Archive for October, 2009

Kinney, Fernandez and Blore PA Partners with Shooting Stars Post For a Production

When the Tampa, Florida based law firm of Kinney, Fernandez and Biore, PA needed a production company that could give them a high quality production and have them stand out from other law firms yet be cost effective, they partnered with Shooting Stars Post (www.sspmedia.com).
Shooting Stars worked closely with the firm on all aspects [...]

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CB Richard Ellis Announces the Sale of Manatee Woods Apartments

CB Richard Ellis is pleased to announce the recent sale of Manatee Woods apartments, a 226-unit rental community in Bradenton, Florida. Completed in 1993, the property features 1, 2, and 3 bedroom floor plans averaging 898 SF. The property was 92% occupied at closing. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham, Jim Bobbitt, and John Selby of CBRE [...]

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Lennar Has 150 New Homes That Qualify For First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit in Orlando, Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. — Lennar’s Central Florida Division has 150 new single-family homes and town homes available for first-time home buyers in Orlando and Tampa who hope to qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit before the Nov. 30 deadline.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new ready-to-move-in homes are priced from under $90,000.
“Lennar [...]

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US Green Building Council, Myakka River Branch’s Annual Member Meeting at Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida

Sarasota, Florida (October 30, 2009) – On Thursday, November 19, 2009, join members of the Myakka River Branch of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for their annual membership meeting. The program will include general Chapter member updates including new Board and Chapter member introductions. Following the refreshments, cocktails and business meeting, current Branch Council [...]

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Chamber Advocates for Referendum on Local Transit Funding

Tampa, Fla. – Late yesterday, the leadership of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce concluded a series of meetings with members of the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners urging the Commissioners to place a proposal for local transportation investment on the 2010 ballot.
“This referendum is not only critical to the future economic success of [...]

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Langhans Is Winner of SPYP Award

ST. PETERSBURG – Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp, P.A. (KRMT) is pleased to announce that Jarrod Langhans, Audit Manager, was awarded the 2009 St. Petersburg Young Professionals Leadership in Business Award. Jarrod was one of 28 nominees vying for recognition in seven categories. The winners were announced at the inaugural “Tomorrow’s Leaders Today” [...]

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Florida Receives Funding to Accelerate Domestic Geothermal Energy

WASHINGTON, DC – The state of Florida today received funding to accelerate domestic geothermal energy when U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies. These grants will support 123 projects in 39 states, [...]

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Celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week

(ORLANDO/FL/OCTOBER 2009) – National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8 – 14, 2009. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses who provide high quality healthcare services to patients across the United State. They have graduate, advanced education and clinical experiential learning beyond their registered nurse preparation. The theme for the 2009 National Nurse [...]

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Kathy Marlowe Launches Kathy Marlowe & Associates Realty

Sarasota, FL – Real estate broker Kathy Marlowe has left Keller Williams Realty to launch her own real estate firm, Kathy Marlowe & Associates Realty. Marlowe combines a high level of experience with personalized boutique service to meet the shifting needs of buyers and sellers. An expert in short-sales and foreclosures, she also specializes in [...]

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Utilities Customers Reminded to Reset Irrigation Timers Along With Clocks This Weekend

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Oct. 28, 2009) – When setting clocks back one hour this weekend, Manatee County Water Conservation Program and Southwest Florida Water Management District remind utility customers to properly set irrigation system timers in order to avoid a water restriction citation as a result of an incorrect timer.
In addition to [...]

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Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. Celebrates Completion of Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building

TAMPA, Fla., – (October 19, 2009) – Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK), a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design and delivery solutions for buildings and communities has announced its successful completion of the Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building in Orlando, Fla.
Located on the University of Central Florida Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, [...]

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Pasco Economic Development Council Announces New Board and Officers

LUTZ, FLORIDA ––Following a unanimous vote by the board of directors at its regular meeting on October 28, 2009, the 2009/10 Task Force Chairs, Vice Chairs and At-Large Directors of the Pasco Economic Development Council were appointed effective October 1, 2009.
Previously, at its regular meeting on May 27, 2009, the following officers were elected effective [...]

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