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.

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