ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, (DTS) the Orlando-based firm that provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning, Web design, database applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S., reported its 2010 first quarter results rank among the company’s best since its founding in 2004.
A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm was awarded 28 new contracts in the first quarter ending March 31 and formalized 11 agreements called contract vehicles that may result in ongoing work assignments, the largest of which worth a potential $8M over five years.
In the largest single contract executed during the first quarter, DTS is developing unique GIS mapping technology that will help the Texas Forest Service identify forest lands susceptible to wildfire outbreaks. That contract is worth an estimated $360,000, Fragala said.
First quarter revenues grew by more than 28 percent over the same period last year, Fragala said.
“We are now working on more and larger individual projects than ever before,” Fragala said.
“We have established DTS as a dominant provider in several work areas that can substantially reduce the cost of government services just at the time when reducing the cost of government is a critical concern,” he said.
Fragala said DTS plans to expand one division---the firm’s Earth Eye subsidiary, which provides aerial and mobile LiDAR, orthophotography, and precision mapping, and may spin off another division--- as a subsidiary company as well.
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For more information, contact:
A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Friday, April 23, 2010
Meritage Homes to Host Grand Opening May 5 to Showcase New Model Home with Eight Bedrooms at Forestbrooke in Ocoee
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes will host a grand opening May 5 at Forestbrooke, located at 3131 Jamber Drive off Ocoee-Apopka Road in Ocoee.
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager at Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said 42 home sites are available at Forestbrooke with three, four, five, six, seven and eight-bedroom homes priced from $169,990 to $249,990. All the homes in Forestbrooke are built to meet ENERGY STAR® criteria.
Whitmore said Meritage Homes will showcase a new Monticello model home at the grand opening that offers six bedrooms, four baths, media room, study and large game room. The 4,160 square foot single-family home with a three-car tandem garage is priced from $249,990.
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For more information, contact:
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8664 Pam.Whitmore@meritagehomes.com; Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager at Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said 42 home sites are available at Forestbrooke with three, four, five, six, seven and eight-bedroom homes priced from $169,990 to $249,990. All the homes in Forestbrooke are built to meet ENERGY STAR® criteria.
Whitmore said Meritage Homes will showcase a new Monticello model home at the grand opening that offers six bedrooms, four baths, media room, study and large game room. The 4,160 square foot single-family home with a three-car tandem garage is priced from $249,990.
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For more information, contact:
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8664 Pam.Whitmore@meritagehomes.com; Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
NAI Realvest Reports it Closed on 78 Commercial Real Estate Transactions in First Quarter, Revenues up More than 65 Percent
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest, which ranks as one of the region’s largest commercial real estate companies, reported it closed on 78 commercial property leasing and sales transactions during the first quarter that ended March 30.
Patrick Mahoney, president of NAI Realvest, said the dollar value of transactions during the first quarter increased by more than 65 percent over the same period last year.
The largest sale transaction of the quarter was worth $4 million for a 46-acre Palm Coast site negotiated by NAI Realvest managing partner Paul P. Partyka and associate Chris Butera. The sale was ranked as the largest land sale in the Palm Coast area in the last two years.
Mahoney said the largest lease transaction for the firm’s first quarter was for 86,000 square feet at Orlando Central Park, leased to Bologna, Italy based manufacturer Pelliconi Group, and negotiated by the NAI Realvest Industrial Team of Robert Blackwell, SIOR, Sean DuPree, CCIM and Jim Murr.
For more information, contact:
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
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 325 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.
Patrick Mahoney, president of NAI Realvest, said the dollar value of transactions during the first quarter increased by more than 65 percent over the same period last year.
The largest sale transaction of the quarter was worth $4 million for a 46-acre Palm Coast site negotiated by NAI Realvest managing partner Paul P. Partyka and associate Chris Butera. The sale was ranked as the largest land sale in the Palm Coast area in the last two years.
Mahoney said the largest lease transaction for the firm’s first quarter was for 86,000 square feet at Orlando Central Park, leased to Bologna, Italy based manufacturer Pelliconi Group, and negotiated by the NAI Realvest Industrial Team of Robert Blackwell, SIOR, Sean DuPree, CCIM and Jim Murr.
For more information, contact:
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
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 325 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.
Five Ready-To-Move-In Town Homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow Will Qualify for $8,000 or $6,500 Federal Tax Credits, which ends April 30
ORLANDO- Five ready-to-move-in luxury town homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow, the award-winning gated community located off International Pkwy. near the Seminole Towne Center mall, will qualify for the federal tax credits for new homes purchased by April 30.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said all five town homes will be ready for the June 30 closing deadline for buyers to qualify for the first time and move-up buyer tax incentive.
Three-bedroom town homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow are priced from $159,900, Roche said, and range in size from 1,520 square feet of living space to 1,941 square feet, each with its own private courtyard and two-car garage.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said all five town homes will be ready for the June 30 closing deadline for buyers to qualify for the first time and move-up buyer tax incentive.
