ORLANDO, Fla. — Mercantile Capital Corporation, which specializes in U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, reported it closed 75 SBA loans to finance projects valued at more than $318 million thus far this year from January through August.
Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the loan volume represents a 190 percent increase over the firm’s loan volume for the first eight months of 2011.
Hurn said the firm provided loans in 2011 to finance projects valued at $174 million in total project costs.
In August, Mercantile Capital closed seven SBA 504 loans to finance projects worth more than $26.6 million in total project costs.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Evergreen Construction Breaks Ground on $2.1 Million Building For Beacon College in Downtown Leesburg
LEESBURG, Fla. – Evergreen Construction Management recently started site work for the construction of a new $2.1 million administration and classroom building for Beacon College in downtown Leesburg.
Mark Starcher, LEED, AP, President of Evergreen Construction Management, said the new two-story building located on East Main Street across from the Leesburg Public Library will accommodate the college’s growth and replaces the old administration building torn down in 2011.
Completion is scheduled for spring 2013, Starcher added.
Evergreen Construction Management, based in Central Florida, is a commercial construction firm led by Mark Starcher and Gary Klein, who have a combined 50 years of diverse large commercial project experience. The company focuses on general contracting, construction management and design build projects statewide in the education, healthcare, institutional, corporate and interiors markets.
Beacon College, founded in 1989, is the only accredited college offering BA and AA degrees for students with learning disabilities, ADHD and gifted LD. Beacon College serves students with ADD/ADHD, auditory and visual processing differences, dyslexia, expressive / receptive language deficits, gifted LD, language-based learning disabilities, as well as disabilities in reading/writing and math.
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.
Mark Starcher, LEED, AP, President of Evergreen Construction Management, said the new two-story building located on East Main Street across from the Leesburg Public Library will accommodate the college’s growth and replaces the old administration building torn down in 2011.
Completion is scheduled for spring 2013, Starcher added.
Evergreen Construction Management, based in Central Florida, is a commercial construction firm led by Mark Starcher and Gary Klein, who have a combined 50 years of diverse large commercial project experience. The company focuses on general contracting, construction management and design build projects statewide in the education, healthcare, institutional, corporate and interiors markets.
Beacon College, founded in 1989, is the only accredited college offering BA and AA degrees for students with learning disabilities, ADHD and gifted LD. Beacon College serves students with ADD/ADHD, auditory and visual processing differences, dyslexia, expressive / receptive language deficits, gifted LD, language-based learning disabilities, as well as disabilities in reading/writing and math.
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.
Del Webb Stone Creek to Host Cook for the Cure Fundraising Event Sept. 28 with Community Walk, Dinner, Live Entertainment
OCALA, Fla. --- Del Webb Stone Creek on SW 89th Ct. Rd. in Ocala will host “Cook for the Cure” Friday, Sept. 28, to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for the North Florida Division of Del Webb, said the fundraising event is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Del Webb Stone Creek clubhouse. The community walk is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The public is invited and RSVP is requested. To RSVP, go to www.delwebb.com/stonecreek or telephone 877-333-5932.
Del Webb communities across the nation are cooking up events this summer featuring KitchenAid prizes and culinary activities to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Last year, residents living in Del Webb communities raised more than $50,000 toward the fight against breast cancer, supporting a partnership with KitchenAid and Komen, which has raised more than $8 million in the past decade.
Strickler said “Cook for the Cure” at Del Webb Stone Creek will feature live entertainment by the band Sugar Bear along with raffle prizes and dinner.
“‘Cook for the Cure’ is one of many events that residents at Del Webb Stone Creek create to give back to the community,” Strickler said.
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.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for the North Florida Division of Del Webb, said the fundraising event is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Del Webb Stone Creek clubhouse. The community walk is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The public is invited and RSVP is requested. To RSVP, go to www.delwebb.com/stonecreek or telephone 877-333-5932.
Del Webb communities across the nation are cooking up events this summer featuring KitchenAid prizes and culinary activities to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Last year, residents living in Del Webb communities raised more than $50,000 toward the fight against breast cancer, supporting a partnership with KitchenAid and Komen, which has raised more than $8 million in the past decade.
Strickler said “Cook for the Cure” at Del Webb Stone Creek will feature live entertainment by the band Sugar Bear along with raffle prizes and dinner.
“‘Cook for the Cure’ is one of many events that residents at Del Webb Stone Creek create to give back to the community,” Strickler said.
