit www.BestiProducts.com or www.TheiEraser.com.
“I’m very flattered and honored to be named Entrepreneur of the Year for this UCF Business Incubator location. It could not have happened without the help of many, especially our team of iPeople and the grace of God,” said Skelton after receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year award.
The incubator is a partnership between UCF, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. It is designed to help start-up companies as well as established businesses that may need assistance getting to the next level of their operations, Bernal 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.
Skelton, the creator of the iEraser®: The Ultimate Screen Cleaning Device® received a plaque and recognition during the one-year anniversary of the airport incubator site. Best iProducts has a manufacturing facility in Edgewater and operates its design studio at the airport location.
Referring to himself as iRob, the inventor received rave reviews when he introduced his product at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, according to Connie Bernal, site manager at the Daytona Beach incubator.
Bernal said “Skelton is an entrepreneur who works hard to make his city, his county, his country and the world a better place for all of us to live. He has all the potential for creating a successful high-growth company in Volusia County.”
The iEraser®, a pocketsize rectangular screen cleaning device, removes fingerprints from any kind of glossy glass computer screen with a few easy swipes. Because the invention was such a hit at the recent electronics show, Skelton secured a space triple the size he had this year for the 2013 show. For details, visit www.BestiProducts.com or www.TheiEraser.com.
“I’m very flattered and honored to be named Entrepreneur of the Year for this UCF Business Incubator location. It could not have happened without the help of many, especially our team of iPeople and the grace of God,” said Skelton after receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year award.
The incubator is a partnership between UCF, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. It is designed to help start-up companies as well as established businesses that may need assistance getting to the next level of their operations, Bernal 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.
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