Excel Recruiting Management Corp Graduates from UCF Business Incubation Program, Earns Major Recruiting Contract

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Excel Recruiting Management Corp., which recruits specialized technology professionals, recently earned a major recruiting contract with a Central Florida engineering firm and graduated from the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program. Mark Piccini, vice president of operations at Excel Recruiting, said the contract calls for Excel to exclusively staff up to 50 new software and electrical engineers for an Orlando engineering services firm at their brand new facility. “This new client partnership is a perfect fit for our business model,” Piccini said. “We focus on versatility, quick turn-around times and providing highly qualified individuals in a variety of technical roles, and our new client aims to expand rapidly in the Orlando market,” Piccini explained. At the same time, Excel Recruiting Management is proud to announce their recent graduation from the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP). Excel Recruiting is headquartered in Orlando and their gaming division, Excel Gaming, has an office in Las Vegas. The continued growth of Excel’s Gaming Division, which recruits game designers, developers and software engineers, also led the way to graduation from the UCF Business Incubation Program. Jay Weaver, vice president of Gaming Solutions at Excel, said Excel Recruiting and Excel Gaming provide contract, temp-to-hire and direct-hire services to leading companies world-wide, with a focus on Information Technology, Gaming Technology, Casino and Hospitality Operations, Simulation and Training and Aerospace and Defense Engineering. “Graduating from the UCF Business Incubator is a wonderful accomplishment for our team. It is a testament to the tremendous job we do for our employers and candidates every day. Our focus has always been on offering the highest quality recruiting services and our company’s growth is a welcome by-product of our team’s hard work and dedication,” Weaver said. Excel recently unveiled a newly revamped website at www.ExcelRecruiting.com.

Meritage Homes names Rick Miles construction manager for Parkside Community

ORLANDO, Fla. – Meritage Homes has appointed Rick Miles construction manager to direct construction efforts at its Parkside community in southwest Orlando. Brian Kittle, vice president at Meritage Homes, said Miles has more than 15 years of experience in the homebuilding industry and was formerly a construction manager with another national homebuilder in Florida.

Technology Assurance Labs LLC Launches Tank Monitoring Tool for $10 Billion U.S. Propane Gas Industry

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Technology Assurance Labs LLC in Orlando has launched a low-cost, wide-area tank monitoring device that promises significant efficiencies for the nation’s $10 billion propane gas industry. Ken Stauffer, Co-Founder at Technology Assurance Labs, said the device---dubbed OWL, for Overhead Wireless Logic System--- automatically logs the volume of fuel in the tank and transmits the information to the dealer. The radio sensor is economical enough to be worthwhile for smaller residential propane tanks. It pays for itself in a couple of saved truck rolls. “With OWL, dealers can schedule deliveries in real time, when fuel is actually needed,” Stauffer said. Traditionally, dealers schedule routine deliveries based on historic usage. If usage suddenly increases, the customer’s tank may run dry, shutting down the customer’s operation. If usage decreases, the provider wastes time and fuel with an unnecessary delivery attempt. Garry Lovelace, Vice President of Lovelace Gas Service said “I’ve deployed OWL on propane tanks at both my commercial and residential accounts. Tank monitoring is great, but OWL has taken tank monitoring to the next level with its GIS tank mapping and graphical capabilities.” Tank data is stored in the cloud and presented in the office or in the field through a web-based SaaS portal on computers, tablets, or phones. It can also be integrated into popular back office systems such as ADDS, Blue Cow and K&K. As Garry Lovelace says, “I can now offer a “virtual gas metering service”. My customers enjoy not having to pay for a full tank of gas, and I enjoy being able to fill the tank when we’re on that route. OWL provides a more even cash flow for both my customers and me, and allows me to maintain monthly contact with my customers. It is also a great sales tool to gain new customers.” “OWL is a win-win-win solution for dealers, customers, and the economy,” Stauffer said. “All three entities will realize savings,” he said. Technology Assurance Labs is a graduate of and an anchor tenant in the UCF Business Incubator in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.

Winston James Development reports lease expansion at Aloma Business Center in Winter Park

WINTER PARK, Fla. – New Horizons, a company that installs outdoor living areas and screened-in patios, recently expanded its space at Aloma Business Center by 937 square feet. Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, which owns Aloma Business Center located on Aloma Ave. near the Greeneway (SR 417), said New Horizons now leases 2,000 square feet of space at Aloma Business Center.

Royal Oak Homes Starts Construction in New Phase of Hammock Trails in Kissimmee

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently started construction of single family homes priced from the $170s in Phase 2 at Hammock Trails located on Ham Brown Road off 17-92 in Kissimmee. Matt Orosz, co-president of Royal Oak Homes, said there are 130 home sites in the new phase for three, four and five-bedroom single family homes. New Royal Oak homes at Hammock Trails range in size from 1,800 square feet of living space to 3,300 square feet and are priced from the $170s to $230,000. Orosz said two model homes are underway in the new phase – The Monica that offers 1,927 square feet of living area and the Valencia with 2,768 square feet. Both models should be complete and ready for touring by May, said Orosz. Royal Oak Homes is a third-generation home builder whose track record boasts more than 14,000 new homes built in Central Florida over the past 30 years under the Cambridge Homes brand, one of the region’s most successful home builders in the 1980s and 1990s. Founded in 2011, Royal Oak Homes is rapidly becoming one of the largest and most active home builders in the Central Florida area, building in ten active communities in the region.