TAMPA - Beazer Homes will host a gala Casino Night for Tampa Bay-area Realtors from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Dupree Lakes, located off Ehren’s Cutoff and S.R. 41 in Land O’Lakes.
Admission to the event is free.
Kareyann Rhodes, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said Casino night games include Blackjack, Craps and Texas Hold 'em. Realtors can use their Casino Night winnings to earn the top three prizes of American Express gift cards, Rhodes said.
Rhodes said Beazer Homes sold eight new homes at Dupree Lakes in January and a third phase with 79 additional single-family home sites will open soon.
Beazer Homes builds three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes at Dupree Lakes with Beazer’s exclusive eSMART features that save energy, conserve water and improve indoor air quality.
New homes at Dupree Lakes are priced starting from under $160,000.
Dupree Lakes features a community clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, cabana and children's splash zone, a tot lot and playground with slides, two held-court basketball courts, two lighted tennis courts, sand volleyball and soccer field, along with lighted walking trails.
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For more information, contact:
Kareyann Rhodes, Sales Manager, Beazer Homes/Tampa Division 813-663-9002 Krhodes@beazer.com;
Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com;
David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
About Beazer Homes:
Beazer Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country's 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BZH."
Monday, February 1, 2010
Commercial Florida Advisors Affiliated with Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida, Appoints Appraiser John Beil
TAMPA - Commercial Florida Advisors, an advisory firm which is affiliated with Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, and 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently named John Beil its commercial property appraiser.
Don Lombardi, ALC, vice president who heads Commercial Florida Advisors, based in Tampa with offices in Orlando and Melbourne, said Beil is a Florida certified commercial property appraiser who has more than 10 years of experience in appraising. Beil is a graduate of the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business and has an extensive background in sales and property management.
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About Commercial Florida Advisors:
Commercial Florida Advisors (CFA) provides business advisory services to companies that own, operate or manage multi-tenant commercial real estate. Services offered include Property Tax Advisory Services, Appraisal and Acquisition Diligence Coordination. Financial Instrument Transactions and Cost Segregation services are planned for the near future.
Contacts:
Don Lombardi, ALC Vice President Ext. 226
Jeff Sweeney SIOR President 407-481-5387
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ICI Homes Unveils Plans to Sell New Single-Family Homes Priced from the $150s in Four Communities through March 1
JACKSONVILLE – ICI Homes unveiled plans recently to build new single-family homes priced from $159,900 in four communities in the Jacksonville region.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes, said the 60-day incentive plan will be available until March 1 at Plantation Grove behind Plantation Estates in Julington Creek in South Jacksonville, and at North Hampton, Tidewater and Victoria Lakes in North Jacksonville.
The three and four bedroom single-family homes will offer 1,800 square feet of living space to 3,000 square feet, Messina said.
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For more information, contact:
Lisa Egle, Marketing Manager, ICI Homes 386-236-4273 legle@icihomes.com;
Rosemary Messina, VP Sales & Marketing ICI Homes, 386-236-4231
About ICI Homes:
ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes, said the 60-day incentive plan will be available until March 1 at Plantation Grove behind Plantation Estates in Julington Creek in South Jacksonville, and at North Hampton, Tidewater and Victoria Lakes in North Jacksonville.
The three and four bedroom single-family homes will offer 1,800 square feet of living space to 3,000 square feet, Messina said.
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For more information, contact:
Lisa Egle, Marketing Manager, ICI Homes 386-236-4273 legle@icihomes.com;
Rosemary Messina, VP Sales & Marketing ICI Homes, 386-236-4231
About ICI Homes:
ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
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Beazer Homes to Host Beazer Spa Day for Jacksonville Realtors at Durbin Crossing in St. Johns
JACKSONVILLE - Beazer Homes will host Beazer’s Spa Day for area Realtors on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Durbin Crossing, located south of Race Track Rd. off Linda Ave. at 200 Huntston Way in St. Johns.
Daniel Gregory, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Jacksonville region, said the home builder plans to unveil a host of special incentives for clients and exclusive commission incentives for Realtors.
