MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new industrial lease for 2,700 square feet – units 1737 and 1757 at Poinciana CommerCenter East on Business Center Lane off U.S. 17-92 in Kissimmee.
Michael Heidrich, a principal in the firm, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Maitland-based Small Bay Partners, LLC.
Northboro Builders, Inc., which is headquartered at Celebration, leased the space for storage.
Small Bay Partners has developed more than 500,000 square feet of small bay industrial space in the Orlando area for users who require from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet of space, according to Heidrich.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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 350 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.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease at Regency Industrial Park
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new industrial lease agreement for 5,000 square feet of space at the Regency Industrial Park, 10705 Rocket Blvd. in Orlando.
NAI Realvest associates Drew Saphos, CCIM and Paul Vera along with principals Christie Alexander and George Livingston, chairman at the firm, negotiated the agreement representing the Ft. Lauderdale-based tenant, Worldwide Tire Rec Inc.
The landlord is SBJ Resch Family Partnership, Ltd. of Tampa, represented by Cory Kroeger of Duke Kroeger & Company.
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 350 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.
NAI Realvest associates Drew Saphos, CCIM and Paul Vera along with principals Christie Alexander and George Livingston, chairman at the firm, negotiated the agreement representing the Ft. Lauderdale-based tenant, Worldwide Tire Rec Inc.
The landlord is SBJ Resch Family Partnership, Ltd. of Tampa, represented by Cory Kroeger of Duke Kroeger & Company.
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 350 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.
UCF Business Incubator in Winter Springs dedicates new exterior sign
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – The University of Central Florida Business Incubator, along with the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce, recently held a ceremony and reception to recognize and light up new street level signs at the UCF Business Incubator Winter Springs at 1511 E. SR 434.
“We give special thanks to the City of Winter Springs and to David McLeod, building owner at Vistawilla Office Center, for generously donating the sign,” said UCF Business Incubation Program Site Manager, Esther Vargas-Davis.” “The support which the community has given to the UCF Incubator in Winter Springs has been invaluable in attracting young companies to the area and helping them grow.”
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
“We give special thanks to the City of Winter Springs and to David McLeod, building owner at Vistawilla Office Center, for generously donating the sign,” said UCF Business Incubation Program Site Manager, Esther Vargas-Davis.” “The support which the community has given to the UCF Incubator in Winter Springs has been invaluable in attracting young companies to the area and helping them grow.”
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
VOLUSIA LAW FIRM TAKES FIRST PLACE IN PORT ORANGE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE
PORT ORANGE – The Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra received a first-place plaque for its colorful “Christmas Candyland” float entry in the 34th annual Port Orange Christmas Parade on Dec. 3.
More than a dozen children and adults – including three Rue & Ziffra employees and their families – rode atop the float and handed out holiday candy, bottled water and hot dogs to parade watchers. Many of the children got into the holiday spirit by wearing candy cane and gingerbread costumes and giving out temporary tattoos and balloons to other children.
Taking a top honor in the parade’s business professional category was a first for the law firm in only its second year of building and entering a float, according to Allan Ziffra, a partner in the longtime personal-injury firm.
“Whether it’s serving food to parade watchers or creating our own float, every year we look forward to participating in this wonderful community event that kicks off the holiday season here in Port Orange,” he said.
And, Ziffra added, “this year we got a bonus by taking first place in a field of 39.”
About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange, DeLand and Palm Coast. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.
More than a dozen children and adults – including three Rue & Ziffra employees and their families – rode atop the float and handed out holiday candy, bottled water and hot dogs to parade watchers. Many of the children got into the holiday spirit by wearing candy cane and gingerbread costumes and giving out temporary tattoos and balloons to other children.
Taking a top honor in the parade’s business professional category was a first for the law firm in only its second year of building and entering a float, according to Allan Ziffra, a partner in the longtime personal-injury firm.
“Whether it’s serving food to parade watchers or creating our own float, every year we look forward to participating in this wonderful community event that kicks off the holiday season here in Port Orange,” he said.
And, Ziffra added, “this year we got a bonus by taking first place in a field of 39.”
About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange, DeLand and Palm Coast. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Fayetteville, N.C. Awards Data Transfer Solutions Multi-Year Contract to Inventory, Evaluate Highway Assets
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), has been awarded a contract to inventory and evaluate highway assets in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
A. M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at DTS, said the contract is valued at $200,000.
Fragala said DTS will utilize its Mobile Asset Collection vehicle, equipped with a wide range of high-tech recording devices including LIDAR and video, to gather data about assets in Fayetteville.
DTS, based in east Orlando’s Avalon Park, provides asset management, geographic information systems, transportation planning, web design, database applications and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
A. M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at DTS, said the contract is valued at $200,000.
Fragala said DTS will utilize its Mobile Asset Collection vehicle, equipped with a wide range of high-tech recording devices including LIDAR and video, to gather data about assets in Fayetteville.
