MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank, headquartered in Mount Dora, will launch a small farmers loan program before the end of this year to provide loans to small farming operations throughout Central Florida.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the loan program is approval driven.
First Green Bank was named Florida’s 2011 Green Company of the Year by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Central Florida Chapter. Its Mount Dora headquarters is the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the Council’s LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
First Green Bank also has branches in Clermont and Ormond Beach and plans to open a branch in downtown Orlando by the end of the year.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Henin Homes appoints Bion Davis sales associate at Riviera Bella in Debary
DEBARY, Fla. – Henin Homes, a luxury home builder at Riviera Bella overlooking the St. Johns River in DeBary, has named Bion Davis sales associate at Riviera Bella.
Jerome Henin, who heads Henin Homes, the home building division of the Henin Group, said Davis graduated from the University of Maine and has four years of experience in new home sales.
Riviera Bella a guard gated community offers luxury homes ranging from the 190,000s to over $2 million.
Jerome Henin, who heads Henin Homes, the home building division of the Henin Group, said Davis graduated from the University of Maine and has four years of experience in new home sales.
Riviera Bella a guard gated community offers luxury homes ranging from the 190,000s to over $2 million.
Ashton Woods Homes Acquires 100 Home Sites at Tanglewood Preserve in South Hillsborough County
TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes recently acquired 100 home sites at Tanglewood Preserve, located off Symnes Road in South Hillsborough County near Gibsonton.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said presales of three, four and five bedroom single family homes priced from the $140s will start in July.
Roche said Ashton Woods Homes will start construction of two model homes in July as well.
New Homes at Tanglewood Preserve will range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 3,000 square feet.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said presales of three, four and five bedroom single family homes priced from the $140s will start in July.
Roche said Ashton Woods Homes will start construction of two model homes in July as well.
New Homes at Tanglewood Preserve will range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 3,000 square feet.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
West Marine Store Awards Interior Renovation Design Contract to Cuhaci & Peterson Architects
ORLANDO, Fla. – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract to design the interior of a new West Marine store at Naples Plaza on U.S. 41 in Naples.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman Cuhaci & Peterson, said the project will comprise 13,500 square feet of space formerly occupied by a Books-A-Million, which closed recently.
West Marine, considered the largest boating supply company in the world with 300 stores in 38 states, has 10 locations in southwest Florida.
The Naples Plaza West Marine is scheduled for completion and opening by the end of this year along with renovations of the entire Naples Plaza -- owned by Brixmor Property Group.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman Cuhaci & Peterson, said the project will comprise 13,500 square feet of space formerly occupied by a Books-A-Million, which closed recently.
West Marine, considered the largest boating supply company in the world with 300 stores in 38 states, has 10 locations in southwest Florida.
The Naples Plaza West Marine is scheduled for completion and opening by the end of this year along with renovations of the entire Naples Plaza -- owned by Brixmor Property Group.
Dr. Cynthia A. LaRoe to Exhibit Paintings at Windhorse Theatre in Eustis Nov. 9
EUSTIS, Fla. – Dr. Cynthia A. LaRoe will exhibit her paintings at the Windhorse Theatre located at 353 Plaza Drive in Eustis, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
Dr. LaRoe is the wife of Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank in Mount Dora.
Dr. LaRoe has been painting for many years but this will be the first exhibit of her work at in the Lake County area.
For more information about the exhibit, contact Al Chiodi at (352) 516-4309
Dr. LaRoe is the wife of Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank in Mount Dora.
Dr. LaRoe has been painting for many years but this will be the first exhibit of her work at in the Lake County area.
For more information about the exhibit, contact Al Chiodi at (352) 516-4309
Yuval Botansky Named President of ABD Development Company to Replace the late David Kohn, Development of Providence to Continue
PROVIDENCE, Fla. -- ABD Development Company has appointed civil engineer Yuval Botansky president to replace the late David Kohn, who passed away recently.
Botansky, who has more than 14 years of experience in community development, is a former managing director of resort community development in Jamaica and The Turks and Cacicos in the Caribbean.
Botansky said all current operations at ABD Development will continue as planned, including development of Providence, the 1,800 acre golf course community just south of Orlando, of Toscana, the luxury home community in Palm Coast, along with luxury custom home building at Heritage Green and Lakeside Villas at Providence and at Windsor Landing at Wyndham Lakes Estates in South Orlando.
Botansky, who has more than 14 years of experience in community development, is a former managing director of resort community development in Jamaica and The Turks and Cacicos in the Caribbean.
Botansky said all current operations at ABD Development will continue as planned, including development of Providence, the 1,800 acre golf course community just south of Orlando, of Toscana, the luxury home community in Palm Coast, along with luxury custom home building at Heritage Green and Lakeside Villas at Providence and at Windsor Landing at Wyndham Lakes Estates in South Orlando.