“We’re going to pamper Realtors with world class spa services, chair massages, manicures, mini facials, pedicures with paraffin dips,” Gregory said, and gentlemen are welcome.
The event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m.
Refreshments will include delicacies such as a cheese display with cheddar and Monterey jack cheese, dried apricot with a blend of goat cheese and honey finished with a candied walnut, feta cheese rolled in fresh parsley, seasoned crostini and grapes, tropical Martinis, Caesar salad croustades, Turkey Tea Sandwiches with winter chutney on sweet potato biscuits and Apple and Walnut Chicken Salad served on mini yeast rolls.
Gregory said mimosas, champagne and red and white wines will also be served.
Admission is free to Jacksonville area Realtors, Gregory said.
Space is limited, Gregory said. Participating Realtors should RSVP to Kelli or Paul at 904-230-0567 by February 8th.
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For more information contact:
Dan Gregory, General Sales Manager, Beazer Homes-Jacksonville 904-484-0166 x 227; dgregory@beazer.com;
Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes /Florida Division 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com;
David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida Division - 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
Daniel Gregory, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Jacksonville region, said the home builder plans to unveil a host of special incentives for clients and exclusive commission incentives for Realtors.
“We’re going to pamper Realtors with world class spa services, chair massages, manicures, mini facials, pedicures with paraffin dips,” Gregory said, and gentlemen are welcome.
The event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m.
Refreshments will include delicacies such as a cheese display with cheddar and Monterey jack cheese, dried apricot with a blend of goat cheese and honey finished with a candied walnut, feta cheese rolled in fresh parsley, seasoned crostini and grapes, tropical Martinis, Caesar salad croustades, Turkey Tea Sandwiches with winter chutney on sweet potato biscuits and Apple and Walnut Chicken Salad served on mini yeast rolls.
Gregory said mimosas, champagne and red and white wines will also be served.
Admission is free to Jacksonville area Realtors, Gregory said.
Space is limited, Gregory said. Participating Realtors should RSVP to Kelli or Paul at 904-230-0567 by February 8th.
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For more information contact:
Dan Gregory, General Sales Manager, Beazer Homes-Jacksonville 904-484-0166 x 227; dgregory@beazer.com;
Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes /Florida Division 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com;
David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida Division - 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com
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NAI Realvest, NAI Horizon in Phoenix Negotiate Office Lease for 10,000 Square Feet in Scottsdale
ORLANDO - NAI Realvest in Maitland and NAI Horizon in Phoenix recently negotiated a lease agreement for more than 10,000 square feet of office space on behalf of Channel Intelligence at the SkySong mixed-use development in Scottsdale, Ariz.
George Livingston, chairman emeritus of the firm, and Christie Alexander, principal at NAI Realvest, along with Thomas Bean and Patricia Rogers of NAI Horizon represented Channel Intelligence in the lease of the Orlando-based company’s West Coast office.
Channel Intelligence helps retailers, manufacturers and other advertisers make their products and services easier for consumers to find and buy online and in local retail stores.
Higgins Development Partners and Plaza Companies are co-developers of the SkySong project in partnership with the Arizona State University Foundation and USAA Real Estate Company.
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For more information, contact:
Christie Alexander, Principal, NAI Realvest 407-949-0704 calexander@realvest.com;
George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
George Livingston, chairman emeritus of the firm, and Christie Alexander, principal at NAI Realvest, along with Thomas Bean and Patricia Rogers of NAI Horizon represented Channel Intelligence in the lease of the Orlando-based company’s West Coast office.
Channel Intelligence helps retailers, manufacturers and other advertisers make their products and services easier for consumers to find and buy online and in local retail stores.
Higgins Development Partners and Plaza Companies are co-developers of the SkySong project in partnership with the Arizona State University Foundation and USAA Real Estate Company.