DTS, based in east Orlando’s Avalon Park, provides asset management, geographic information systems, transportation planning, web design, database applications and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
Via Response Technologies LLC Previews Dynamic New Educational Tool at 12 Universities Around the World
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Via Response Technologies LLC., a startup company headquartered in east Orlando, announced it is previewing its dynamic new student response platform for engaged learning at 12 leading universities on three continents.
Derrick Meer, chief operating officer at Via Response Technologies, said its new application is the result of a year of research and development.
“Via Response Technologies’ new web based application connects students to the classroom whether they are physically present or watching a web-based lecture in their dormitory,” Meer said.
“Using a time-tested method known as “student response,” teachers can engage students in active learning that holds their attention, radically increases participation, and accommodates the mixed content delivery needs of students and professors,” Meer explained.
The new Via Response Technologies app leverages the power of social media and mobile communication to dramatically increase student participation and learning, Meer said.
“Student response systems, or “clickers,” have been used by universities for over a decade as an effective means of getting students to both pay attention and participate in lessons,” Meer said. Via Response substantially advances the technology by using a web-based infrastructure to link with students’ tablets, smart phones, and laptop computers. It changes the classroom environment from a low participation lecture to a highly engaged and accountable learning environment.
Via Response gives professors a big assist too --- the app captures information about the students’ performance, tracks progress toward educational goals, and provides information to teachers in a format that can be easily accessed, stored and acted on.
“Institutions can even aggregate this data at a higher level to track performance, progress, and improvement across the school or university,” Meer said. “Our web-based infrastructure allows instructors to access the data and learning platform any time from any where.
Via Response integrates seamlessly with existing clicker hardware and it revolutionizes the model by bringing iPhones, Androids, and just about every internet enabled device into play with its new platform, Meer said.
Via Response is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Derrick Meer, chief operating officer at Via Response Technologies, said its new application is the result of a year of research and development.
“Via Response Technologies’ new web based application connects students to the classroom whether they are physically present or watching a web-based lecture in their dormitory,” Meer said.
“Using a time-tested method known as “student response,” teachers can engage students in active learning that holds their attention, radically increases participation, and accommodates the mixed content delivery needs of students and professors,” Meer explained.
The new Via Response Technologies app leverages the power of social media and mobile communication to dramatically increase student participation and learning, Meer said.
“Student response systems, or “clickers,” have been used by universities for over a decade as an effective means of getting students to both pay attention and participate in lessons,” Meer said. Via Response substantially advances the technology by using a web-based infrastructure to link with students’ tablets, smart phones, and laptop computers. It changes the classroom environment from a low participation lecture to a highly engaged and accountable learning environment.
Via Response gives professors a big assist too --- the app captures information about the students’ performance, tracks progress toward educational goals, and provides information to teachers in a format that can be easily accessed, stored and acted on.
“Institutions can even aggregate this data at a higher level to track performance, progress, and improvement across the school or university,” Meer said. “Our web-based infrastructure allows instructors to access the data and learning platform any time from any where.
Via Response integrates seamlessly with existing clicker hardware and it revolutionizes the model by bringing iPhones, Androids, and just about every internet enabled device into play with its new platform, Meer said.
Via Response is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Ashton Woods Homes Names Martin Hodson Sales Associate at Wickham Park in Windermere
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes in Orlando has appointed Martin Hodson a new home sales associate at Wickham Park in Windermere.
Mike Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said Hodson has more than 12 years of experience and was formerly a sales executive with Beazer Homes.
Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
Mike Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said Hodson has more than 12 years of experience and was formerly a sales executive with Beazer Homes.
Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
Ashton Woods Homes Reports Sales of 34 New Homes in November, Five Times More than Last November, 2011 Sales Up 50 Percent over Last Year
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes reports it sold 34 new homes in six Orlando communities in November at an average sale price of $198,750
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said the homebuilder’s November sales were more than five times the sales in November 2010 when six homes were sold.
Roche said Ashton Woods Homes has sold 174 homes year-to-date through November and projects it will end the calendar year with sales of close to 200 new homes in the Orlando region or 50 percent more homes than they sold last year.
Ashton Woods Homes builds single family and town homes priced from the high $100s to the $500s in six Orlando-area communities and seven neighborhoods in the Tampa Bay region.
Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said the homebuilder’s November sales were more than five times the sales in November 2010 when six homes were sold.
Roche said Ashton Woods Homes has sold 174 homes year-to-date through November and projects it will end the calendar year with sales of close to 200 new homes in the Orlando region or 50 percent more homes than they sold last year.
