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Almost immediately after receiving the call last month from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for clean-up equipment, Okahumpka, Florida-based Vac-Tron, the world’s largest portable industrial vacuum equipment manufacturer, sent a fleet of equipment to the Gulf Coast region. Now the company is gearing up to increase production of specially-outfitted oil spill cleanup equipment – including a product called "Beach Vac"– to be deployed immediately for the extensive effort in the Gulf and beyond. 
SEOP Online, a search engine optimization company headquartered in Ontario, Canada, has announced plans to establish Florida operations in Casselberry and create 200 new technology-based jobs within the next two years. The Metro Orlando EDC worked with Seminole State College and SEOP to prepare their successful Quick Response Training (QRT) grant application, which is a state program designed to provide new and existing Florida businesses with the necessary training for expansion.
On Tuesday, the Orlando Magic premiered an updated logo which reflects "a stronger, cleaner, more timeless design to match the team’s championship ideals." The new logo will appear prominently on player uniforms, fan merchandise and corporate collateral, as well as in the Amway Center, the team's new home scheduled to open in fall of 2010.
And on Thursday, the nation's first ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles (EV) was unveiled right here in Central Florida. The charging station installation in front of Orlando's City Hall kicks off the $37 million nationwide ChargePoint America EV charging station program. By 2012, plans call for 300 to 500 stations to be installed in Central Florida. Nearly 5,000 charging stations will be installed in eight other U.S. regions: Austin, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Jose/San Francisco Bay, Bellevue/Redmond, Wash., and Washington DC. 
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BishopBeale: completed lease transactions: 6,682 square feet of Class A office space for Newsome Law Firm in Orlando; 12,000 square feet of office space for Pace Center for Girls in Maitland; 6,563 square feet of Class A office space for Florida Business Technologies in Maitland; 4,000 square feet of warehouse space for Ally Equipment in Orlando. caroline@bishopbeale.com Emerson International, Inc.: negotiated lease for 3,147 square feet of office space in CenterPointe II in Altamonte Springs. larry@larryvershel.com Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida: negotiated leases: 4,000 square feet of Class A office space in Wachovia Tower, Orlando; 6,660 square feet of retail space at 55 West Marketplace in downtown Orlando for Dueling Piano Bar out of NY and South Florida. jsweeney@commercialfl.com Realty Capital: completed leases: 5,161 square feet for Interactive Impact, Inc. in Casselberry; 1,773 square feet for Media Captioning Services, Inc. in Maitland; 2,400 square feet for Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories in Ocoee; 3,149 square feet for Generous Giving in Downtown Orlando; 2,667 square feet for Premium Timeshare Depot, LLC in Orlando; 4,407 square feet for Rhythm X in Orlando; 3,778 square feet for Enmar Holdings, LLC in Kissimmee. rkingry@realtycapitalfl.com |
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Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc.: awarded "mission critical" mechanical-HVAC project for the University of Central Florida Sciences - Building 54. TerryM@cesmechanical.com Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC: designed a Publix Super Market facility and retail center in Sarasota. larry@larryvershel.com Kissimmee Utility Authority: awarded contract to D & A Building Services, Inc. for full-service janitorial services at four Central Florida water plants. cgent@kua.com |
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Fisher & Phillips, LLC.: Jeffrey Mandel and David Kornreich among 37 attorneys listed nationwide in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009. Ecschwalb@bellsouth.net Florida Hospital: Kissimmee opened new three-story outpatient tower. ashley.white@flhosp.org Kissimmee Utility Authority: launched http://www.youtube.com/KUADirect to equip customers with information on reducing high energy bills while improving comfort; hurricane preparedness guide now available in Spanish. Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor, & Reed, P.A: ranked number one by Chambers and Partners 2010 directory Chambers USA; attorney Richard S. Dellinger appointed to serve on Florida Bar Association Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee. Ioana.Good@lowndes-law.com Orange County Public Schools: Newsweek magazine's annual rankings list 13 Orange County high schools among the best in the nation. elainei@pr-works.com Orlando Magic: Dwight Howard participated in the 2010 Bowl-A-Thon benefiting Special Olympics of Seminole County; announced new partnership with Circulation Expertí, Ltd and Act-é Marketing Solutions to serve collectively as its multicultural marketing agencies. TWingerson@orlandomagic.com; Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw assisted Feed The Children to distribute 3,200 food and personal care items to Orlando-area families. Rebecca.gass@feedthechildren.org Sonny's Franchise Company: announced Flat Sonny campaign which will take place at participating Sonny's locations across the Southeast starting now through August 31, 2010. myeager@sonnysbbq.com Tavistock Group: PGA golfer Justin Rose and his wife Kate hosted charity golf tournament at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club raising more than $160,000 and benefiting a national feeding program called Blessings in a Backpack. kzilizi@tavistock.com University of Central Florida: Business Incubation Program's InBusiness, Inc. is helping charities raise more money by offering charity patrons the opportunity to nominate someone they know or themselves as the "Coolest Guy In Orlando." LVershelCo@aol.com; Florida Economic Gardening Institute named Fran Kororsec director of client services. sheila@larryvershel.com Williams Company: received 2010 ACG SMART Award in the Real Estate Category. sstutts@williamsco.com |
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