ORLANDO, Fla. --- Avalon Park Group has appointed a nationally-renowned interior designer to plan interior features, appointments and color schemes in the new state-of-the-art independent adult and assisted living facilities under development in downtown Avalon Park.
Ross Halle, Town Planner at Avalon Park, said he appointed Bonnie Manson, president of Interior Design Associates, Inc., of Nashville as interior designer for the facilities.
Manson, who has more than 28 years of experience in interior design, has earned numerous national and regional design awards and specializes in adult and senior care facilities.
Avalon Park’s adult independent and assisted living facilities are scheduled to start construction next summer. The first phase, planned to be 100,000 square feet, will facilitate assisted living and memory care, and is projected to cost approximately $20 million.
“Interior design for adult living facilities is a critical element and a highly specialized skill,” Halle said.
“Color schemes, textures, furnishings and even layout are essential,” Halle added
For more information about this release, please contact:
Ross Halle, VP Architecture/Town Planner Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565
Beat Kahli, Owner / Founder, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Rhodes+Brito Architects to Design Renovations at Valencia Community College Math, Architecture Facilities
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Rhodes+Brito Architects was recently awarded contracts to design renovations of the facilities housing the Math and Architecture departments at Valencia Community College on Kirkman Rd. in west Orlando.
Ruffin Rhodes, co-founder and partner at Rhodes+Brito, said the cost of construction is estimated at $1.5 million.
Renovation work will include demolition and new finishes, lighting and ceilings in both facilities, which total 24,000 square feet of space.
Rhodes+Brito Architects recently completed renovation work on two HSB buildings at Valencia Community College, Rhodes said.
For more information contact:
Ruffin Rhodes, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 ruffin@rbarchitects.com
Maximiano Brito, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 max@rbarchitects.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 (fax: 4410)
About Rhodes+Brito:
Rhodes+Brito Architects, which opened in Orlando in 1996, currently employs a staff of 17, including seven registered architects. The firm served as lead architect for the Florida A&M University College of Law facility in downtown Orlando.
Ruffin Rhodes, co-founder and partner at Rhodes+Brito, said the cost of construction is estimated at $1.5 million.
Renovation work will include demolition and new finishes, lighting and ceilings in both facilities, which total 24,000 square feet of space.
Rhodes+Brito Architects recently completed renovation work on two HSB buildings at Valencia Community College, Rhodes said.
For more information contact:
Ruffin Rhodes, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 ruffin@rbarchitects.com
Maximiano Brito, Rhodes+Brito Architects, 407-648-7288 max@rbarchitects.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 (fax: 4410)
About Rhodes+Brito:
Rhodes+Brito Architects, which opened in Orlando in 1996, currently employs a staff of 17, including seven registered architects. The firm served as lead architect for the Florida A&M University College of Law facility in downtown Orlando.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Expansion of SBA’s latest initiative could have dramatic impact on Small Businesses, National Economy, says Chris Hurn
Expansion of SBA’s latest initiative could have dramatic impact on Small Businesses, National Economy, says Chris Hurn
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - The U.S. Small Business Administration’s helpful decision recently to extend its SBA-504 lending program ---which helps small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities---doesn’t go far enough, says Chris Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation in Altamonte Springs.
Hurn’s analysis, which he published at www.504Experts.com, is getting some major media traction, including a lengthy interview in the New York Times.
The most recent SBA initiative---announced last February and put into effect recently---extends the SBA’s 504 lending program to include refinancing.
Hurn gives the SBA credit for extending the 504 loan program. But the SBA initiative requires businesses to use new funds for expansion purposes only.
“That’s the kink,” Hurn said. “How many small businesses are in an expansion mode in this economy?” he asked.
Billions of dollars worth of potential small business loans go unfunded every year, Hurn said.
“That money needs to be in the marketplace to have any positive effect on small business growth. The $255 million,” Hurn said.
The numbers back Hurn’s proposition: SBA 504 loans are down 41.5 percent this fiscal year and the total dollar amount funded has dropped 42.5 percent from last year.
“The SBA is moving in the right direction, but the positive impact on small business growth in the U.S. would be explosive if SBA would lift its restriction to small business expansion and open the door to true refinancing,” Hurn added.
For more information, contact:
Chris Hurn, Chief Executive Officer Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040
Shannon Marks, President, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - The U.S. Small Business Administration’s helpful decision recently to extend its SBA-504 lending program ---which helps small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities---doesn’t go far enough, says Chris Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation in Altamonte Springs.
