INTEGRITY HOME LOAN PROJECTS $700 MILLION IN MORTGAGE TRANSACTIONS IN 2013

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Integrity Home Loan based in Lake Mary projects the company will handle some $700 million in mortgage transactions this year. Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan said in 2012, the firm closed 3,500 mortgage loans valued at $500 million. The housing market recovery, low interest rates, expanding market and federal government’s HARP program helped homeowners, he said. Malloy is hopeful the government will extend the HARP program, which targets homeowners whose mortgage balance is greater than the assessed value of their home but who kept their payments current. Malloy added that Integrity’s 2012 loan volume was up by more than 20 percent over 201l. Integrity Home Loan ranks as one of the region’s largest and most active mortgage lenders with nine Florida branches including the Central Florida headquarters in Lake Mary, locations in Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich.

CUHACI & PETERSON COMPLETES DESIGN WORK ON THREE ALE HOUSE RESTAURANTS

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, Engineers, Planners based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed the design of three new Ale House restaurants. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson said the three restaurants which are now under construction are one in Springfield, Pa. with 9,400 square feet, one in Queens, N.Y. with 9,700 square feet including 1,000 square feet of mezzanine and one in Lake Grove, N.Y. that has 10,500 square feet.

CUHACI & PETERSON COMPLETES DESIGN OF NEW PUBLIX SUPERMARKET AT LAKE NONA, STORE OPEN NOW

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, Engineers, Planners based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park designed the new Publix supermarket in the Lake Nona Plaza off Narcoossee Road in Southeast Orlando. The store recently opened for businesss. Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci and Peterson, said the supermarket is 54,000 square feet, and there is another 23,000 square feet ready for build out that will eventually accommodate retail shops at the center. Lake Nona Property Holding is the developer of the project.

Geocove Names Jack Miles, Veteran Fl Business Leader, State Government Secretary to Advisory Post

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Geocove, Inc., a leading provider of scalable GIS consulting solutions for business, industry, and state and local agencies nationwide, recently appointed veteran Florida business leader and State Secretary John P. “Jack” Miles to its advisory board. Miles is the former Florida Secretary of the Department of Management Services (DMS) whose 30-year professional career includes top ranking posts with leading North American firms including CIGNA, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), American International Group (AIG), Computer Associates, Travelers, Ames Department Stores and Prentice-Hall. “We are delighted to have Jack join our team. He possesses exceptional government and commercial experience and expertise that will prove critical in assisting us to accelerate our business growth,” Karyn Tareen, chief executive officer of Geocove, said. “I am delighted to be joining the Geocove advisory board as it is very exciting time in the firm’s growth. Geocove’s damage assessment tool is leading edge technology and the need for this capability has never been greater. Government officials in cities, towns, municipalities, counties and states as well as and business leaders in utilities and firms in the property casualty business can all benefit from the Geocove tools which are easily implemented and deployed.” said Miles Geocove is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

Royal Oak Homes Names Sylvester Lionel, Jr. Assistant Builder

BALDWIN PARK, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes, based in Baldwin Park, has named Sylvester Lionel, Jr. an assistant builder. Matt Orosz, co-president at Royal Oak Homes said Lionel earned his B.S. Degree in building construction from the University of Florida’s M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction.

ICI Homes Selects Buy Florida Realty to take over sales at Cypress Reserve Villas in Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- ICI Homes, which is developing Cypress Reserve Villas and Town Homes in Kissimmee, has selected Buy Florida Realty to take over sales at the gated community. Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes based in Daytona Beach, said Buy Florida Realty specializes in sales of Florida resort-style properties and vacation homes and focuses on vacation and second home buyers from northern U.S. regions and Canada as well as international buyers. ICI Homes is building two and three-bedroom villas at Cypress Reserve priced from the $190s.