INTEGRITY HOME LOAN PROJECTS $700 MILLION IN MORTGAGE TRANSACTIONS IN 2013

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Integrity Home Loan based in Lake Mary projects the company will handle some $700 million in mortgage transactions this year. Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan said in 2012, the firm closed 3,500 mortgage loans valued at $500 million. The housing market recovery, low interest rates, expanding market and federal government’s HARP program helped homeowners, he said. Malloy is hopeful the government will extend the HARP program, which targets homeowners whose mortgage balance is greater than the assessed value of their home but who kept their payments current. Malloy added that Integrity’s 2012 loan volume was up by more than 20 percent over 201l. Integrity Home Loan ranks as one of the region’s largest and most active mortgage lenders with nine Florida branches including the Central Florida headquarters in Lake Mary, locations in Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich.

CUHACI & PETERSON COMPLETES DESIGN WORK ON THREE ALE HOUSE RESTAURANTS

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, Engineers, Planners based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed the design of three new Ale House restaurants. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson said the three restaurants which are now under construction are one in Springfield, Pa. with 9,400 square feet, one in Queens, N.Y. with 9,700 square feet including 1,000 square feet of mezzanine and one in Lake Grove, N.Y. that has 10,500 square feet.

CUHACI & PETERSON COMPLETES DESIGN OF NEW PUBLIX SUPERMARKET AT LAKE NONA, STORE OPEN NOW

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, Engineers, Planners based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park designed the new Publix supermarket in the Lake Nona Plaza off Narcoossee Road in Southeast Orlando. The store recently opened for businesss. Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci and Peterson, said the supermarket is 54,000 square feet, and there is another 23,000 square feet ready for build out that will eventually accommodate retail shops at the center. Lake Nona Property Holding is the developer of the project.

Geocove Names Jack Miles, Veteran Fl Business Leader, State Government Secretary to Advisory Post

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Geocove, Inc., a leading provider of scalable GIS consulting solutions for business, industry, and state and local agencies nationwide, recently appointed veteran Florida business leader and State Secretary John P. “Jack” Miles to its advisory board. Miles is the former Florida Secretary of the Department of Management Services (DMS) whose 30-year professional career includes top ranking posts with leading North American firms including CIGNA, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), American International Group (AIG), Computer Associates, Travelers, Ames Department Stores and Prentice-Hall. “We are delighted to have Jack join our team. He possesses exceptional government and commercial experience and expertise that will prove critical in assisting us to accelerate our business growth,” Karyn Tareen, chief executive officer of Geocove, said. “I am delighted to be joining the Geocove advisory board as it is very exciting time in the firm’s growth. Geocove’s damage assessment tool is leading edge technology and the need for this capability has never been greater. Government officials in cities, towns, municipalities, counties and states as well as and business leaders in utilities and firms in the property casualty business can all benefit from the Geocove tools which are easily implemented and deployed.” said Miles Geocove is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

Royal Oak Homes Names Sylvester Lionel, Jr. Assistant Builder

BALDWIN PARK, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes, based in Baldwin Park, has named Sylvester Lionel, Jr. an assistant builder. Matt Orosz, co-president at Royal Oak Homes said Lionel earned his B.S. Degree in building construction from the University of Florida’s M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction.

ICI Homes Selects Buy Florida Realty to take over sales at Cypress Reserve Villas in Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- ICI Homes, which is developing Cypress Reserve Villas and Town Homes in Kissimmee, has selected Buy Florida Realty to take over sales at the gated community. Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes based in Daytona Beach, said Buy Florida Realty specializes in sales of Florida resort-style properties and vacation homes and focuses on vacation and second home buyers from northern U.S. regions and Canada as well as international buyers. ICI Homes is building two and three-bedroom villas at Cypress Reserve priced from the $190s.

Reliable Systems Solutions CEO Presenting at the 2013 Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS®)

ORLANDO, Fla. --- The founder and chief executive officer of Reliable Systems Solutions, an Orlando firm that provides an effective systems engineering approach in assisting defense contractors to design Reliability and Maintainability into systems early during product development, has been chosen to deliver a presentation at the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando Jan. 28-31, 2013. Richard Coronado, ASQ CRE, one of the nation’s leading experts in reliability engineering, said the 2013 RAMS symposium marks the 60th consecutive year to be one of the most comprehensive gatherings of Product Assurance professionals available in today’s competitive business environment. Coronado said his 30 min presentation, “Managing Suppliers Reliability Programs”, will focus on “lessons-learned” that made the difference in ensuring the supplier’s system design meets the integrated needs, requirements, and viable alternatives with the goal of improving the overall system availability, while reducing the system Life-Cycle Costs. Coronado said his audience will include leading U.S. aerospace and defense contractors and purchasing agents whose careers focus on accurately judging the reliability of major weapons and technology systems before products enter mass production. “As a group, RAMS participants are among the most highly educated and influential in the field of reliability engineering,” Coronado said. “They are an extremely discerning audience.” Reliable Systems Solutions is located at the UCF Business Incubator at Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.

Winston James Development reports 50 percent increase in closed sales at Villages of Royal Palm during 2012

Port Orange, Fla. --- Winston James Development reports it closed on the sales of 17 new luxury homes in 2012 at the Villages of Royal Palm in Port Orange. In addition the firm posted 18 contracts for sales during the 12-month period, said Jamie Adley, president of the Villages of Royal Palm and vice president of Winston James Development. Adley said Villages of Royal Palm saw a 50 percent increase in closed sales during the period. The average sale price during the period was $250,000. Two ready-to-move-in homes are available for sale now at the Villages of Royal Palm, priced from $275,000. Three more luxury homes currently under construction range in size from 1,300 square feet of living space to 2,600 square feet. All three homes will be completed in the spring.

Six Associates at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Named 2012 Five Star Professionals

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Six Associates at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty were certified 2012 Five Star Professionals in a recent poll of all Orlando-area home buyers who bought homes valued at more than $150,000. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said associates Judy Werth, Teresa Parker, Matt McDonald, Naresh Mistry, Sally Taylor and Emily White earned the Five Star Real Estate Agent Award from Five Star Professional, an independent market research company based in Minneapolis that measures professional services quality. Soderstrom said Five Star Professional polled every buyer who bought a home in the Orlando area in since May 1, 2012 valued at more than $150,000. Respondents were asked to evaluate real estate associates based on nine criteria. Both negative and positive evaluations were included in the scoring. “Five Star Professional has been conducting area-wide surveys since 2003 to determine the quality of professional services in real estate,” Soderstrom said. “In 2012, Five Star Professional surveyed the real estate industry in 45 markets in the U.S. and Canada,” Soderstrom said. The survey was commissioned by Orlando Magazine. “We are delighted that six of our associates were named Five Star Professionals,” Soderstrom said. “We know they are the best trained, best educated and best resources real estate professionals in the Central Florida region and it is now apparent that their clients think as highly of them as we do,” he said.

Lennar has new model home underway at River Bend in Ruskin

TAMPA, Fla. – Lennar has a new four bedroom model home underway at River Bend, located in Tampa’s Southshore area on Cumberland Cliff Drive in Ruskin. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division, said the four-bedroom, three-bath home boasts 2,267 square feet of living space with a three car garage priced from $199,990. Metheny said the new Kennedy model home will be open for viewing the by Feb. 1. Lennar is building 255 new single family homes at River Bend priced from the $150s. All new Lennar homes at River Bend come with Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: a wide range of appliances, special features and add-ons at one “everything’s included” price. Riverbend features a community clubhouse with swimming pool, community center, lake, ponds and picnic areas. For more information, visit www.Lennar.com or call 888-317-7489.