CAMead Technologies is main line in Technology Partnership Poised to Impact Major Industry Markets
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla., – CAMcad Technologies, Inc., (CAMCAD) in Winter Springs has entered a partnership with a leading U.S. machine tool manufacturer that is poised to play a major role in specialized U.S. manufacturing industries.
Don McKillop, chief technology officer at CAMCAD, said the company has partnered with C.R. Onsrud, Inc (ONSRUD), the Waukegan, Ill.-based firm that ranks as North America’s foremost builder of high quality CNC machine tools for the aerospace, woodworking, plastics, and composites industries.
In 2011, CAMCAD, ranked as the leading U.S. reseller of Surfware’s SURFCAM software, which is used to control ONSRUD four and five axis CNC routers that can be programmed to shape extremely precise components and parts for manufacturing industries, McKillop explained.
Under the agreement CAMCAD will provide professional technical support, factory-certified postprocessors, and customer specific on-site training for ONSRUD four and five axis applications used in aerospace, woodworking, plastics, and composites industries, McKillop said.
“Our agreement means no excuses, no finger-pointing, and no lengthy ramp-up time for ONSRUD customers. A new ONSRUD five-axis CNC router can be productive as soon as it is installed,” McKillop said.
CAMCAD is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program at the Winter Springs incubator located at 1511 E. State Road 434.
C.R.Onsrud Inc.
C.R. Onsrud, Inc. specializes in high quality CNC machinery designed for the aerospace, woodworking, plastics, and composites industries. We offer a comprehensive line of high-precision machining products including almost 50 standard models of three thru five axis CNC Routers, CNC Mills, and CNC Machining Centers, four models of Inverted Pin Routers, as well as a complete line of tooling and accessories. C.R. Onsrud is well known for superior service capabilities, high-tech training facilities, and an extensive Applications Engineering department to further reinforce our pledge to provide the industry with the best products, service, and customer support! Website: www.cronsrud.com
Surfware,Inc.
Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM CAD/CAM systems and patented TRUEMill technology, provides world class solutions for today's manufacturing challenges. Surfware is dedicated to continuous innovation and development of new technologies that increase customers' machining productivity and profitability. Surfware's goals are to provide top-quality technology, customer service and world class solutions that allow its customers to gain a competitive edge in a changing global marketplace. www.surfware.com
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Don McKillop, chief technology officer at CAMCAD, said the company has partnered with C.R. Onsrud, Inc (ONSRUD), the Waukegan, Ill.-based firm that ranks as North America’s foremost builder of high quality CNC machine tools for the aerospace, woodworking, plastics, and composites industries.
In 2011, CAMCAD, ranked as the leading U.S. reseller of Surfware’s SURFCAM software, which is used to control ONSRUD four and five axis CNC routers that can be programmed to shape extremely precise components and parts for manufacturing industries, McKillop explained.
Under the agreement CAMCAD will provide professional technical support, factory-certified postprocessors, and customer specific on-site training for ONSRUD four and five axis applications used in aerospace, woodworking, plastics, and composites industries, McKillop said.
“Our agreement means no excuses, no finger-pointing, and no lengthy ramp-up time for ONSRUD customers. A new ONSRUD five-axis CNC router can be productive as soon as it is installed,” McKillop said.
CAMCAD is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program at the Winter Springs incubator located at 1511 E. State Road 434.
C.R.Onsrud Inc.
C.R. Onsrud, Inc. specializes in high quality CNC machinery designed for the aerospace, woodworking, plastics, and composites industries. We offer a comprehensive line of high-precision machining products including almost 50 standard models of three thru five axis CNC Routers, CNC Mills, and CNC Machining Centers, four models of Inverted Pin Routers, as well as a complete line of tooling and accessories. C.R. Onsrud is well known for superior service capabilities, high-tech training facilities, and an extensive Applications Engineering department to further reinforce our pledge to provide the industry with the best products, service, and customer support! Website: www.cronsrud.com
Surfware,Inc.
Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM CAD/CAM systems and patented TRUEMill technology, provides world class solutions for today's manufacturing challenges. Surfware is dedicated to continuous innovation and development of new technologies that increase customers' machining productivity and profitability. Surfware's goals are to provide top-quality technology, customer service and world class solutions that allow its customers to gain a competitive edge in a changing global marketplace. www.surfware.com
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Lennar’s Autism Awareness Walk at Concord Station in Land O’ Lakes nets $5,701.50 in contributions to Pasco Public Schools
TAMPA, Fla --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division recently presented a check to the Pasco County School Board in the amount of $5,701.50 to benefit the autism programs throughout the Pasco County school system.