Ashton Woods Homes builds single family and town homes priced from the high $100s to the $500s in six Orlando-area communities and seven neighborhoods in the Tampa Bay region.
Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Central Florida “Vets for Vets” Conduct Holiday Relief Effort for Area Veterans and their Families
ORLANDO –A grassroots group that recently organized to offer assistance to local veterans has started “Operation Holiday Relief,” an effort to collect food, clothing and toys for veterans and their families who are struggling during the downturned economy.
Central Florida Vets for Vets, a group of veterans who meet weekly at the Orlando Vet Center in downtown Orlando, are accepting donations through Dec. 15, according to John Johanson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who helped organize the group.
“We’re collecting items that will be helpful in giving disadvantaged veterans and their families a holiday season where they know they’re appreciated,” said Johanson, who works with Rafiq Raza, a UCF graduate student and U.S. Army veteran who serves as an outreach specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Orlando Vet Center.
“Through this gesture, and other assistance, we can spread the word that there is support available to help them get back on track,” Johanson said.
Items accepted include non-perishable food, clothing, toys, baby supplies, personal hygiene products, and gift cards. Monetary donations cannot be accepted Johanson said, because Central Florida Vets for Vets has not yet received a non-profit status.
Johanson said the weekly meetings are designed to assemble a collective source of information that will help veterans through a multitude of issues, including finding jobs and homes, navigating VA programs and benefits, fixing relationships and dealing with post-deployment stress.
For more information about Central Florida Vets for Vets or their holiday drive, contact Johanson at 757-771-0598 or Raza at 407-857-2800.
Central Florida Vets for Vets, a group of veterans who meet weekly at the Orlando Vet Center in downtown Orlando, are accepting donations through Dec. 15, according to John Johanson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who helped organize the group.
“We’re collecting items that will be helpful in giving disadvantaged veterans and their families a holiday season where they know they’re appreciated,” said Johanson, who works with Rafiq Raza, a UCF graduate student and U.S. Army veteran who serves as an outreach specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Orlando Vet Center.
“Through this gesture, and other assistance, we can spread the word that there is support available to help them get back on track,” Johanson said.
Items accepted include non-perishable food, clothing, toys, baby supplies, personal hygiene products, and gift cards. Monetary donations cannot be accepted Johanson said, because Central Florida Vets for Vets has not yet received a non-profit status.
Johanson said the weekly meetings are designed to assemble a collective source of information that will help veterans through a multitude of issues, including finding jobs and homes, navigating VA programs and benefits, fixing relationships and dealing with post-deployment stress.
For more information about Central Florida Vets for Vets or their holiday drive, contact Johanson at 757-771-0598 or Raza at 407-857-2800.
First Green Bank moves into unique new Mount Dora headquarters facility, open house scheduled Feb. 4
MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank, which has bank facilities in Clermont, and is now in its unique new 12,000 square foot headquarters facility in Mount Dora at 18251 U.S. Hwy. 441, plans to host a public “Grand Green Opening Celebration” on Feb. 4.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said about 20,000 invitations to the open house will be sent to area residents. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m and will feature entertainment, food, and tours of the new headquarters building.
LaRoe said he expects a big turnout for the open house event.
First Green Bank’s new headquarters facility was designed and engineered as one of the most energy efficient buildings in Florida.
The facility is one of the first commercial buildings in Central Florida designed to exceed U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) most rigorous LEED Platinum Standard for energy efficiency, environmental quality, water conservation and use of sustainable building materials.
The USGBC recently named First Green Bank Central Florida’s Green Business of the Year.
“First Green Bank is a new kind of community bank that takes a conservative approach to environmental quality, good citizenship and personal service,” LaRoe said.
LaRoe worked closely with architects and engineers to design the facility, which employs cutting-edge technology to reduce energy needs for lighting, air conditioning and electrical power, durable construction materials drawn from renewable resources, and even an electrical recharge station for customers who drive electric cars.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said about 20,000 invitations to the open house will be sent to area residents. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m and will feature entertainment, food, and tours of the new headquarters building.
LaRoe said he expects a big turnout for the open house event.
First Green Bank’s new headquarters facility was designed and engineered as one of the most energy efficient buildings in Florida.
The facility is one of the first commercial buildings in Central Florida designed to exceed U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) most rigorous LEED Platinum Standard for energy efficiency, environmental quality, water conservation and use of sustainable building materials.
The USGBC recently named First Green Bank Central Florida’s Green Business of the Year.
“First Green Bank is a new kind of community bank that takes a conservative approach to environmental quality, good citizenship and personal service,” LaRoe said.
LaRoe worked closely with architects and engineers to design the facility, which employs cutting-edge technology to reduce energy needs for lighting, air conditioning and electrical power, durable construction materials drawn from renewable resources, and even an electrical recharge station for customers who drive electric cars.
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