RSS Logistics Earns Contract to Provide Integrated Logistics Support For Italian Navy Training and Simulation Program

ORLANDO, Fla., --- RSS Logistics was recently awarded a contract to provide Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for technical modifications to the Italian Navy Trainer (ITN) and Simulator for the AV-8B Harrier II Plus ITN and Simulator Device S2F176 H6.0 OFP Upgrade. Jeanette Coronado, chief operating officer at RSS Logistics, said Indra Systems awarded the contract which provides that RSS Logistics will establish the framework for the planning, development, implementation, management and execution of the Integrated Logistics Support Program for the Trainer upgrade. “We will work closely with Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) ILS personnel to develop the ILS program,” Coronado said. “The program will enable logistics support considerations, influence the trainer upgrade design, identify and develop support requirements for the training system readiness objectives, and provide ongoing system support at a minimum cost,” she explained. Carlos A. Acosta, president and chief executive officer of Indra Systems, said, “We have been very impressed with RSS Logistics to date and we look forward to much future collaboration.” RSS Logistics is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park located in east Orange County.

Pulte Homes, Centex to host Family Holiday Fest Dec. 7 at Stonebrier communities in Lutz

TAMPA, Fla. --- Pulte Homes and Centex will host a family Holiday Fest with Santa Claus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Stonebrier Waterbridge and Stonebrier Sweetgrass communities, located in Lutz, north of the intersection between Lutz Lake Fern Road and Sunlake Blvd. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for PulteGroup in North Florida, said Santa Claus will be on hand at both new home communities to pass out treats to visiting children along with free prizes, refreshments, and holiday music. Strickler said admission to the event is free and the public is invited to register at the Sales Center at 3202 Mapleridge Drive. Only 23 home sites remain for sale at Stonebrier Waterbridge, where Pulte Homes is building three and four-bedroom homes priced from $263,990. At Stonebrier Sweetgrass, where Centex is building three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes priced from $193,990, only 37 home sites remain for sale. “Stonebrier is one of our most popular communities in the Tampa Bay region,” Strickler said. With 12 distinctive floor plans in three, four, five and six-bedroom designs that range in size from 1,674 square feet of living space to 3,304 square feet, Stonebrier offers a lifestyle for almost every family, Strickler said. The Stonebrier community provides the opportunity to attend the area’s highly-rated schools including Steinbrenner High School, Martinez Middle School and McKitrick Elementary School. Available home sites include nature preserve views and water views, among many others. Stonebrier features a community clubhouse with a fitness center, a zero-entry resort-style swimming pool with water slide and a splash zone for children, a soccer field, a playground, tot lot, rock climbing wall and sidewalks throughout for walking or biking.

Avalon Park West to Host Avalon Aglow Dec 14 with Fireworks, Music, Santa Claus, Festive Foods, Free Admission

Wesley Chapel, Fla. --- Avalon Park West in Wesley Chapel and Avex Homes will host Avalon Aglow from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Avalon Park West Community Center, 5227 Autumn Ridge Drive in Wesley Chapel. Admission to the event is free and the public is invited to enjoy festive foods, fireworks, lots of family fun and a chance to meet Santa Claus. Stephanie Hodson, vice president of marketing at Avalon Park Group, said the event will feature fireworks, live music by local performers, a free bounce park for the kids, and plenty of hot chocolate along with great foods from a variety of vendors. “Avalon Aglow is a free event for the whole family,” Hodson said. “We will putting on the premier winter fireworks exhibition in Wesley Chapel starting at 8 p.m., so bring lawn chairs and blankets and come ready to ooh and aah,” she said. Avalon Park West is located on S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel, three and one-half miles east of I-75. Built on the rich traditions of small-town life, Avalon Park West has a pedestrian friendly character with tree-lined streets meandering around lakes and neighborhood parks, rocking chair porches on its craftsman styled homes, nearby schools, and planned shops and restaurants that are designed to evoke the ideal of main street America. For information on attending this free event, or if you have a group that would like to perform, call 813-364-4918 or email Stephanie@AvalonParkGroup.com.

Market Place Bistro at Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita in Kissimmee is going to the dogs

KISSIMMEE, Fla. –The Market Place Bistro at Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita in Kissimmee is going to the dogs. Arto Rahmani, general manager of Solivita Club services and vice president of food and beverage operations for Celebration Golf Management, said the Market Place Bistro now allows patrons to visit with their pets at a special outside seating area designated pet-friendly. Rahmani held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently with Sunny Depoian, who chairs Pets Are Loved in Solivita---PALS---to announce the Market Place Bistro’s new pet-friendly policy. PALS is a Solivita Club with a mission to represent the interest of Solivita pet owners. “Many Solivita residents enjoy dining with their pets and we are delighted to accommodate them in our new pet-friendly areas at Market Place Bistro,” Rahmani said.

PulteGroup Lauds Top Sales Consultant for October

NAPLES, Fla. -- The PulteGroup has named Kristie Gohn its October New Home Sales Leader for selling the highest number of new homes during the month at Camden Lakes in Naples. Gohn who has been with Pulte Homes four years, is a native of Flint, Michigan and has lived in South Florida 13 years. She attended Mott College in Flint where she majored in Business Management and has more than 25 years of sales experience. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for PulteGroup, Inc. in South Florida, said Gohn sold more homes in October than any other PulteGroup sales consultant in more than 20 communities in the south Florida region. “We look forward to Kristie’s continued sales success at Camden Lakes,” Mairn said. Camden Lakes, located off Livingston Road west of I-75 in North Naples, is a gated, natural gas community, with approximately 150 homesites available for one and two-story single-family homes in eight distinctive floor plans. For more information, visit www.pulte.com or call 877-235-8173.