The funds were raised during an Autism Awareness Walk in May that Lennar hosted at Concord Station in Land ‘O Lakes.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said he was delighted to present the check to school board members.
“A community is more than a collection of homes, it’s a sense of shared purpose and a responsibility for all its members,” Metheny said.
More than 30 volunteers participated in the Autism Awareness Walk.
The funds were raised during an Autism Awareness Walk in May that Lennar hosted at Concord Station in Land ‘O Lakes.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said he was delighted to present the check to school board members.
“A community is more than a collection of homes, it’s a sense of shared purpose and a responsibility for all its members,” Metheny said.
More than 30 volunteers participated in the Autism Awareness Walk.
Free Teen Safety Driving School Gets Ready to Rumble
DAYTONA BEACH – If your teen-age driver could use some hands-on experience behind the wheel you still have time to sign him or her up for a free safe-driving class on July 14 at the Daytona Auto Mall, 1420 N. Tomoka Farms Road.
The one-day Teen Safety Driving School classes, which are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., are being presented by Gary Yeoman’s Ford Lincoln in Daytona Beach and the Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra. This is the second such driving class offered by the two businesses. Because the February 18 session filled up so quickly, a second class was scheduled.
The classes will be taught by professional instructors who will give teen-age drivers the knowledge to help them avoid an accident and the experience they need to help them survive a crash. The sessions will focus on the fundamentals of safe driving, as well as the dangers of being behind the wheel.
Classes are open to drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 who have either a valid Florida Driver’s License or a driver’s permit. They will be taught in four separate 2½-hour classes of 25 students each. Cars will be provided and each will be fitted with a drift machine that helps drivers control their car.
Interested students – or their parents - must pre-register by visiting www.garyyeomansford.com or www.rueziffra.com.
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 30 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.
The one-day Teen Safety Driving School classes, which are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., are being presented by Gary Yeoman’s Ford Lincoln in Daytona Beach and the Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra. This is the second such driving class offered by the two businesses. Because the February 18 session filled up so quickly, a second class was scheduled.
The classes will be taught by professional instructors who will give teen-age drivers the knowledge to help them avoid an accident and the experience they need to help them survive a crash. The sessions will focus on the fundamentals of safe driving, as well as the dangers of being behind the wheel.
Classes are open to drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 who have either a valid Florida Driver’s License or a driver’s permit. They will be taught in four separate 2½-hour classes of 25 students each. Cars will be provided and each will be fitted with a drift machine that helps drivers control their car.
Interested students – or their parents - must pre-register by visiting www.garyyeomansford.com or www.rueziffra.com.
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 30 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.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra Dinner Club Honors Memory of Resident, raises more than $800 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. --- The Dinner Club at Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee hosted a dinner recently in memory and to honor Brad Chaffin, a resident who recently passed away, and raised more than $800 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Guy R. Dietz, president of the Dinner Club of Del Webb Ponte Vedra, said Woody’s Barbecue catered the dinner at the Anastasia Clubhouse at Del Webb Ponte Vedra.
More than 150 residents and guests attended the dinner, Dietz said, and volunteer members of the Dinner Club set up, served and then cleaned up afterwards.
Dietz became active in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising after losing his granddaughter to Leukemia. Six years ago Taylor Ashley Dietz passed away at age five.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra offers Estate, Classic, Garden single-family homes priced from the mid-$100s. This community has a model park with nine model homes to tour and a community garden.
The amenities are robust including the $14 million Anastasia Club in Del Webb Ponte Vedra with a grand ballroom, social café, fitness center and techno-gym equipment, movement studio, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, outside tennis courts, and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Residents also enjoy their very own Central Park, where they can actively garden and enjoy an outdoor concert in the amphitheater.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee is located at 124 Del Webb Parkway, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
Guy R. Dietz, president of the Dinner Club of Del Webb Ponte Vedra, said Woody’s Barbecue catered the dinner at the Anastasia Clubhouse at Del Webb Ponte Vedra.
More than 150 residents and guests attended the dinner, Dietz said, and volunteer members of the Dinner Club set up, served and then cleaned up afterwards.
Dietz became active in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising after losing his granddaughter to Leukemia. Six years ago Taylor Ashley Dietz passed away at age five.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra offers Estate, Classic, Garden single-family homes priced from the mid-$100s. This community has a model park with nine model homes to tour and a community garden.
The amenities are robust including the $14 million Anastasia Club in Del Webb Ponte Vedra with a grand ballroom, social café, fitness center and techno-gym equipment, movement studio, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, outside tennis courts, and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Residents also enjoy their very own Central Park, where they can actively garden and enjoy an outdoor concert in the amphitheater.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee is located at 124 Del Webb Parkway, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
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