Dicapta Corp. named Seminole County 2013 Small Business of the Year

Winter Springs, Fla. – Dicapta Corp. which provides high-tech services to make educational, news and entertainment media accessible to people with hearing and or visual limitations was named Seminole County’s 2013 Small Business of the Year by the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce. Maria Diaz, president and chief executive officer of Dicapta, said her company is on a mission. “Dicapta is dedicated to providing people with hearing or visual disabilities an opportunity to have equal access to audiovisual media,” Diaz explained. Dicapta’s specialized services include caption insertion---adding electronic closed subtitles---video description, subtitling, post-production dubbing, live dubbing of on-air broadcasts, and CART---transforming spoken dialogue into digital text. “We utilize cutting edge technology and state-of-the-art processes we have developed over the past 20 years to deliver consistently high quality to our clients,” Diaz said. Dicapta was tied with Seminole County Habitat for Humanity for the Seminole County Small Business of the Year Award. Winners were selected by a Chamber committee that ranked 35 nominations independently. Dicapta also earned the Small Business Award in the Minority Business category. Dicapta is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at 1511 E. S.R. 434 in Winter Springs.

ICI Homes Appoints Former Illinois State University Web Applications Developer Michael Irigoyen Corporate Web Developer

Daytona Beach, Fla. -- ICI Homes, one of Florida’s most active luxury home builders and developers of exclusive resort and country club communities in Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Kissimmee and Tampa, recently appointed Michael Irigoyen corporate web developer. Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said Irigoyen has more than eight years of experience as web applications developer at Illinois State University. “Online networks play a major role in housing sales and that’s only going to increase in the future,” Messina said. “We’re building a talented new media team and Michael has just the skills to take us to the level that will serve ICI home buyers for the next decade or two,” she said. Irigoyen, a native of Chicago and zealous Blackhawks fan, is a Zend PHP Certified Engineer.

Ryland Homes Plans Fashionable Luxury Town Homes for Fashionable address at Six Fifty Six Coleman in Mount Pleasant

CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Ryland Homes plans to start sales of eye popping three story luxury town homes before June 1 at Six Fifty Six Coleman, an exclusive gated community under construction at 656 Coleman Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. Gayle Jinks, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in the Charleston region, said Ryland’s luxury town homes at Six Fifty Six Coleman offer eye-popping living space too, ranging from 2,100 square feet to 2,400 square feet, larger than the average single family home and that doesn’t include covered porches and two-car garages. “Six Fifty Six Coleman will appeal to successful young professionals who want a carefree lifestyle with an emphasis on style,” Jinks explained. Interiors were designed to emphasize space and privacy. “The open floor plan makes Six Fifty Six Coleman the perfect home for social occasions with friends and neighbors, family gatherings or Sunday afternoon football games,” Jinks said. With chef’s kitchens, energy efficient appliances, premium cabinetry, counters and faucetry, wood and tile floorings and even optional bonus rooms and lofts, Six Fifty Six Coleman offers a range of exciting choices for every home owner,” Jinks said. Ryland’s optional private elevators at Six Fifty Six Coleman may appeal to some empty-nesters and active adults who want to downsize their maintenance chores without downsizing their lifestyle. “Six Fifty Six Coleman may win some awards next year and we expect a lot of visitors once word of the floor plans and interior designs get out,” Jinks added.

Ashton Woods Homes opens new phase at Waterset in Apollo Beach

TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has opened a new phase with five new home sites at Waterset off Big Bend Road in Apollo Beach. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said new homes in the new phase at Waterset in three, four and five bedroom designs, will range from 2,066 square feet of living area to 2,397 square feet. Homes at Waterset will start from $236,990, Roche said and all homes will offer two and three car garages. Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Sarasota, Raleigh and Tampa. Recently named the #1 Most Trusted Homebuilder in America in the Lifestory Research Most Trusted Builders in America Study SM, Ashton Woods is known throughout the industry for building homes with award-winning designs that inspire, and offering homebuyers a high level of personalization options. Ashton Woods is also the only builder to nationally utilize the Environments for Living Platinum Program, a program that certifies the energy efficient status of our homes.

Ashton Woods Homes starts presales at newest community of Carrington in Windermere

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has started presales at its newest community of Carrington located off Reams Road in Windermere. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said 78 home sites will be available in the new town home community. Town homes at Carrington will range from 1,892 square feet of living area to 1,936 square feet in three and four bedroom designs, priced from $219,990, Roche said. Two models are now under construction and will be ready for viewing in May, Roche added.

Ryland Homes in Connerton among builders hosting Double Celebration for Grand Opening

Land O’Lakes, Fla. – Ryland Homes recently opened their brand new Frost II model in Connerton and two major events are planned to mark the opening of new model homes by all four builders who are participating in the build-out of the family-friendly master planned community on Savory Walk Drive off Connerton Blvd. in Land O’Lakes. Mike Finley, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the first event, to be held May 16 from 4-8 p.m., is targeted towards real estate agents and those in the building industry. With a “Denim & Diamonds” theme, invitees are encouraged to dress in jeans and wear their bling as they board buses for a VIP tour of the models and the Club Connerton amenity center. Afterwards, there will be a buffet dinner and live music under a large tent with seating for 200. The second event is a party for the entire community and potential future homeowners called “Carnival Connerton” that’s planned for Saturday May 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buses will take guests on a tour of the models, followed by a tour of Club Connerton. A free “fun zone” sponsored by Verizon will be set up nearby with multiple bounce houses, face painting, balloon artists, midway games, a corn toss and prize wheel, plus a video game station. Lunch will be served under a large tent, with menu options including barbecue pork sliders, burgers, hot dogs and mac-and-cheese, not to mention an array of fun snack foods such as popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. Guests will receive goodie bags and will be eligible to win prizes if they visit each model. A grand prize of a $1,000 cash card will be awarded by random drawing. Connerton is a “New Home Town” community spread across approximately 4,800 acres just north of Tampa. Adjacent to the property is a 3,000 acre nature preserve that is home to hundreds of species of native birds and wildlife and offers beautiful trails for walking, jogging and biking. The centerpiece of Connerton is its outstanding amenity center, which includes a clubhouse, café, meeting rooms, catering kitchen, state-of-the-art fitness center, super pool, aquatic playground, children’s wading pool, a patio deck filled with lounge chairs and shaded areas, tennis and basketball courts, sand volleyball, an amphitheater, and a Kids Zone. Ryland Homes has partnered up with Taylor Morrison, M/I Homes, and Homes by WestBay to build on 510 home sites in the newest phase of Connerton. For more information about Ryland Homes or the Connerton events, visit www.ryland.com or www.connerton.com.