University of Central Florida Business Incubator to Host Human Resources Symposium at Daytona Beach International Airport Nov 27

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A dozen well-versed business professionals will share their expertise at a human resources symposium Nov. 27 at the University of Central Florida Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport. The event, which is open to the public, is titled “Staff, Train and Develop Your People.” It will begin with registration at 8:15 a.m. and will conclude at 4:30 p.m., according to Connie Bernal, site manager of the incubator. In addition to UCF, Snell Legal, and the Center for Business Excellence also are helping to sponsor the symposium. “Hiring decisions take time, energy, and often money. The speakers will teach simple bullet point steps to save the expense and headaches of a termination down the road. They will cover topics ranging from understanding the hiring process and complying with employment regulations to employment tax and building a management team,” Bernal said. The speakers include: ● Rick Fraser, Center for Business Excellence ● Ned Harper, Small Business Development Center ● Greg Snell, Snell Legal ● Suzanne Forbes and Van Lapointe, James Moore & Co. ● Jim Cairns, The Cairns Foundation Inc. ●Tom Sanders, Daytona State College Representatives from five area colleges and universities – Cheryl Miller, Daytona State College; Raphel Robinson, UCF – Daytona; Lisa Scott Kollar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Davita Bonner, Bethune-Cookman University; and Robin Kazmarek, Stetson University – will round out the seminar with a session on finding and hiring student interns. Admission to the symposium is free to incubator client companies and $30 for all others. Included will be a continental breakfast, and lunch. Seating is limited and reservations can be made by contacting Arlene Wilson at arlene.wilson@ucf.edu or 386-872-3100, 386-872-3101. 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 need assistance getting to the next level of their operations, Bernal said. “We believe our clients, as well as other entrepreneurs who attend, can learn much from the group of local experts we’ve assembled for this symposium,” Bernal added.

ICI Homes’ New president of Orlando, Tampa Divisions is Hitting the Ground Running

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes’ new president of its Orlando and Tampa divisions, Tim Oak, is hitting the ground running and projects an upsurge in the area’s housing market and growth for ICI Homes in Orlando and Tampa. Oak, a veteran homebuilding executive with more than 25 years of experience, said he projects ICI’s growth in 2013 to be on the upswing and sees four new communities in the Orlando and Tampa areas. Right now ICI Homes is active in three Orlando area communities and one in Tampa. “I sense a major recovery in the area housing market. Buyers are beginning to feel the housing recovery is real,” he said. Before joining ICI Homes Oak was an executive with the homebuilding division of WCI Communities serving more than 23 years as its West Florida division president.

Integrity Home Loan names Lee A. Pearson Senior Loan Consultant in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. --- Integrity Home Loan, which ranks as one of the state’s fastest growing mortgage loan companies, has appointed Lee A. Pearson senior loan consultant in the firm’s Tampa office, located at 3030 Rocky Point Drive. Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida, said Pearson has more than 10 years of experience as a mortgage banking executive. A native of Derbyshire, England, Pearson was raised in Tampa where he graduated from Chamberlain High School. Pearson earned his B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the University of South Florida with a focus in Business Management. “Lee Pearson is a highly experienced loan officer with particular experience in refinancing home mortgages,” Malloy said. “We expect him to play a big role in our growth in the Tampa Bay region,” Malloy said.

Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge promotes Eric Roux to Outside Service Supervisor

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge has promoted Eric Roux to outside service supervisor. Tano Malentin, general manager at Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge, said Roux is a graduate of Professional Golfers Career College (PGCC) and joined Orange County National in March 2012 as a First Impression Team member In his new role, Roux will oversee the entire FIT operations including scheduling and training the team in all areas of the operation.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Industrial Leases totaling 7,000 Square feet in Casselberry and Sanford

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement and a renewal lease at industrial centers in Casselberry and Sanford for a total of 7,000 square feet. NAI Realvest Associate Michael Heidrich, Jr. along with Michael Heidrich, Sr., a principal in the firm, represented the tenant National Installations & Services, Inc. in a new lease agreement for 2,000 square feet at 360 Melody Lane in Casselberry. Robin Weeks of RJ Weeks, Inc. represented the local landlord Melody Lane Partners, Ltd. In Sanford Heidrich Jr. negotiated a renewal lease of 5,000 square feet representing the tenant Uni Select USA, Inc. d/b/a Parts Depot Inc. The local landlord, Riverboat Landing, Inc. was represented in the transaction by Clark Brandt of Bywater Company.

Lennar Homes Starts Construction of New Model Home at Orange Blossom Ranch in Naples

FORT MYERS, Fla. --- Lennar Homes has started construction of a new model home at Orange Blossom Ranch, a new community located off Immokalee Rd. in Naples. Matt Devereaux, vice president of sales and marketing for Lennar in southwest Florida, said Lennar plans to build 30 new three, four, five and six-bedroom single-family homes at Orange Blossom Ranch that range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,231 square feet. New homes at Orange Blossom Ranch, priced from the low $200s, will feature Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: Extras such as granite kitchen countertops, wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, crown molding and tile are all included in the Lennar Homes price. Visit www.lennar.com.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Professional Office Lease in Longwood

MAITLAND, Fla. --- NAI Realvest negotiated a new lease agreement for 3,455 square feet of professional office space at 1920 Boothe Circle off SR 434 and I-4 in Longwood. Michael Heidrich, a principal in the firm, brokered the transaction representing the Maitland-based landlord, Ray A. Kennedy. The Law Offices of Scott M. Miller, P.A. is the tenant who signed a lease for Suite 100 in the office building.

DiVosta Homes Lauds Top Sales Consultant for October

JUPITER, Fla. --- DiVosta Homes has named Elizabeth Christle its October New Home Sales Leader for selling the highest number of new homes during the month at Windsor Park at Abacoa located on Indian Creek Parkway in Jupiter. Christle, who has been with DiVosta Homes for nine years, is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. but has lived in South Florida most of her life. She attended Palm Beach State College where she majored in real estate and has more than 10 years of experience in residential real estate sales. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for PulteGroup, Inc. in South Florida, said he looks forward to Christle’s continued sales success at Windsor Park at Abacoa, a master-planned community featuring 16 distinctive townhome and single family home floor plans priced from the $220s to over $800,000. A planned amenity center at Windsor Park at Abacoa will include a fitness center, activity room, swimming pool, fire pit and event lawn. For more information, visit www.divosta.com or call 877-235-8173.