Hurn’s analysis, which he published at www.504Experts.com, is getting some major media traction, including a lengthy interview in the New York Times.
The most recent SBA initiative---announced last February and put into effect recently---extends the SBA’s 504 lending program to include refinancing.
Hurn gives the SBA credit for extending the 504 loan program. But the SBA initiative requires businesses to use new funds for expansion purposes only.
“That’s the kink,” Hurn said. “How many small businesses are in an expansion mode in this economy?” he asked.
Billions of dollars worth of potential small business loans go unfunded every year, Hurn said.
“That money needs to be in the marketplace to have any positive effect on small business growth. The $255 million,” Hurn said.
The numbers back Hurn’s proposition: SBA 504 loans are down 41.5 percent this fiscal year and the total dollar amount funded has dropped 42.5 percent from last year.
“The SBA is moving in the right direction, but the positive impact on small business growth in the U.S. would be explosive if SBA would lift its restriction to small business expansion and open the door to true refinancing,” Hurn added.
For more information, contact:
Chris Hurn, Chief Executive Officer Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040
Shannon Marks, President, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Friday, May 8, 2009
Randall-Paulson Architects Complete Renovation Services at Jameson Inn and Suites in Peoria, Ill.
Randall-Paulson Architects Complete Renovation Services at Jameson Inn and Suites in Peoria, Ill.
ROSWELL, Ga. – Randall-Paulson Architects, the award winning Roswell-based architectural firm, recently completed exterior renovation and addition design services for the second phase of work at the 111-room Jameson Inn and Suites hotel at 4112 N. Brandywine Drive in Peoria, Ill.
Alex S. Paulson, AIA, co-founder and Principal at Randall-Paulson Architects, said the 58,138 square foot inn and suites hotel boasts dramatic changes to the exterior and a stunning new glass enclosed swimming pool. Now a fresh, contemporary destination the renovated drive-through canopy, roof and wood brackets, entry vestibule and updated color palette establish a new welcome for guest arrivals.
The first phase of renovations included substantial interior improvements to lobby and common rooms, guest rooms and suites, Paulson said.
Headquartered in Roswell, Ga., Randall-Paulson Architects is a 15-year old commercial architectural design firm that specializes in the design of industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, education, religious, childcare, and hospitality facilities.
For more information, contact:
Alex S. Paulson, AIA, Principal, Randall-Paulson Architects, 770-650-7558, apaulson@randallpaulson.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Emerson International Appoints Kathyrn Biddle Legal Administrator
Emerson International Appoints Kathyrn Biddle Legal Administrator
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Emerson International, who develops commercial facilities and residential communities throughout the Central Florida region, recently appointed Kathryn Biddle legal administrator.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said Biddle is a paralegal professional and legal administrator who received her Associates Degree from Valencia Community College.
Biddle has more than five years of experience, Emerson said.
For more information, contact
Eric J. Emerson, Vice President and General Manager Emerson International, Inc. 407-834-9560; ejemerson@emerson-us.com;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Designers at Randall-Paulson Architects Earn LEED-AP Professional Designation for Energy-Efficient Design
Designers at Randall-Paulson Architects Earn LEED-AP Professional Designation for Energy-Efficient Design
ROSWELL, Ga. – David Krogh, Don Buschert, Heather Anderson, Lauren Harper, Marcus Mello and Peter Jamieson, architectural and interior designers at Randall-Paulson Architects, the award winning Roswell-based architectural firm, recently earned their LEED AP accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental design –– promotes the Green Building Rating System developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), which provides standards for environmentally sustainable construction and has more than 10,000 membership organizations.
Alex Paulson, AIA, Principal at Randall-Paulson Architects, said LEED accredited building designers and contractors will dominate the industry within the next few years.
“Since its inception in 1998, the LEED program has grown to encompass more than 22,000 projects in 50 states and 91 countries,” Paulson said.
“Most people in the design, construction and lending industries understand the critical importance of reducing carbon emissions and building more energy-efficient environmentally sustainable structures,” Paulson said.
Randall-Paulson established a Sustainability Studio in the last year. It offers a full range of Sustainability Consultation services including existing building analysis,commissioning, company training, high performance design, LEED and Green Globes consultation and administration, and tax credit evaluations.
Headquartered in Roswell, Ga., Randall-Paulson Architects is a 15-year old commercial architectural design firm that specializes in the design of industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, education, religious, childcare, and hospitality facilities.
For more information, contact:
Alex S. Paulson, AIA, Principal, Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558, apaulson@randallpaulson.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
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