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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Millennials will improve the place In jest, our cover image of a stereotypical “Millennial” suggests their “in your face” style will annoy you at best.

Not so for Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe.

“I love them,” he said about Millennials, a generation loosely defined as having been born in the early ’80s to mid-’90s.

Sharpe told me that at a recent Business of Biotech event, newcomer Bristol-Myers Squibb executives were emphatic about “following the Millennials” because “those are the people we are trying to attract.” Sharpe is soaking up as much knowledge on them as he can.

“They are purpose-led,” he said.

“They are looking for great things to do and that lines up with our effort to develop great places. They want to live where cool, neat things are happening,” he said.

The comments got me noticing three distinct themes crashing together in a spirit of hyper-relevancy.

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Indian cinema fans gather at Tampa International to welcome Bollywood stars in town for IIFA. Our reporting effort on Millennials provides a road map of strategies to consider for future team-building, management style and space design. Much of that thinking can be seen already in

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Speaking of cool “happenings,” IIFA, the “Bollywood Oscars” is here. We have devoted a lot of reporting time on it and frankly, I’ve heard grumbling about that since the direct impact to the B2B community beyond the projected 10,000 room nights is not obvious.

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We stage another grand event with exponential global first impressions. To me, that sends the message that Tampa Bay is a “cool” open place to live and grow businesses and families – and keep an exuberant Millennial workforce here instead of migrating to places like Austin, Texas.

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OPEN WORK SPACES, MORE IMMEDIATE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION ATTRACT MILLENNIAL EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS WRITTEN BY MARGIE MANNING, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JO-LYNN BROWN, MARGARET CASHILL, PAM HUFF, ALEXIS MUELLNER AND ERIC SNIDER

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he next generation of workers at your company doesn’t care about the corner office or a big desk.

Understanding the motivations of Gen Y or the Millennials - those born between the early 1980s and the mid 1990s - is helping Tampa Bay businesses grow and make money.

While no large group is homogeneous, Millennials typically are characterized as culturally diverse, highly educated, technologically savvy, attracted to innovation and socially connected. They sometimes are described as self-absorbed and detached from institutions.

Many businesses are adapting by revamping their physical structures into open workspaces that promote collaboration, revising their training and evaluation processes, and recrafting their marketing messages to rely more on digital and social media.

One key distinction between the generations is that Millennials have had access to online connections their entire lives.

“The Internet became popular when I was a freshman in college. They grew up with it and have muscle memory,” said Jeremy Daniel, chief financial officer, Advanced Healthcare Partners, Lung Institute and Sleep Apnea Treatment Centers of America. At 37, Daniel considers himself “Gen X,” with a different working style than his younger co-workers. “They can be more efficient but Gen X workers work longer and a little harder, in my opinion.”

The distinctions have broad implications, said Fredda McDonald, executive vice president and chief creative officer at PSCU, a St. Petersburg-based credit union service organization. “I would

Elyse Meyer (standing), patient coordinator at Advanced Healthcare Partners, collaborates with Lynne Flaherty, Lung Institute director of operations.

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encourage companies to look at Millennials both as customers and as the next wave of the workforce,” she said. “They are different, they think differently about their lives, their work and the commerce they conduct. It’s somewhat unappreciated how different this generation is from the Baby Boomers and Gen X. Com-

panies that understand that are the businesses that will win in the future.”

Tear down the walls Scratching and clawing to achieve the vaunted corner office is fast becoming a thing of the past, according to Patricia Nooney, senior managing director at

CBRE in Tampa. She said Millennials are responsible for that trend.

Millennials prefer a more open workspace that promotes flexibility and connectivity. Advanced Healthcare has a wide open office space with no private offices or cubicles. “It’s easier to collaborate when you are not stuck behind a

DEMOGRAPHICS

TAMPA BAY’S POPULATION IS OLDER THAN THAT OF THE UNITED STATES Geographic area

Millennials-Gen Y % of total 1983-1994

Gen X % of total 1963-1982

Baby boomers % of total 1946-1962

Mature % of total 1945 and before

Total population

United States

51,930,683

16.8%

83,736,267

27.1%

64,343,376

20.8%

35,148,526

11.4%

309,138,711

Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA

90,539

15.0%

149,058

24.7%

128,244

21.2%

94,942

15.7%

604,562

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA 77,921

11.0%

153,288

21.7%

175,224

24.8%

172,621

24.5%

705,313

Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater MSA

414,069

14.8%

743,345

26.6%

622,513

22.3%

424,526

15.2%

2,793,814

Tampa Bay

582,529

14.2%

1,045,691

25.5%

925,981

22.6%

692,089

16.9%

4,103,689

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COVER STORY desk, and I think that appeals to this generation,” Daniel said.

