Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge Promotes New General Manager, And Three More

Winter Garden, Fla. --- Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Winter Garden recently promoted Toby Krause to General Manager. Michael J. Neumann, Retail and Marketing Manager at Orange County National, said Krause has served as assistant manager of the award-winning facility since May of this year. Krause began his golf career in 2007. Neumann said Orange County National recently made three additional promotions: Kevin Naylor was promoted to Assistant General Manager at Orange County National. Naylor joined the Orange County National staff in 2012 and most recently served as Golf Shop and Event Supervisor. Thomas Coman was promoted to Golf Operations Supervisor and Head Golf Instructor. Coman, who has more than seven years of experience as a golf instructor, joined the Orange County National staff in 2012. Most recently Coman served as Golf Shop Assistant and Instructor. Thomas Keegan was promoted to Outside Service Supervisor. Keegan joined the Orange County National staff in 2012 and most recently served as a member of the facility’s Outside Service Team.

Celebration Golf Management Names New Golf Sales Associate for Eagle Creek Golf Club

CELEBRATION, Fla. -- Celebration Golf Management, which owns and/or operates seven golf courses in the Central Florida region, recently named Jessica Handlan Golf Sales Associate at Eagle Creek Golf Club in southeast Orlando. Ed Whalley, General Manager at Eagle Creek, said Handlan who has over eight years of experience in both golf and hospitality, was formerly Assistant Manager at Orlando’s Dubsdread Golf Course. In her new role at Eagle Creek, Handlan will being selling tournaments, group outings, charity golf events, and seasonal golf leagues for the course. “With my strong golf background and dedication to guest services, I’m confident I will achieve positive sales results,” Handlan said. “As an avid golfer, I will relate my own experiences to our Eagle Creek guests in a friendly and honest way,” she explained. “We are excited to have Jessica join our team and know she will strive to be the best,” Whalley said.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects awarded contract to design “Retail Center” by Palm Beach Mall

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently won a contract to design a new “retail center” located off I-95 by the Palm Beach Mall on Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the power center totals 310,100 square feet and the developer is New England Development in Boston.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects awarded contract on redevelopment project in Hialeah

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park started work on a redevelopment project with Sears Holding Co. on a former K-Mart facility in Hialeah. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the facility, originally 100,000 square feet and now under construction, will be home to an 18,000 square foot Aldi grocery store and an 80,000 Sears store. Cuhaci & Peterson Architects is one of the nation’s leading designers of retail space with projects that total more than two million square feet annually.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects complete design work on Eagle Creek Center

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed design work on Phase One of a new Eagle Creek Retail and Business Center. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson said Eagle Creek is located off Narcoossee Rd. and Phase One of the center will offer around 28,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and professional office space that will be ready for occupancy in the fall of 2014. The owner and developer of the project is Emerson International, Inc. Cuhaci & Petersen Architects is one of the nation’s leading designers of retail space with projects that total more than two million square feet annually.

Cuhaci & Peterson awarded Design Contracts for Seven Leslie's Pool Mart Stores

Orlando, Fla. – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, were recently awarded contracts to work on designs for seven Leslie’s Pool Mart stores. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said all seven are 3,000-4,000 square feet and are located in Madison, Ala., Olive Branch, Miss., Arnold, Md., E. Newport N.Y., Mishawauka, Ind., Bradenton and Punta Gorda, Fla. Cuhaci & Peterson Architects is one of the nation’s leading designers of retail space with projects that total more than two million square feet annually.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects report revenues up by more than 15 percent over last year

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, reports that the firm’s volume of design projects has hit an all-time high, pushing revenues for this year up more than 15 percent over last year. Jed Downs, president of Cuhaci & Peterson, said the firm’s staff has grown to meet the demand of a nationwide client base that includes Publix, Winn Dixie, The Fresh Market, Wawa, Walmart and Darden. Cuhaci & Peterson currently employs 150 architects, engineers, planners and support staff in Orlando and Philadelphia. “Last summer we employed 120 people,” Downs said. “We have grown our staff by more than 16 percent and we are actively seeking qualified professionals now,” he said. Cuhaci & Petersen Architects is one of the nation’s leading designers of retail space with projects that total more than two million square feet annually.

M/I Homes plans January opening for Hickory Hammock on Johns Lake in Winter Garden with lakefront, 100-foot homes sites

ORLANDO, Fla. --- M/I Homes plans to open for presales a first phase in January at Hickory Hammock, the gated community of one and two-story single-family homes located on Johns Lake in Winter Garden off Stoneybrook West Parkway. David Byrnes, area president of M/I Homes in Central Florida, said 491 new three-, four- and five-bedroom homes are planned at Hickory Hammock. The first phase will consist of 80-foot, 90-foot and 100-foot home sites priced from the mid $300s up to $800,000. Byrnes said the first phase will include six lakefront home sites. Ultimately, 80 lakefront home sites are planned at Hickory Hammock. M/I Homes will open one new model home at Hickory Hammock in February, Byrnes added. The two-story Grandview model home at Hickory Hammock offers five bedrooms and four baths in 4,770 square feet of living space with a game room. The Grandview model home is priced from $521,990 with a three-car garage. Hickory Hammock will feature a community clubhouse with a swimming pool and children’s playground, Byrnes said.

Royal Oak Homes adding additional model home at Avalon Reserve in Winter Garden, priced from High $200s

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes is adding a new show home to its model center at Avalon Reserve community with 66 oversized homesites located off Avalon and Marsh Roads in Winter Garden. Matt Orosz, co-president at Royal Oak Homes, said the new model will be a Hawthorne plan that features four to six bedrooms, three-and-a-half to five baths in 3,541 square feet of living area priced from the low 300s. ‘ “The Hawthorne is one of our best sellers and will be a nice complement to the existing Parker floor plan which has over 4,700 square feet,” Orosz said. Royal Oak Homes is offering four and five bedroom homes at Avalon Reserve that range from 2,500 square feet of living space to 4,700 square feet with prices ranging from the $260s to the mid-$300s. 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.