Three-bedroom town homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow are priced from $159,900, Roche said, and range in size from 1,520 square feet of living space to 1,941 square feet, each with its own private courtyard and two-car garage.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lennar’s Welcome Home Centers open from 10 A.M. to Midnight on April 30 to Accommodate Last-Minute Tax Credit Home Buyers
CENTRAL FLA - Lennar will keep the doors open until midnight on April 30 at Welcome Home Centers in 20 communities in the Tampa Bay region and 25 communities in The Orlando region, to accommodate last-minute home buyers who want to take advantage the two tax credit incentives worth $6,500 or $8,000.
Lennar’s “Midnight Madness” is the last chance for homebuyers to take advantage of the federal tax credit incentives on select Lennar homes.
First-time home buyers --- anyone who hasn’t owned a home for at least three years --- could qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit if they buy a home by midnight on April 30. The $6,500 tax credit is also available to qualified move-up buyers.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division, said the Welcome Home Centers at all 45 Lennar communities located throughout the Orlando region, including Lake, Seminole Counties and the Space Coast area and the Tampa Bay region including Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco and Hernando Counties will be open until midnight.
Metheny said Lennar is offering a wide range of extra incentives to make buying a new home even easier.
“We have special mortgage interest rates and a wide range of free options, upgrades and bonus features available on existing new homes,” Metheny said. “We’re making this the very best time ever to buy a new home,” he said.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Lennar’s “Midnight Madness” is the last chance for homebuyers to take advantage of the federal tax credit incentives on select Lennar homes.
First-time home buyers --- anyone who hasn’t owned a home for at least three years --- could qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit if they buy a home by midnight on April 30. The $6,500 tax credit is also available to qualified move-up buyers.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division, said the Welcome Home Centers at all 45 Lennar communities located throughout the Orlando region, including Lake, Seminole Counties and the Space Coast area and the Tampa Bay region including Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco and Hernando Counties will be open until midnight.
Metheny said Lennar is offering a wide range of extra incentives to make buying a new home even easier.
“We have special mortgage interest rates and a wide range of free options, upgrades and bonus features available on existing new homes,” Metheny said. “We’re making this the very best time ever to buy a new home,” he said.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Renewal Lease with Spartan Securities Group at St. Petersburg’s City Center
TAMPA - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, which is associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated renewal lease for 2,970 square feet at 100 2nd Ave. South at the City Center in St. Petersburg.
Sean Kennedy, associate and Tom Kennedy vice president in the firm’s Office Services Group negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Atlanta-based Behringer Harvard Real Estate and the tenant, Spartan Securities Group a local investment banking firm who renewed its lease of suite N300 in the 238,000 square foot building.
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About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida: Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Contacts: Sean Kennedy, 813-639-1111; Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387; Larry Vershel 407-644-4142
Sean Kennedy, associate and Tom Kennedy vice president in the firm’s Office Services Group negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Atlanta-based Behringer Harvard Real Estate and the tenant, Spartan Securities Group a local investment banking firm who renewed its lease of suite N300 in the 238,000 square foot building.
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About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida: Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Contacts: Sean Kennedy, 813-639-1111; Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387; Larry Vershel 407-644-4142
Orlando-Based FuelClinic.Com Awarded Second Place in Global Competition to Find Solutions to Traffic Congestion, Road Safety
SANFORD - FuelClinic.com, a web-based information clearinghouse that focuses on fuel efficiency, was recently awarded second place in a global competition to identify new technologies to make transportation more efficient.
The competition, hosted by ITS America---the U.S. division of the Intelligent Transportation Society---was sponsored by IBM and venture capital group Spencer Trask to uncover technologies that will help create “smarter cities” and decrease traffic congestion, improve road safety, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen commerce.
Michael Bragg, founder and chief technical officer at Compendium Software Systems, LLC, the parent company of FuelClinic.com, said 116 startup companies from more than 20 countries participated in the ITS Congestion Challenge.
FuelClinic.com’s website placed second in the competition, which included a brief summary of the programs, an executive summary, a global online question-and-answer session and examination by a panel of experts.
The competition was judged by a global community of more than 4,000 people, including transportation industry professionals and the general public, which selected three winners and six finalists from Hungary, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States.
iCarpool.com, headquartered in Issaquah, Wash., took first place in the competition and the $50,000 grand prize.
While there were no cash awards for second place, Bragg said the exposure had a silver lining. A Brazilian group---Believe Sustainability---asked FuelClinic.com to help it develop a program to reduce carbon emissions in Sao Paulo, one of the world's most densely populated cities.
FuelClinic.com is a global web community with more than 3,000 registered users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Brazil, the U.K., and Europe. Bragg projects FuelClinic.com will host more than one million users worldwide within five years. Registration at FuelClinic.com is free for non-commercial use. The site offers a wide range of user-provided advice and information about fuel economy, Bragg said.
FuelClinic.com is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the UCF Business Incubator on 110 West First Street in downtown Sanford.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Bragg, Founder/Chief Technical Officer, Compendium Software Systems, LLC/ FuelClinic.com, 407-637-5782 or michael@fuelclinic.com; Rafael Caamano, Point of Contact, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-408-4297or rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1577 or ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1.600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
The competition, hosted by ITS America---the U.S. division of the Intelligent Transportation Society---was sponsored by IBM and venture capital group Spencer Trask to uncover technologies that will help create “smarter cities” and decrease traffic congestion, improve road safety, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen commerce.