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For more information, contact:
Christie Alexander, Principal, NAI Realvest 407-949-0704 calexander@realvest.com;
George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Mattamy Homes Names Carolyn Cesario New Home Counselor at Circle Cross Ranch in Queen Creek

TEMPE, Ariz. – Mattamy Homes recently named real estate sales executive Carolyn Cesario as new home counselor at Circle Cross Ranch in Queen Creek.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations for Mattamy Homes in the Arizona region, said Cesario has more than 25 years of experience in real estate and new home sales. She has been consistently recognized for outstanding customer commitment throughout her career, Morrison added.
Most recently Cesario was a new home counselor for eight years with a new home builder in the Phoenix region and in 2008 was their only associate whose sales volume ranked her in the top one percent of the nationwide organization for two consecutive months. Cesario received a MAME (Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence) award from the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona for sales in excess of $50,000,000 in 2007.
“We are delighted to welcome such an excellent and experienced new home professional to our Mattamy team,” said Morrison.
Mattamy Homes Arizona Division is building new single-family homes priced from the low $100s in the continuing phase of Circle Cross Ranch. For more information about Mattamy Homes Arizona, please call 480-302-6080 or visit http://www.mattamyhomes.com/.
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For more information contact:
Carolyn Morrison, VP Operations, Mattamy Homes Phoenix, 480-302-6080
About Mattamy Homes: Mattamy Homes, http://www.mattamyhomes.com/, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
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Randall-Paulson Architects launched or completed 35 major design projects in 2009
ROSWELL - Thirty-five major design projects, including facilities for health care, manufacturing, retail, educational, church organizations and six U.S. Post Office buildings, kept Roswell based Randall-Paulson Architects busy in 2009.
The award-winning planning and design firm launched or completed projects in 2009 that total more than five million square feet of space in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado and Washington according to Michael Randall, Principal at Randall-Paulson Architects.
“We’ve been fortunate. We’ve had a very busy past year and we have a strong list of projects that will start this year,” Randall said.
The firm’s largest projects include the 872,000 square foot Northport Logistics facility in Jacksonville, Fla. for Oakmont Industrial Group; the 780,000 square foot Orgill retail distribution facility in Sikeston, Mo. for ARCO Design-Build; and the 605,000 square foot Interstate Centre II distribution facility in Bryan County, Ga., for TPA Realty.
Randall-Paulson Architects’ church and school facilities---a specialty of the firm---included a large addition to the Fellowship Christian School in Roswell and the Bethany Primitive Baptist Church in Forsyth County.
The firm designed public buildings as well, Randall said, including U.S. Post Office facilities in Bethlehem, Grayson, Villa Rica, Monroe, Guyton, and Braselton, Ga.
“We also make an effort to incorporate “green” design techniques wherever appropriate in our work because it’s the right thing to do for our clients,” said Randall.
Randall-Paulson Architects is a 16-year-old commercial architectural firm that specializes in the design of industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, education, religious, childcare, hospitality facilities and sustainable design.
Visit www.randallpaulson.com.
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For more information contact:
Leslie C. Carruth, AIA, LEED AP, Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558 x135 lcarruth@randallpaulson.com;
Michael B. Randall, AIA, Co-founder/Principal Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558; mrandall@randallpaulson.com
The award-winning planning and design firm launched or completed projects in 2009 that total more than five million square feet of space in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado and Washington according to Michael Randall, Principal at Randall-Paulson Architects.
“We’ve been fortunate. We’ve had a very busy past year and we have a strong list of projects that will start this year,” Randall said.
The firm’s largest projects include the 872,000 square foot Northport Logistics facility in Jacksonville, Fla. for Oakmont Industrial Group; the 780,000 square foot Orgill retail distribution facility in Sikeston, Mo. for ARCO Design-Build; and the 605,000 square foot Interstate Centre II distribution facility in Bryan County, Ga., for TPA Realty.
Randall-Paulson Architects’ church and school facilities---a specialty of the firm---included a large addition to the Fellowship Christian School in Roswell and the Bethany Primitive Baptist Church in Forsyth County.
The firm designed public buildings as well, Randall said, including U.S. Post Office facilities in Bethlehem, Grayson, Villa Rica, Monroe, Guyton, and Braselton, Ga.