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.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Full Economic Recovery Will Take Two to Three more Years in Central Florida
By George Livingston, CIPS
(Ed. note: George Livingston is chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest in Maitland and a 30-year veteran real estate and investment analyst.)
Economic recovery in the Orlando area and throughout Florida is slowly gaining momentum and might take another two to three more years. The momentum will likely pick up speed in 2014 and 2015.
Florida’s and Orlando’s Gross Production, a measure of economic activity, is expanding and should improve into 2015. Consumption is positive. Governments are spending on infrastructure, and that’s good strategy.
Exports remain strong and are improving. But private and business investments are lagging, largely due to uncertainty at home and abroad.
Florida’s housing market is improving steadily, and Orlando’s housing market is helping to lead the growth, but year-over-year numbers are still well below past market peaks.
Foreign buyers are absorbing a large part of the for sale inventory.
Commercial real estate is improving across the board---apartments, senior housing, retail, warehousing, office, and hotel sectors are advancing in that order.
Occupancies are up and rent rates are flat to increasing.
Unemployment and underemployment continues to be a problem, and we may not see much recovery in the jobs market until 2013 or later. Government employment is likewise under pressure.
Population growth--- positive this year---continues to play a significant role in Florida’s economic health, especially in Orlando.
Population growth is expected to improve into 2015, and it is a significant driver of growth in the Central Florida region and throughout the state.
Entertainment, the conventions and tourism trade, and technology, logistics and medical clusters continue to accelerate business growth in Central Florida.
We’re seeing serious expansion in the entertainment, conventions, and vacation sector.
Orlando’s central location and our access to air, roads, rail, and close-by ports are significant growth factors.
The outlook for Orlando continues to improve, but at a moderate pace.
(Ed. note: George Livingston is chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest in Maitland and a 30-year veteran real estate and investment analyst.)
Economic recovery in the Orlando area and throughout Florida is slowly gaining momentum and might take another two to three more years. The momentum will likely pick up speed in 2014 and 2015.
Florida’s and Orlando’s Gross Production, a measure of economic activity, is expanding and should improve into 2015. Consumption is positive. Governments are spending on infrastructure, and that’s good strategy.
Exports remain strong and are improving. But private and business investments are lagging, largely due to uncertainty at home and abroad.
Florida’s housing market is improving steadily, and Orlando’s housing market is helping to lead the growth, but year-over-year numbers are still well below past market peaks.
Foreign buyers are absorbing a large part of the for sale inventory.
Commercial real estate is improving across the board---apartments, senior housing, retail, warehousing, office, and hotel sectors are advancing in that order.
Occupancies are up and rent rates are flat to increasing.
Unemployment and underemployment continues to be a problem, and we may not see much recovery in the jobs market until 2013 or later. Government employment is likewise under pressure.
Population growth--- positive this year---continues to play a significant role in Florida’s economic health, especially in Orlando.
Population growth is expected to improve into 2015, and it is a significant driver of growth in the Central Florida region and throughout the state.
Entertainment, the conventions and tourism trade, and technology, logistics and medical clusters continue to accelerate business growth in Central Florida.
We’re seeing serious expansion in the entertainment, conventions, and vacation sector.
Orlando’s central location and our access to air, roads, rail, and close-by ports are significant growth factors.
The outlook for Orlando continues to improve, but at a moderate pace.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Winston James Development Negotiates New Long-Term Lease Agreement at Aloma Business Center
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Winston James Development recently negotiated a new lease agreement at Aloma Commerce Center in Winter Park.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, said Christina Wong leased 938 square feet at Aloma Commerce Center to establish a service and maintenance facility for cellular phones.
Aloma Commerce Center was represented by Tyler Brackney of Dunhill Properties.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, said Christina Wong leased 938 square feet at Aloma Commerce Center to establish a service and maintenance facility for cellular phones.
Aloma Commerce Center was represented by Tyler Brackney of Dunhill Properties.
First Green Bank Reports Record Quarter Results: Assets up 18 Percent, Deposits Up 20 Percent, Loan Volume Up 15 Percent
Mount Dora, Fla. --- First Green Bank, the Lake County-based community bank that boasts it is “a local bank with a global mission,” reports its assets grew by more than 18 percent during the first half of 2012 and its deposits grew by more than 20 percent during the same period.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman of First Green Bank, said the bank’s combined assets as of June 30, 2012, totaled $193 million, up more than $30 million from Dec. 31, 2011.
During the second quarter First Green Bank’s assets grew by more than $17 million, LaRoe said.
