WESLEY CHAPEL - Ashton Woods Homes recently opened two new ready-to-move-in homes priced from under $140,000 and has four more under construction at Palm Cove, located off Boyette Road and S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel in Wesley Chapel.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the new homes range in size from 1,339 square feet of living space to 2,764 square feet.
Roche said all six new homes will qualify for the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit and the $6,500 tax credit for existing home owners.
The deadline to take advantage of home buyer tax credit incentives is April 30 for contracts and June 30 for closings.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
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For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Top GIS Software Architects at Data Transfer Solutions Publish Research Article in ESRI ArcUser Journal
ORLANDO - Two top GIS software architects at Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), headquartered in Orlando’s downtown Avalon Park, were recently published in ESRI ArcUser, the world’s leading journal of the GIS (geographic information systems) and spatial modeling and mapping software industry.
A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said Brian Noyle, senior project manager and software architect at DTS, and David Bouwman, chief technology officer, authored the technical article, Unit Testing for ESRI Developers to teach GIS developers how to engineer software tests before deployment of custom software systems.
“A recent survey showed that only about half of all GIS unit developers write unit tests,” Fragala explained. “Over the life of a custom GIS software project, maintenance costs will equal about half of the project development cost, so testing units beforehand can substantially reduce total project costs,” Fragala said.
Noyle and Bouwman rank among the top software engineers in the GIS industry, Fragala said.
Data Transfer Solutions provides geographic information systems (GIS), transportation planning and engineering, asset management, web design, custom applications development and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S. The firm has offices in six states.
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For more information, contact: A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com
A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said Brian Noyle, senior project manager and software architect at DTS, and David Bouwman, chief technology officer, authored the technical article, Unit Testing for ESRI Developers to teach GIS developers how to engineer software tests before deployment of custom software systems.
“A recent survey showed that only about half of all GIS unit developers write unit tests,” Fragala explained. “Over the life of a custom GIS software project, maintenance costs will equal about half of the project development cost, so testing units beforehand can substantially reduce total project costs,” Fragala said.
Noyle and Bouwman rank among the top software engineers in the GIS industry, Fragala said.
Data Transfer Solutions provides geographic information systems (GIS), transportation planning and engineering, asset management, web design, custom applications development and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S. The firm has offices in six states.
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For more information, contact: A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com
Mattamy Homes has only One Home Site remaining for sale at Brighton Park in Mint Hill Area
CHARLOTTE - Mattamy Homes has only one home site remaining for sale at Brighton Park, located off Lawyers Rd. west of I-485 in the Mint Hill area.
Bill Kiselick, president of Mattamy Homes in the Charlotte region, said Brighton Park features four and five-bedroom homes that range in size from 1,913 square feet of living space to 2,392 square feet priced from the $180s.
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For more information contact:
Bill Kiselick, Division President Mattamy Homes US Group-Charlotte 704-375-9373 Bill.Kiselick@mattamyhomes.com;
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group: Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Minneapolis and Phoenix. 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.
Bill Kiselick, president of Mattamy Homes in the Charlotte region, said Brighton Park features four and five-bedroom homes that range in size from 1,913 square feet of living space to 2,392 square feet priced from the $180s.
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For more information contact:
Bill Kiselick, Division President Mattamy Homes US Group-Charlotte 704-375-9373 Bill.Kiselick@mattamyhomes.com;
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group: Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Minneapolis and Phoenix. 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.
Three Avalon Park Groups Join Hands with Schools to Create Community Garden
ORLANDO - Residents of Avalon Park in east Orlando have created a unique partnership to develop a community garden.
Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator for Avalon Park Group, which is developing the neotraditional community, said the Avalon Park Property Owners Association is behind the project that includes the Avalon Park Garden Club, Avalon Church and Avalon Park’s schools.
“Property Manager, Tracy Durham, has been organizing all of the details including working with Avalon Church to set aside a parcel of land to be used for the garden,” Hodson reported. “The project will afford students a hands-on opportunity to learn gardening and nutritional skills and a provide place for town home and apartment residents to plant their own vegetables,” Hodson explained.
Hodson said the garden, which will kick off its first planting season this spring, will reserve a special space for a butterfly garden of native flowers.