“We also make an effort to incorporate “green” design techniques wherever appropriate in our work because it’s the right thing to do for our clients,” said Randall.
Randall-Paulson Architects is a 16-year-old commercial architectural firm that specializes in the design of industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, education, religious, childcare, hospitality facilities and sustainable design.
Visit www.randallpaulson.com.
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For more information contact:
Leslie C. Carruth, AIA, LEED AP, Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558 x135 lcarruth@randallpaulson.com;
Michael B. Randall, AIA, Co-founder/Principal Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558; mrandall@randallpaulson.com
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Crossman & Company Associate Courtney Kowalchuk Named Real Estate “Woman of Influence” by Real Estate Florida Magazine

ORLANDO - Courtney Kowalchuk, senior associate at Crossman & Company, the Orlando firm that ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, was recently named a “Woman of Influence in Florida Real Estate” by Real Estate Florida, a magazine supplement to the national publication Real Estate Forum.
Last year Kowalchuk negotiated over 35 lease agreements valued at more than $15 million.
“Courtney Kowalchuk is one of the brightest young commercial real estate executives in Florida,” said John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company.
“She plays a major role at Crossman & Company and we expect her to play an even bigger role as we expand,” Crossman said.
Kowalchuk is also a new mother. The twin girls, Katie Rayne and Lilly, were born on December 8th, 2009.
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For more information please contact:
John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando, Fla. in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit http://www.crossmanco.com/, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
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Congressional Candidate Paul Partyka: Recent Supreme Court Ruling an Assault on American Values
WINTER SPRINGS - The recent Supreme Court decision regarding corporate spending on political campaigns is a direct assault on American values that flies in the face of common sense and diminishes the rights of every American, said former Winter Springs Mayor Paul Partyka, a commercial real estate executive who is running for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Congress in Florida’s 24th District.
“I don’t believe the ruling will stand,” Partyka said. “I believe we Americans---Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, all of us---will change it. The question is how much damage to the American cause will we endure before we can undo this?”
“It will be harder for individuals to challenge incumbents now since much of the corporate money will go to support them,” Partyka said.
“The ruling overturns decades of precedent and practice. Common sense says there is a difference between the First Amendment rights of people and those of corporations and special interest groups,” Partyka said.
“I agree with what Justice John Paul Stevens said in his dissenting opinion,” Partyka said.
“Corporations are different because they “have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, nor desires. “…They are not themselves members of “We the People” by whom and for whom our Constitution was established.”
Partyka said that if he is elected, he will work on campaign finance reform.
“This ruling cannot stand, it will not stand,” Partyka said. “The people of the United States---Democrats, Republicans, Independents, all of us---will control our government, not the corporations and special interest groups.
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For more information please contact: Paul P. Partyka, 407-341-0805 PaulPartykaforCongress@Gmail.com; Bruce Pronovost, Campaign Manager 407-375-1578 Bapjap@cfl.rr.com
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“I don’t believe the ruling will stand,” Partyka said. “I believe we Americans---Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, all of us---will change it. The question is how much damage to the American cause will we endure before we can undo this?”
“It will be harder for individuals to challenge incumbents now since much of the corporate money will go to support them,” Partyka said.
“The ruling overturns decades of precedent and practice. Common sense says there is a difference between the First Amendment rights of people and those of corporations and special interest groups,” Partyka said.
“I agree with what Justice John Paul Stevens said in his dissenting opinion,” Partyka said.
“Corporations are different because they “have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, nor desires. “…They are not themselves members of “We the People” by whom and for whom our Constitution was established.”
Partyka said that if he is elected, he will work on campaign finance reform.
“This ruling cannot stand, it will not stand,” Partyka said. “The people of the United States---Democrats, Republicans, Independents, all of us---will control our government, not the corporations and special interest groups.
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For more information please contact: Paul P. Partyka, 407-341-0805 PaulPartykaforCongress@Gmail.com; Bruce Pronovost, Campaign Manager 407-375-1578 Bapjap@cfl.rr.com
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University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program’s Open House at Orlando site on Colonial Drive set for Feb. 18
ORLANDO – The public is invited to attend an open house of the recently expanded University of Central Florida Business Incubator-Orlando Thursday, Feb. 18 at 3218 E. Colonial Drive.