Bank deposits, which totaled $171 million at the end of the second quarter, were up more than 20 percent since the start of the year.
“We increased our deposits by $17 million during the second quarter alone,” LaRoe said.
First Green Bank, headquartered in Mount Dora, has offices in Clermont and Ormond Beach. LaRoe announced First Green will open an office in downtown Orlando before the end of this year and offices in Winter Park next year.
“Our mission to encourage more sustainable communities that can rebuild our economy from the ground up is finding its market and gaining momentum,” LaRoe said. “We are very pleased, and we are greatly encouraged,” he said.
First Green reported similar growth in its retail and small business lending. Loans at the end of the second quarter totaled $140 million, up more than 15 percent since the start of the year.
First Green Bank’s loan volume grew by almost seven percent during the second quarter, LaRoe said.
The bank’s bottom line---profits---are likewise promising. First Green Bank reported year-to-date pre-tax profits of $522,698, with most of it---$375,931---coming in the second quarter.
A recent survey of 7,300 U.S. banks by MSN.com ranked First Green Bank one of the 359 safest banks in America and the only Central Florida bank to earn that distinction.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman of First Green Bank, said the bank’s combined assets as of June 30, 2012, totaled $193 million, up more than $30 million from Dec. 31, 2011.
During the second quarter First Green Bank’s assets grew by more than $17 million, LaRoe said.
Bank deposits, which totaled $171 million at the end of the second quarter, were up more than 20 percent since the start of the year.
“We increased our deposits by $17 million during the second quarter alone,” LaRoe said.
First Green Bank, headquartered in Mount Dora, has offices in Clermont and Ormond Beach. LaRoe announced First Green will open an office in downtown Orlando before the end of this year and offices in Winter Park next year.
“Our mission to encourage more sustainable communities that can rebuild our economy from the ground up is finding its market and gaining momentum,” LaRoe said. “We are very pleased, and we are greatly encouraged,” he said.
First Green reported similar growth in its retail and small business lending. Loans at the end of the second quarter totaled $140 million, up more than 15 percent since the start of the year.
First Green Bank’s loan volume grew by almost seven percent during the second quarter, LaRoe said.
The bank’s bottom line---profits---are likewise promising. First Green Bank reported year-to-date pre-tax profits of $522,698, with most of it---$375,931---coming in the second quarter.
A recent survey of 7,300 U.S. banks by MSN.com ranked First Green Bank one of the 359 safest banks in America and the only Central Florida bank to earn that distinction.
First Green Bank Names Five Bank Employees to First Green Foundation Board of Directors
MOUNT DORA, Fla. --- The First Green Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization established to promote the environmental mission of First Green Bank in Mount Dora, recently appointed five First Green Bank employees to the foundation’s Board of Directors.
Kenneth LaRoe, founder and chairman of First Green Bank, said new appointments to the First Green Foundation Board include Rhonda DeCandia, Robbie Gossett, Darla Leonard, Denise Smith and Barbara Szczepanski.
LaRoe said the appointments signal the Foundation’s commitment to seeking small effective ways to strengthen the communities First Green Bank serves with a positive approach to environmental awareness.
“Typically, civic and charitable foundations appoint individuals to their boards whose stature in the community add credibility and gravitas, and you have to respect that,” LaRoe said.
“But sometimes those same individuals, while worthy of every respect, have earned for themselves a social and economic status that distances them from the people and institutions their foundations mean to serve,” LaRoe said.
“We wanted to try a different approach, with a board of directors open to significant input from a more youthful and perhaps more energetic and even idealistic perspective,” he said.
“Our new Board appointments are highly enthusiastic, highly committed young banking professionals whose focus on the community and on our environmental goals is not only admirable but infectious,” LaRoe said.
LaRoe said new appointments to the First Green Foundation Board of Directors include:
• DeCandia, who joined First Green Bank last November as Marketing Director and will serve in that capacity for the Foundation;
• Gossett, who joined First Green Bank as a Credit Analyst two years ago because he wanted to take part in the bank’s slogan: “A local bank with a global mission;”
• Leonard, head teller in the Mount Dora headquarters offices of First Green Bank, is likewise one of the bank’s first employees. “Darla Leonard is on the front lines every day, meeting and greeting our customers and providing the sort of customer service that really defines who we are,” LaRoe said.
• Smith, one of the bank’s newest employees, serves as a customer service representative at the Clermont facility. “When we put the call out for employees who might be interested in getting the Foundation up and running, she was the first to respond,” LaRoe explained.
