Celebration Golf Management offers summer golf and tournament packages starting from $19.95 at six Central Florida Golf Courses

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Management, which owns or operates nine premier Central Florida golf clubs, has introduced special summer group golf and tournament pricing from as low as $19.95 per person from June 1 through Aug. 31 at six of the best-known golf courses in Orlando, Winter Garden, Sorrento, Kissimmee and Clermont. Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, LLC said Celebration Golf’s special summer group golf and tournament pricing is available at RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento, Eagle Creek in Southeast Orlando, Stoneybrook West in Winter Garden, Legends and Kings Ridge in Clermont and Stonegate at Solivita in Kissimmee. “We want to make it easier for corporations and civic and community organizations to organize summer golf tournaments or bring their members to play,” Garrote explained. Garrote said the special summer group golf and tournament pricing requires at least 24 players and purchase of a food and beverage package that starts as low at $11.95 per person. Summer group pricing includes golf, carts, range balls and free club rentals and 16 complimentary rounds of golf to be used as door, auction or raffle prizes, Garrote said. Celebration Golf Management’s special summer group golf and tournament pricing ranges from $19.95 at Kings Ridge to $24.95 at Stoneybrook West, Legends Golf and Country Club and Stonegate Golf Club, and $29.95 at RedTail Golf Club and Eagle Creek Golf Club. To book a tournament or group, call Dorothy Benson, senior sales manager Celebration Golf Management, 407-566-1045 x4613 dbenson@cgmgolfproperties.com.

Legends Golf Club in Clermont to Host Second Annual Central Florida Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament May 11

CLERMONT, Fla. -- Legends Golf Club in Clermont off U.S. 27 five miles south of S.R. 50, will host the Second Annual Central Florida Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 11. Tournament Director Bradley Mattingly said that last year, the Central Florida Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament---then dubbed the Tri-County Fallen Firefighters Tournament--raised more than $5,000 to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Mattingly said tournament officials plan to award trophies for first, second and third-place finishers as well as raffle prizes, and prizes for 50/50, longest putt, longest drive and closest to the pin, as well as a Hole in One grand prize. Golf play will get underway with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., Mattingly said. The $75 tournament registration fee covers golf and the luncheon awards ceremony. To register or to join the growing list of sponsors, visit golf.firehero.org/fl/centralfl/online Jay Scruggs, general manager at Legends Golf Club, said the 18-hole Clifton-Ezell-Clifton-designed Legends Golf Course is in excellent shape this year. With 6,911 yards of challenging golf from the Gold tees, Legends Golf Course offers a par 72, a slope rating of 131 and course rating of 73.

Pulte Homes Model Grand Opening March 23 at Trillium in Brooksville to Showcase New Model Home and Seven New Floor Plans

Brooksville, Fla. --- Pulte Homes will host a model grand opening with complimentary entertainment, food and refreshments on Saturday, March 23 at Trillium from Noon to 2 p.m. located at 449 Trillium Blvd. in Brooksville off County Line Rd. just east of the Suncoast Parkway. Trillium’s model grand opening will showcase Pulte’s new three-bedroom, two-bath Compton model home and seven new distinctive single-family floor plans priced from the $120s. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in the North Florida region, said visitors may tour the Compton model home which offers 1,972 square feet of living space, and boasts a massive 212 square-foot flex room that can be optionally converted to a fourth bedroom and third bath. The Compton floor plan also offers an optional study and the option to extend the garage. Priced from $142,990, the Compton is just one of seven distinctive new three, four, five and six-bedroom floor plans Pulte Homes offers at Trillium that range in size from 1,447 square feet of living space to 3,242 square feet. A resort-style swimming pool with cabanas and a multi-purpose recreation field are among the amenities at Trillium. Visit www.pulte.com/tampa for more information or call 866-889-5460.

Tentara Digital Studios, Theattic.Tv Join Forces to Create Major Entertainment, Branding Solutions

St. Cloud, Fla. --- Tentara Digital Studios, based in St. Cloud, and TheAttic.tv, based at Celebration, have joined forces to create major international entertainment and branding solutions that are seen by millions of viewers worldwide. The next step, according to Ricardo Bernardino, chief executive officer and art director at Tentara Digital Studios, is the presentation of a feature-length fantasy film concept Bernardini has worked on for more than a decade. “Angal Tentara is an action-packed story about a girl from an ancient civilization who is reborn in present times. Surrounded by mysteries, signs, angels and demons, her journey takes her through seven fatal trials that will prove that she is worthy of fulfilling her destiny,” Bernardini said. Bernardini said Tentara and TheAttic.tv are rebranding the Angal Tentara project with a more Hollywood-friendly cinematographic approach that blends real images with hyperrealistic photo compositions to pitch the concept to potential investors, film producers, movie-based networks, and video game creators. “Our alliance with TheAttic.tv is critical to this phase of our production,” Bernardini said. “Their professional network combines all the elements we need to bring together to create this franchise,” he said. Tentara and TheAttic.tv have already joined forces to produce some major achievements, Bernardini said. The two companies created a powerful promotional video for HBO Latin America to introduce Game of Thrones to its Spanish-speaking audience. Tentara Digital Studios also teamed with TheAttic.tv in a Technomedia Production to create a highly sophisticated 3D Building Projection for the Puerto Rico office of tourism at Cuartel de Ballajá, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. “I have been waiting for digital technology to reach the point where we can produce Angal Tentara on a multi-media platform that will include the video, film and gaming audiences and our alliance with TheAttic.tv gives us that reach,” Bernardini said. “We are hopeful that our strategic partnership will open even more doors in the future,” Bernardini added. Tentara Digital Studios is a client company of the UCF Business Incubation Program in St. Cloud.