The festivities, which are scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., will include welcome speeches by Dr. Thomas O’Neal, UCF Associate Vice President for Research and Commercialization and executive director of the Business Incubation Program, and by Tony Ortiz, Orlando City Commissioner for District 2.
The open house also will feature self-guided tours of the 6,400 square-foot facility, as well as finger foods and beverages.
The incubator – a partnership between the City of Orlando and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program – opened on Colonial Drive nearly two years ago in a 2,400 square foot office across from Fashion Square Mall with plans to expand into a neighboring office with nearly 4,000 additional square feet, according to Site Manager Melissa Wasserman.
The expansion offers dramatically more common space for clients to meet with business associates including a training room equipped with the latest AV technology and work stations with wireless internet access.
“We are very proud of the quality of our new clients and the functionality of our newly expanded space,” Wasserman said. “We are eager to welcome the local community to see how the partnership between UCF and Orlando is growing.”
The center’s established residents – OC Grant Consulting Associates, SeaQuarius, Social Security Advocates and Therigy – recently were joined by Brand Advance, Eginity, Excelsior Communications Services Inc., MTK Sports Training, InBusiness Inc., Learn to Learn, MyDocHub, Perceptive Technologies and VideoProof, some of who recently moved in from other UCF incubator locations.
The Orlando incubator is one of six such facilities in the university’s Business Incubation Program. Others are in East Orange County near UCF, and in Seminole and Lake Counties.
The UCF Business Incubation Program serves nearly 80 full-time client companies and provides a wide range of services, including business mentors, educational classes, affordable office space, as well as access to a receptionist, a site manager, and necessary business equipment like multi-line phones, FAX and high-speed Internet.
For more information please call, 321-281-8384.
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For more information about this release, please contact:
Melissa Wasserman, UCF Business Incubator Orlando Site Manager, 321-281-8384, mwasserm@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1157; bizdev@mail.ucf.edu
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 130 emerging companies (including nearly 80 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With six facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
The festivities, which are scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., will include welcome speeches by Dr. Thomas O’Neal, UCF Associate Vice President for Research and Commercialization and executive director of the Business Incubation Program, and by Tony Ortiz, Orlando City Commissioner for District 2.
The open house also will feature self-guided tours of the 6,400 square-foot facility, as well as finger foods and beverages.
The incubator – a partnership between the City of Orlando and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program – opened on Colonial Drive nearly two years ago in a 2,400 square foot office across from Fashion Square Mall with plans to expand into a neighboring office with nearly 4,000 additional square feet, according to Site Manager Melissa Wasserman.
The expansion offers dramatically more common space for clients to meet with business associates including a training room equipped with the latest AV technology and work stations with wireless internet access.
“We are very proud of the quality of our new clients and the functionality of our newly expanded space,” Wasserman said. “We are eager to welcome the local community to see how the partnership between UCF and Orlando is growing.”
The center’s established residents – OC Grant Consulting Associates, SeaQuarius, Social Security Advocates and Therigy – recently were joined by Brand Advance, Eginity, Excelsior Communications Services Inc., MTK Sports Training, InBusiness Inc., Learn to Learn, MyDocHub, Perceptive Technologies and VideoProof, some of who recently moved in from other UCF incubator locations.
The Orlando incubator is one of six such facilities in the university’s Business Incubation Program. Others are in East Orange County near UCF, and in Seminole and Lake Counties.
The UCF Business Incubation Program serves nearly 80 full-time client companies and provides a wide range of services, including business mentors, educational classes, affordable office space, as well as access to a receptionist, a site manager, and necessary business equipment like multi-line phones, FAX and high-speed Internet.
For more information please call, 321-281-8384.
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For more information about this release, please contact:
Melissa Wasserman, UCF Business Incubator Orlando Site Manager, 321-281-8384, mwasserm@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1157; bizdev@mail.ucf.edu
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 130 emerging companies (including nearly 80 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With six facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
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