• Szczepanski, who joined First Green Bank a year ago as Chairman Ken LaRoe’s executive assistant, will serve as the Foundation’s secretary.
First Green Foundation recently announced plans to provide grants to home owners and small business owners who want to make their homes and facilities more energy efficient using solar hot water heaters or photo voltaics.
Kenneth LaRoe, founder and chairman of First Green Bank, said new appointments to the First Green Foundation Board include Rhonda DeCandia, Robbie Gossett, Darla Leonard, Denise Smith and Barbara Szczepanski.
LaRoe said the appointments signal the Foundation’s commitment to seeking small effective ways to strengthen the communities First Green Bank serves with a positive approach to environmental awareness.
“Typically, civic and charitable foundations appoint individuals to their boards whose stature in the community add credibility and gravitas, and you have to respect that,” LaRoe said.
“But sometimes those same individuals, while worthy of every respect, have earned for themselves a social and economic status that distances them from the people and institutions their foundations mean to serve,” LaRoe said.
“We wanted to try a different approach, with a board of directors open to significant input from a more youthful and perhaps more energetic and even idealistic perspective,” he said.
“Our new Board appointments are highly enthusiastic, highly committed young banking professionals whose focus on the community and on our environmental goals is not only admirable but infectious,” LaRoe said.
LaRoe said new appointments to the First Green Foundation Board of Directors include:
• DeCandia, who joined First Green Bank last November as Marketing Director and will serve in that capacity for the Foundation;
• Gossett, who joined First Green Bank as a Credit Analyst two years ago because he wanted to take part in the bank’s slogan: “A local bank with a global mission;”
• Leonard, head teller in the Mount Dora headquarters offices of First Green Bank, is likewise one of the bank’s first employees. “Darla Leonard is on the front lines every day, meeting and greeting our customers and providing the sort of customer service that really defines who we are,” LaRoe said.
• Smith, one of the bank’s newest employees, serves as a customer service representative at the Clermont facility. “When we put the call out for employees who might be interested in getting the Foundation up and running, she was the first to respond,” LaRoe explained.
• Szczepanski, who joined First Green Bank a year ago as Chairman Ken LaRoe’s executive assistant, will serve as the Foundation’s secretary.
First Green Foundation recently announced plans to provide grants to home owners and small business owners who want to make their homes and facilities more energy efficient using solar hot water heaters or photo voltaics.
VOLUSIA LAW FIRM AND CAR DEALERSHIP TEAM UP AGAIN TO HELP STUDENT DRIVERS AVOID ACCIDENTS
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra and Gary Yeoman’s Ford Lincoln in Daytona Beach are collaborating on a project this month that intends to educate student drivers on the perils of texting while driving.
The five-day program – which includes a state-of-the-art, hands-on texting and driving simulator – will begin Sept. 17 at Seabreeze High School, and will be offered at four other high schools in Volusia and Flagler counties through Sept. 21, according to Carlos Lira, general manager at Gary Yeoman’s.
“We’ve teamed up with the Rue & Ziffra folks on other occasions to offer safe driving classes for teens, but this is the first time for something quite like this,” Lira said.
The week-long program is being presented free of charge by the law firm and car dealership.
Representatives from both sponsoring companies will be on hand during the sessions, according to John Rue, a senior partner in the personal-injury law firm.
“We’re excited to be able to bring this type of interactive, educational event to our community to help prevent senseless accidents that often are fatal,” Rue said. “Our goal is to reach out to as many as 5,000 students and faculty members during the week.”
A state-of-the-art driving simulator will be connected to a car provided by Gary Yeoman’s dealership and set up 9/17 at Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Tuesday 9/18 at Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, Wednesday 9/19 at Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach, Thursday 9/20 at DeLand High School, and Friday 9/21 at Flagler-Palm Coast High School in Palm Coast.
Staggering U.S. statistics provided by the PEERS Foundation show that nearly 50 percent of drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 text while driving, and of those, 11 teen-aged drivers die each week in accidents that involve texting while driving.
In interactive sessions throughout the U.S. data compiled showed that nearly all of the students who got behind the wheel to experience “distracted driving” failed after swerving, speeding and even hitting pedestrians.
For more information about the program, please visit 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 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.
The five-day program – which includes a state-of-the-art, hands-on texting and driving simulator – will begin Sept. 17 at Seabreeze High School, and will be offered at four other high schools in Volusia and Flagler counties through Sept. 21, according to Carlos Lira, general manager at Gary Yeoman’s.