Trenam Kemker in Tampa is taking less space in its Tampa site as it redesigns in anticipation of a Millennial workforce. The firm is reviewing concepts such as collaboration zones and more tech-friendly work space and desk configurations, said Marie Tomassi, managing shareholder.

CBRE, the commercial real estate giant, is phasing in a reimagined workspace concept to give it a competitive edge in luring young talent. The new plan, which rolls out in the new Orlando office on April 28, allows staffers to sit at whatever workstation they want and used enhanced technology to perform their jobs pretty much anywhere. It also features furniture and layout that promotes things like impromptu brainstorming sessions and small-group meetings.

“Five years ago, very few of our tenant clients expressed a curiosity about a rethought workplace,” said Bill Moss, a managing director of CBRE. “Five years later, I’d say most of our clients are interested in learning more, and some of them are putting plans in place. I think the companies that get out ahead of the movement for innovative work environments are going to be the winners in this.”

This office of the future dovetails with Gen Y’s preference for an urban live-work-play lifestyle. The movement affects location and size as well.

“No one wanted to work in the city a few years ago,” said Joe Meterchick, regional president, Florida, PNC Bank.

“Then all of a sudden in the last five to 10 years, everyone wanted to be downtown, wanted to live close to work, to not have a car.”

The suburban office campus that rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s is rapidly becoming outmoded due to Millennials’ preference for the urban core.

Companies not quite ready to pick up stakes are putting money into improving amenities such as chill spaces and fitness facilities. Nooney points to hybrid submarkets like Westshore and Rocky Point that, while not categorically urban, provide walkability, restaurants, shopping and other amenities. She dubs them suburban downtowns.

Performance counts Gen Y employees are unlike earlier generations that followed a more linear career path.

That presents opportunities for cross-functional job training, said Steve Gavatorta, president of the Steve Gavatorta Group Inc., a consulting firm in Tampa.

“Typically the Gen Y folks like to balance things. They don’t want the mundane. The best way to keep them motivated is to put them in different roles, different experiences. That excites them and prepares them for different jobs down the road,” Gavatorta said.

It also provides the business that’s employing Millennials with a feeding ground for future leaders.

Both Publix Super Markets Inc., the largest employer in the Tampa Bay area, and Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. have built in opportunities for Millennials to move up and be rewarded for performance, spokespersons for each company said.

Communication, flexibility and recognition goes a long way for getting the best results out of millennial workers, said Bill Peppler, managing partner for Kavaliro Staffing Services, with offices in Tampa and Orlando.

“There is a sense of entitlement when dealing with this generation,” Peppler said. “They expect [rewards] to come to them right away, so they need to be shown the path for advancement.”

The traditional rewards aren’t always the best approach.

“When I grew up, cash was king,” Peppler said. “With this generation, they want to be recognized in any shape or form.”

Because Millennials place a high value on public recognition, Kavaliro blogs about their employees to celebrate their work well done.

“We found out that those blogs were the highest read posts out of anything else the company produced,” Peppler said. “Those blogs went viral.”

Advanced Healthcare has weekly meetings, allowing employees to showcase their work, present their ideas to management and get pats on the back, Daniel said.

The Bank of Tampa has changed the way it conducts internal reviews because of its younger workers, said Ken Cherven, Pinellas County president. That includes two reviews annually and a 360-degree review, which is a process in which workers provide self-evaluation and includes feedback from subordinates, peers and supervisors.

That’s a contrast to the Baby Boomer generation that prides itself on functioning without too much feedback or interference.

While many banks have eliminated management training programs as part of cost-cutting measures, PNC and C1 Bank have each launched their own training Initiatives. C1 worked with the University of South Florida St. Petersburg to open the USFSP Banking Institute. The program costs more than $500,000 a year, but Trevor Burgess, C1 CEO, said it’s already provided a return on investment, as one of the participants led the charge to convert C1’s loan approval systems from paper-based to the iPad, increasing productivity.