If all goes well---gardening is subject to the trials of nature, after all---Hodson said the entire Avalon Park community can benefit.
“We hope to produce great vegetables we can sell in our Farmers Market, with proceeds going to the Avalon Park Foundation.”
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For more information about this release, please contact: Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565
Lennar’s Central Florida Division Promotes Dustin Johnson to Assistant Controller
TAMPA- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has promoted Dustin Johnson to assistant controller.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Johnson joined Lennar five years ago after graduation from Ohio State University.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Johnson joined Lennar five years ago after graduation from Ohio State University.
Lennar’s Central Florida Division, builds new single-family homes and town homes priced from the $80s to the $400s in more than 30 Lennar communities in the Tampa Bay, Orlando and Space Coast regions.
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For more information contact: Francine Miller, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Tampa Region, 727-479-1747; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700
Beazer Homes Appoints Evan Marie Vogel Sales Analyst
ORLANDO - Beazer Homes has appointed Evan Marie Vogel New Home sales analyst.
Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales and marketing at Beazer Homes in the Orlando region, said Vogel, a graduate cum laude of Elon University in Elon, N.C., has more than six years of experience in sales and marketing.
Vogel will be working out of Beazer’s Florida division headquarters in Maitland Center.
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For more information, contact: 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
Friday, February 5, 2010
Meritage Homes Starts Construction of New Model Home Priced From the $160s at Forestbrooke in Ocoee
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes has started construction of a new model home at Forestbrooke, located off Ocoee-Apopka Rd. in Ocoee.
Brian Kittle, director of sales at Meritage Homes, said the four-bedroom model home with 1,890 square feet of living space and a three-car garage will open before the end of February.
Meritage Homes has started presales of three, four, and five-bedroom single-family homes at Forestbrooke that range in size from 1,690 square feet of living space to 4,160 square feet with two and three-car garages.
Meritage Homes has 38 home sites at Forestbrooke, Kittle said.
For more information contact: Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Jim Bagley, Division President, Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8669, Jm.Bagley@meritagehomes.com
Brian Kittle, director of sales at Meritage Homes, said the four-bedroom model home with 1,890 square feet of living space and a three-car garage will open before the end of February.
Meritage Homes has started presales of three, four, and five-bedroom single-family homes at Forestbrooke that range in size from 1,690 square feet of living space to 4,160 square feet with two and three-car garages.
Meritage Homes has 38 home sites at Forestbrooke, Kittle said.
For more information contact: Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Jim Bagley, Division President, Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8669, Jm.Bagley@meritagehomes.com
Meritage Homes Appoints Jim Palmer Sales Associate
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes recently appointed Jim Palmer a new home sales associate in the Orlando region.
Brian Kittle, director of sales at Meritage Homes in Orlando, said Palmer graduated from Florida State University and has more than 20 years of experience in real estate sales.
Palmer will be working out of the community of Wekiva Springs Estates in Apopka, Kittle said
Visit www.meritagehomes.com.
For more information, contact: Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com
Brian Kittle, director of sales at Meritage Homes in Orlando, said Palmer graduated from Florida State University and has more than 20 years of experience in real estate sales.
Palmer will be working out of the community of Wekiva Springs Estates in Apopka, Kittle said
Visit www.meritagehomes.com.
For more information, contact: Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com
Ashton Woods Homes Starts Construction of Two Homes that will open in April at Eagles Landing at Westyn Bay
ORLANDO - Ashton Woods Homes has started construction of two ready-to-move-in homes that will open in April at Eagles Landing at Westyn Bay located on West Road (CR 437) off Ocoee-Apopka Road (SR 429) in Ocoee.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said both new homes are situated on conservation lots that front on a nature preserve.
The Carmel, a one-story, 2,487 square foot home with four bedrooms, three baths and a three-car garage, is priced from $263,256.
The Napa, with 2,670 square feet of living space, offers four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a three-car garage priced from $284,479.
Roche said both new homes will open in time to qualify for the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit and the $6,500 tax credit for existing home owners. The deadline to take advantage of home buyer tax credit incentives is April 30 for contracts and June 30 for closings.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said both new homes are situated on conservation lots that front on a nature preserve.