“We’ve teamed up with the Rue & Ziffra folks on other occasions to offer safe driving classes for teens, but this is the first time for something quite like this,” Lira said.
The week-long program is being presented free of charge by the law firm and car dealership.
Representatives from both sponsoring companies will be on hand during the sessions, according to John Rue, a senior partner in the personal-injury law firm.
“We’re excited to be able to bring this type of interactive, educational event to our community to help prevent senseless accidents that often are fatal,” Rue said. “Our goal is to reach out to as many as 5,000 students and faculty members during the week.”
A state-of-the-art driving simulator will be connected to a car provided by Gary Yeoman’s dealership and set up 9/17 at Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Tuesday 9/18 at Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, Wednesday 9/19 at Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach, Thursday 9/20 at DeLand High School, and Friday 9/21 at Flagler-Palm Coast High School in Palm Coast.
Staggering U.S. statistics provided by the PEERS Foundation show that nearly 50 percent of drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 text while driving, and of those, 11 teen-aged drivers die each week in accidents that involve texting while driving.
In interactive sessions throughout the U.S. data compiled showed that nearly all of the students who got behind the wheel to experience “distracted driving” failed after swerving, speeding and even hitting pedestrians.
For more information about the program, please visit 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 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.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Park Square Homes to Host Chili Cook-Off at Waters Edge to Benefit Breast Cancer Outreach Program
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Park Square Homes will host a Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Waters Edge at Lake Nona on Narcoossee Road in southeast Orlando to benefit Compassionate Hands and Hearts Breast Cancer Outreach Program.
Anthony Rouhana, marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said participating chili chefs will pay a $50 entry fee and admission to chili patrons is $5.
The public is invited and all proceeds will benefit the cancer outreach group, Rouhana said.
The Waters Edge Chili Cook Off is part of Park Square Home’s month-long fundraising effort in September to support the breast cancer outreach program.
Anthony Rouhana, marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said participating chili chefs will pay a $50 entry fee and admission to chili patrons is $5.
The public is invited and all proceeds will benefit the cancer outreach group, Rouhana said.
The Waters Edge Chili Cook Off is part of Park Square Home’s month-long fundraising effort in September to support the breast cancer outreach program.
Luhse Tea Resizes, Rebrands to Offer Lower Price Points
Kissimmee, Fla. --- Luhse Tea LLC, an innovative online retailer of gourmet loose teas, a spice blend and tea accessories, has rebranded its products with an eye-catching ‘Prohibition’ design that focuses on Luhse Tea’s iconic 1920s-era graphics.
Luhse Tea co-founder Mindy S. Ferris said the new packaging includes Crushed, its popular Spice of Your Life blend now available in rebranded pouches in the Prohibition theme.
Brittney M. Wholihan, Ferris’ partner and co-founder, said Luhse Tea downsized Crushed to 2-oz pouches, but will continue to make the 4-oz. pouches available. “Our gang had also requested that our teas be offered in smaller packages. Taking their advice, we have changed our tea size from 4oz to 2oz.,” said Wholihan.
New economical pricing is already in effect, she said.
Luhse Tea is phasing out its third-party products and plans to introduce Luhse-branded tea accessories soon.
Ferris said the firm’s blog offers new easy-to-make recipes every week that are free and user-friendly.
Visit www.luhsetea.com or follow Luhse Tea on Twitter @LuhseTea, Facebook, www.facebook.com/luhseTea or the Luhse Tea blog at LuhseTea.com.
Luhse Tea is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program company based in Kissimmee.
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.
Luhse Tea co-founder Mindy S. Ferris said the new packaging includes Crushed, its popular Spice of Your Life blend now available in rebranded pouches in the Prohibition theme.
Brittney M. Wholihan, Ferris’ partner and co-founder, said Luhse Tea downsized Crushed to 2-oz pouches, but will continue to make the 4-oz. pouches available. “Our gang had also requested that our teas be offered in smaller packages. Taking their advice, we have changed our tea size from 4oz to 2oz.,” said Wholihan.
New economical pricing is already in effect, she said.
Luhse Tea is phasing out its third-party products and plans to introduce Luhse-branded tea accessories soon.
Ferris said the firm’s blog offers new easy-to-make recipes every week that are free and user-friendly.
Visit www.luhsetea.com or follow Luhse Tea on Twitter @LuhseTea, Facebook, www.facebook.com/luhseTea or the Luhse Tea blog at LuhseTea.com.
Luhse Tea is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program company based in Kissimmee.
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.
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