Michael Bragg, founder and chief technical officer at Compendium Software Systems, LLC, the parent company of FuelClinic.com, said 116 startup companies from more than 20 countries participated in the ITS Congestion Challenge.
FuelClinic.com’s website placed second in the competition, which included a brief summary of the programs, an executive summary, a global online question-and-answer session and examination by a panel of experts.
The competition was judged by a global community of more than 4,000 people, including transportation industry professionals and the general public, which selected three winners and six finalists from Hungary, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States.
iCarpool.com, headquartered in Issaquah, Wash., took first place in the competition and the $50,000 grand prize.
While there were no cash awards for second place, Bragg said the exposure had a silver lining. A Brazilian group---Believe Sustainability---asked FuelClinic.com to help it develop a program to reduce carbon emissions in Sao Paulo, one of the world's most densely populated cities.
FuelClinic.com is a global web community with more than 3,000 registered users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Brazil, the U.K., and Europe. Bragg projects FuelClinic.com will host more than one million users worldwide within five years. Registration at FuelClinic.com is free for non-commercial use. The site offers a wide range of user-provided advice and information about fuel economy, Bragg said.
FuelClinic.com is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the UCF Business Incubator on 110 West First Street in downtown Sanford.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Bragg, Founder/Chief Technical Officer, Compendium Software Systems, LLC/ FuelClinic.com, 407-637-5782 or michael@fuelclinic.com; Rafael Caamano, Point of Contact, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-408-4297or rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1577 or ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1.600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
NAI Realvest negotiates renewal lease agreement for 144,000 square feet of Industrial space in Sanford
ORLANDO – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a renewal agreement on the lease of 144,000 square feet at 2000 E. Lake Mary Blvd. in Sanford.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Columbus, Ohio-based Lake Mary Industrial Partners LLC.
The tenant, Florida Extruders International Inc., a building products distributor and manufacturer of aluminum products such as screen doors and windows, renewed the lease for its Florida headquarters.
NAI Realvest is the exclusive leasing and management representative of the 242,000 square foot industrial center.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com;
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering 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 325 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.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Columbus, Ohio-based Lake Mary Industrial Partners LLC.
The tenant, Florida Extruders International Inc., a building products distributor and manufacturer of aluminum products such as screen doors and windows, renewed the lease for its Florida headquarters.
NAI Realvest is the exclusive leasing and management representative of the 242,000 square foot industrial center.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com;
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering 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 325 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.
ICI Homes Opens the Brevard Model Home at Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach
ORMOND BEACH - ICI Homes has opened the new Brevard model home at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach.
With three bedrooms and two baths in 1,815 square feet of living space with its own two-car garage, the Brevard model home offers a host of award-winning energy-saving features that make it one of the “smartest” homes in Volusia County, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for luxury home builder ICI Homes.
The award-winning Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club is located off Old Dixie Highway between I-95 and U.S. 1.
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For more information, contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
With three bedrooms and two baths in 1,815 square feet of living space with its own two-car garage, the Brevard model home offers a host of award-winning energy-saving features that make it one of the “smartest” homes in Volusia County, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for luxury home builder ICI Homes.
The award-winning Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club is located off Old Dixie Highway between I-95 and U.S. 1.
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For more information, contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Timber Creek High School Color Guard Places Seventh in National Competition against 87 Top Teams in Dayton, Ohio
ORLANDO – Timber Creek High School’s 21-member color guard placed seventh nationally against 87 high school teams in the recent Winter Guard competition in Dayton, Ohio–the “Super Bowl” for high school color guard competition.
Devin Hoey, associate director of the Timber Creek Regiment, located in Avalon Park in East Orlando, said the team – which includes 20 young ladies and one young man – placed second in their semi-final routine and seventh in the Scholastic A Class category comprising the nation’s largest high schools.
“These young people worked very hard to make it to the A Class finals,” Hoey said. “They held fundraisers and car washes throughout the fall semester to earn the money to pay for the trip and they have been practicing almost every day,” he said.
Michael James is designer and choreographer for the Timber Creek High School Regiment, and staff members Stevenson Lumapas, Shannon Jenkinson and Justin Andrade assisted in preparing them along with band directors Rhett Cox and Hoey.
For more information, contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 x 116; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
Devin Hoey, associate director of the Timber Creek Regiment, located in Avalon Park in East Orlando, said the team – which includes 20 young ladies and one young man – placed second in their semi-final routine and seventh in the Scholastic A Class category comprising the nation’s largest high schools.
“These young people worked very hard to make it to the A Class finals,” Hoey said. “They held fundraisers and car washes throughout the fall semester to earn the money to pay for the trip and they have been practicing almost every day,” he said.
Michael James is designer and choreographer for the Timber Creek High School Regiment, and staff members Stevenson Lumapas, Shannon Jenkinson and Justin Andrade assisted in preparing them along with band directors Rhett Cox and Hoey.
For more information, contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 x 116; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
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