The Carmel, a one-story, 2,487 square foot home with four bedrooms, three baths and a three-car garage, is priced from $263,256.
The Napa, with 2,670 square feet of living space, offers four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a three-car garage priced from $284,479.
Roche said both new homes will open in time to qualify for the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit and the $6,500 tax credit for existing home owners. The deadline to take advantage of home buyer tax credit incentives is April 30 for contracts and June 30 for closings.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700
bioTRAiTS Finds Windows 7 Easy Upgrade For Time Management, Security Applications For Global Market
ORLANDO - bioTRAiTS, Inc., the Orlando-based biometric engineering company that markets bioTRAiTS Time Manager and bioTRAiTS PCID corporate security systems worldwide along with a wide range of professional and consumer IT products, successfully completed integration of MicroSoft Windows 7 into its principal applications and is now shipping bioTRAiTS Time Manager V.7 and bioTRAiTS PCID V.7 to bioTRAiTS UK.co, a European distributor.
Peter A. Wengert, chief executive officer of bioTRAiTS, Inc., said integration of Windows 7 was a simple process.
“Our product worked almost seamlessly with the 32 bit version, and only had a few minor adjustments to make with the 64 bit version,” Wengert said.
bioTRAiTS Programmer Kyle Webb said Windows 7 user access controls presented minor challenges. “Adapting the user access controls was annoying for both versions but they constitute excellent security precautions,” Webb explained.
“Windows 7 provides plenty of documentation on how to work with the new operating system, and that made the transition fairly painless,” he said.Ricardo Aguilar, chief operating officer at bioTRAiTS, said the firm’s specialists have already begun upgrading clients in the field.
“Compared to Vista, integrating Windows 7 was a walk in the park,” Aguilar said. “We’ve had no problems upgrading existing systems in the field.”
bioTRAiTS Inc. is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program client located at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orlando.
For more information about this release contact: Peter A. Wengert, CEO bioTRAiTS, Inc. 3267 Progress Drive, Suite 103, Orlando, FL 32826; 866-815-0888 or peter@biotraits.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
About bioTRAiTS: bioTRAiTS, Inc. is a biometric technology company committed to helping companies protect assets, increase profits and increase revenue. bioTRAiTS, Inc. provides customized software solutions to meet time, attendance and access control needs via recognition and verification of unique human characteristics. With over seven years experience in the field of electronic security, bioTRAiTS, Inc. consistently delivers an excellent return on investment and receives high marks for customer service.
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 open across the Greater Orlando community and one more underway, 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.
Peter A. Wengert, chief executive officer of bioTRAiTS, Inc., said integration of Windows 7 was a simple process.
“Our product worked almost seamlessly with the 32 bit version, and only had a few minor adjustments to make with the 64 bit version,” Wengert said.
bioTRAiTS Programmer Kyle Webb said Windows 7 user access controls presented minor challenges. “Adapting the user access controls was annoying for both versions but they constitute excellent security precautions,” Webb explained.
“Windows 7 provides plenty of documentation on how to work with the new operating system, and that made the transition fairly painless,” he said.Ricardo Aguilar, chief operating officer at bioTRAiTS, said the firm’s specialists have already begun upgrading clients in the field.
“Compared to Vista, integrating Windows 7 was a walk in the park,” Aguilar said. “We’ve had no problems upgrading existing systems in the field.”
bioTRAiTS Inc. is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program client located at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orlando.
For more information about this release contact: Peter A. Wengert, CEO bioTRAiTS, Inc. 3267 Progress Drive, Suite 103, Orlando, FL 32826; 866-815-0888 or peter@biotraits.com; Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
About bioTRAiTS: bioTRAiTS, Inc. is a biometric technology company committed to helping companies protect assets, increase profits and increase revenue. bioTRAiTS, Inc. provides customized software solutions to meet time, attendance and access control needs via recognition and verification of unique human characteristics. With over seven years experience in the field of electronic security, bioTRAiTS, Inc. consistently delivers an excellent return on investment and receives high marks for customer service.
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 open across the Greater Orlando community and one more underway, 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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