NAI Realvest Earns Top Regional, National Ranking for Commercial Real Estate Sales, Leasing in 2012

Maitland, Fla. --- NAI Realvest, one of Central Florida’s most active commercial property leasing and sales companies and one of the region’s top commercial property managers, was recently ranked among the top 10 commercial property companies in the Central Florida area by two independent ratings agencies. The firm earned a spot on the recent CoStar 2012 Top Ten Power Broker list in Central Florida for both leasing and sales, according to Managing Director Robin Webb. CoStar Group, the nation’s leading real estate information company, ranks real estate companies based on transaction volume and dollar value. NAI Realvest Managing Partner Paul Partyka earned a position among the CoStar Top 10 Power brokers in the region for retail property leasing in 2012, Webb said. CoStar ranked NAI Realvest principal Michael Heidrich, Sr. among the Top 10 Industrial leasing brokers. Webb said NAI Global, the network of more than 350 commercial real estate firms around the world, was ranked sixth among U.S. brokerage firms in the recent Lipsey survey of national brokerages. The Lipsey Company annually conducts a survey of the top commercial real estate industry brands.

NAI Realvest completes sale of 7,000 square foot office duplex in Winter Garden for $539,000

ORLANDO, Fla. — NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a 7,000 square foot office duplex at 526 and 530 S. Main Street in Winter Garden for $539,000. NAI Realvest Principal Michael Heidrich brokered the transaction representing the sellers, Russell and Jane Gay of Oakland, Fla. and the buyer, Elipsis Engineeing & Consulting LLC of Winter Garden.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Completes Design of LA Fitness facility in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed design work on a new LA Fitness facility on Lee Vista Blvd. in southeast Orlando. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the 38,000 square foot facility is now under construction.

Integrity Home Loan may look outside Florida to fill new loan officer positions with executive training and perks

LAKE MARY, Fla. --- Integrity Home Loan training program initial response has been excellent but Florida’s largest privately-owned residential mortgage provider may now look outside Florida to help fill new positions as loan officer. Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida, Inc., said he’s offering to pay qualified candidates the cost of relocating to Central Florida, subsidize their living expenses, provide an executive training program and offer a first year salary base of $36,000 with potential to double that. Second year earnings at Integrity Home Loan typically pass the $100,000 mark, Malloy said. Integrity ranks as one of the region’s largest and most active mortgage lenders with nine Florida branches including the headquarters in Lake Mary and locations in Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich. Malloy opened Integrity’s executive training program last year to turn candidates into qualified loan officers. Malloy said Integrity should hire as many as 30 loan officer candidates this year as it expands existing offices and opens new offices. Many of Integrity’s new executives may come from outside Florida, Malloy said. “We have been very successful at getting the word out in Florida but we are growing and expanding, so our need for energetic, enthusiastic loan offer candidates is growing right along with us,” Malloy said. Last year Integrity Home Loan provided more than 2,400 mortgage loans that total more than $500 million. Malloy projects Integrity will serve up more than 3,200 residential mortgage loans in 2013. In January, Integrity reported it closed on more than 300 mortgage loans that total more than $55 million.

Longtime Central Florida Investment Advisor Projects Gradually Improving Economic Picture despite Congressional Impotence

Maitland, Fla. --- Longtime Central Florida investment advisor George Livingston, chairman of NAI Realvest in Maitland, has a message for economic doomsayers: relax. Things really are getting better. “The economy is expanding and it’s likely to continue to expand during 2013 and for the next several years,” Livingston said. Interest rates will remain low---and wise borrowers will lock in debt---but lenders will be stingier with their capital, requiring developers to put up more equity on capital improvement loans. The government will continue to stimulate the economy with monetary and fiscal policies. The biggest roadblock to economic growth, Livingston said, will be the uncertainty generated by regulation and social engineering. Inflation is likely to increase. Employment will improve, but unemployment will remain above comparable norms. Consumption and investments will increase, as will the number of mergers and acquisitions. The housing market will continue to expand, government spending will remain high, and taxes are likely to increase, Livingston said. Foreign trade will increase as well, and U.S. firms will return offshore operations to America. Moreover, foreign firms will increase their U.S. operations. “America is moving toward energy self-sufficiency, and as a result exports will have a very positive net economic effect,” Livingston said. For investors, warehousing and manufacturing are key sectors for economic growth. On the world front, turmoil will persist in the Middle East and Europe will continue to have economic problems, but Mexico and Canada will see strong economic improvement. “America will do its best not become entangled in foreign conflicts,” Livingston said. And U.S. military strength will decline as a proportion of global military spending. The next big battlefront, Livingston said, is cyberware. “Cyberware is a clear emerging national security and economic threat,” Livingston said. Overall, Livingston said, we should prepare for better days. Our improving economic picture will drive the stock market higher, which in turn will boost equity markets.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Industrial Leases at Commerce Centers in Kissimmee and Longwood

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new industrial lease agreements – one in Longwood and one at Poinciana CommerCenter East in Kissimmee. Michael Heidrich Sr., principal at NAI Realvest brokered both transactions on behalf of the landlords. At 1205 Sarah St. off SR 427 in Longwood, Heidrich negotiated a new lease of 17,120 square feet with Florida Marking Products, member of The Kennedy Group, Inc., manufacturers of advertising specialty items, label and packaging solutions and front-page advertising products for newspapers. The Willoughby, Ohio-based tenant was represented by K.C. Tenukas of CLW Real Estate Services. The landlord is Industrial Property Partners Inc. of Coral Springs, Fla. At Poinciana CommerCenter East, 1743 Business Center Lane in Kissimmee, Heidrich negotiated a lease of 2,700 square feet on behalf of landlord, Small Bay Partners LLC of Maitland. The new local tenant is Hollywood Md.-based Potomac Distributing, LLC.