President of Candace Crowe Design Speaker at Two Top U.S. Conferences for Plastic Surgeons

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Candace Crowe, president and creative director of Candace Crowe Design in Orlando, was an invited speaker recently at the two top U.S. conferences for plastic surgeons. Crowe spoke “Plastic Surgery The Meeting,” the annual conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) in San Diego on Oct. 12, then flew to New Orleans to speak and moderate a marketing course at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) fall meeting on Oct. 19. With more than three decades of marketing experience, Crowe has specialized in helping plastic surgeons market their skills since 1999 and is a regular invited speaker at many of the national and international aesthetic industry conferences. Crowe, who works with more than 200 clients in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, served as a panelist on the marketing course titled Internet Marketing: Getting the Most Out of Your Website at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) conference. Her presentation was titled DIY SEO: Some Things You Can Do to Take Control. “The ASPS is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world, with more than 7,000 physician members representing more than 94 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States who perform cosmetic and reconstructive surgery,” Crowe said. In New Orleans, Crowe moderated a course entitled “How Do I Create a Luxury Brand?” and delivered her own lecture entitled, “Just What is Your Identity, Brand and Tagline? Just Do It!” The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) is the world's largest specialty association for facial plastic surgery. It represents more than 2,700 facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons throughout the world. “The aesthetic industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, and this is an exciting time to be involved,” Crowe said. Once considered vanity procedures available only to wealthy women, aesthetic practitioners now focus on both genders and the widest swath of middle-class Americans. Reconstructive surgery – techniques used to help patients recover from severe accidents, birth defects and military action – has played the leading role in advancing aesthetic techniques, Crowe said. Candace Crowe Design is a client company with the UCF Business Incubation Program at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

NAI Realvest Negotiates $365,000 Sale of Shopping Center in Downtown Eustis

ORLANDO, Fla. — NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a shopping center at 417 N. Grove St. in Eustis for $365,000. Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor, principals at NAI Realvest assisted by associate Mitch Heidrich negotiated the REO sale representing Ocwen Commercial Loan Servicing. The 36,310 square foot center on a 2.31 acre site was purchased by Mount Dora-based Rose 24, LLC.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Industrial Leases Totaling More Than 56,900 Square Feet in Apopka

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently completed two new lease agreements totaling 56,916 square feet of industrial space on S. Orange Blossom Trail in Apopka. Michael Heidrich, Sr., principal at NAI Realvest represented the landlord Kagan Orlando, LLC of Palm Coast in a lease agreement with Kroy Crofoot for 47,076 square feet at 1715 S. Orange Blossom Trail. The local tenant was represented in the transaction by Wally Henderson of J. Wallace & Associates. NAI Realvest Associate Juan Jimenez negotiated a new lease for 9,840 square feet in the industrial facility located at 1839 S. Orange Blossom Trail representing the tenant Apopka Estate Auctions, LLC. The landlord is Weller Pool Constructors, Inc.

NAI Realvest Negotiates $455,000 sale price for cell tower on International Drive in Orlando

MAITLAND, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a cell tower for $455,000. The property is located on International Drive in Orlando. Paul P. Partyka, principal and managing partner at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Land Leases LLC of Charlotte, N.C. and the seller, Southeastern Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists, Inc.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two Leases totaling 6,200 Square Feet at Hanging Moss CommerCenter in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently completed two lease agreements for 6,200 square feet of industrial space at Hanging Moss CommerCenter in Orlando. Michael Heidrich, Sr., principal at NAI Realvest, negotiated both transactions representing the local landlord Hanging Moss SPE, LLC. City Electric Supply Company is the new tenant who leased suite 570 with 4,200 square feet at 6100 Hanging Moss Rd. City Electric was represented by Dave Axel of Axel Real Estate Inc. Carol Bradford Land Management Group, Inc. renewed its lease of suite 420 with 2,000 square feet at 6112 Hanging Moss Rd. The tenant was represented by Danny Rice of Colliers International.

NAI Realvest negotiates New Lease of 150,000 square foot industrial facility in DeLand

DeLand, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a long-term lease for 150,000 square feet of industrial space at 2000 Brunswick Lane in DeLand. Paul P. Partyka, managing partner at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the tenant, Ideal Deals, LLC and the new landlord Oscar M Clemmons Living Trust c/o Greene Realty of Florida, LLC based in DeLand. Ideal Aluminum will continue to operate out of the facility it already occupied but started a new lease agreement with the new ownership, Partyka said.

NAI Realvest Negotiates $600,000 Sale Price for 1.08 Acre Retail Development Site in West Orange County

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest negotiated the sale of 1.08 acres of vacant land at 10670 and 10680 West Colonial Drive in Ocoee in West Orange County for $600,000. Robert Blackwell SIOR, principal, negotiated the transaction representing the seller Branch Banking and Trust Company of Winston-Salem, N.C. Wendy’s International Inc., c/o The Wendy’s Company, a Dublin, Ohio-based firm, bought the site to build another restaurant.