Checkers has aligned employee education to the “wired” generation by offering a training program based on a mobile platform. It’s how Millennials like to learn, said Laurie Malcolm, senior vice president of human resources.

Marketing goes mobile To compete for Millennial customers, Checkers is developing a mobile loyalty program. Expected to roll out later this year, the program allows customers to access offers and rewards via mobile device, instead of punch cards or paper coupons.

“We have a brand that attracts Millennials,” Malcolm said. “We keep them by giving them opportunities to grow and by giving them rewards.”

The tastes of Millennials have a way of setting the tone for the overall customer base, said Ken Young, president of Ovations Food Services in Lutz. Ovations has tailored its offerings at sports games, fairs and concerts to Millennials by offering more craft beers, for example.

Health care companies’ customers tend to be older, but customers’ children often do the research for their parents

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GENERATIONAL CHALLENGES Nearly four in five – or 78 percent – of companies that took part in TalentKeepers 2014 “Workplace America” survey said they were challenged by multiple generations in the workplace.

There is a distinction between age groups, based on messages and societal events that surround each generation as they grow up, said Andrea Hershatter, senior associate dean at Emory University.

She discussed generational theory during the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s 2014 Banking Outlook Conference.

“Some people buy it. Some people don’t. I’m going to suggest to you it doesn’t matter whether you buy it or not. The real fact is you have to deal with young people. There’s not too much you can do about that,” she said.

because they are more tech-savvy. “We gear marketing toward the children of our potential clients,” Daniel said.

Even B2B companies such as CBRE are adapting. By revamping its own office space, CBRE is getting perspective that allows it to provide better workplace insight to its clients, said Mary Jo Eaton, executive managing director for Florida.

Some industries are struggling more than others to find a niche among the Millennials. Banking is one of them. A study by Scratch, the in-house unit of Viacom that consults with brands, found that one-third of Millennials expected to live “bank-free” in the future and see banks as irrelevant.

“That’s a cautionary note for us as banks,” said Tim Coop, Pinellas County president for Hancock Bank.

PSCU has piloted an Internet and social media initiative, aimed at young adults between 18 and 34 years old.

The campaign focuses on the difference between banks and credit unions, such as the community-based nature of credit unions, a good fit for Millennials’ love of all things local, McDonald said.

Early results showed more than 31 million unique impressions on Facebook during the first eight weeks of the beta launch.

SHIFTING ATTITUDES

GENERATIONAL DISTINCTIONS (Percentage that say characteristic describes them very well) SOURCE: PEW RESEARCH CENTER, FINDINGS BASED ON SURVEY CONDUCTED FEB. 1423, 2014 AMONG 1,821 ADULTS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING 617 MILLENNIAL ADULTS.

Millennials Gen X

Boomers Mature

51%

75%

81%

64% 52%

49% 37%

33%

Patriotic

61% 42%

36%

32%

Supporter of gay rights

55%

42%

44%

32%

Religious

Enviromentalist

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FOOD NEWS

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Pure Barre South Tampa owners expand in Pinellas

5.5 million The number of overnight visitors to Pinellas County in the 2013 calendar year.

5%

The year-over-year increase in hotel room nights.

31%

The year-over-year increase in Latin American visitors.

Pinellas County had a record year for tourism in 2013, highlighted by strong growth from the Latin American market.

Last fall, Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater appointed its first-ever Latin American sales director, Ana Fernandez.

Copa Airlines’ direct air service to and from Latin America was the “last piece of the puzzle” VSPC needed to create the Latin American sales department, VSPC Executive Director D.T. Minich said.

With demand strong and word spreading via social media, the owners of Pure Barre South Tampa have expanded into St. Petersburg and plan additional studios in Pinellas County. After a five-month search and four months of construction, franchise owners Elle McComb and Lauren McComb opened a 2,600-square-foot location inside the former Florida Capital Bank at 3637 Fourth Street N. late last year. Pure Barre offers workouts that combine Pilates, ballet and yoga. The Spartanburg, S.C.,based franchise company has more than 200 studios across the country, including seven in Tampa Bay. They invested about $230,000 to open the St. Petersburg site. The investment included about $150,000 in construction on the first floor of the four-story office building, which houses various commercial tenants. The McCombs are scouting Pinellas for a third location.

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The St. Pete Pure Barre also sells merchandise and fitness gear.

Last weekend, the International Indian Film Academy revealed via Twitter that Hollywood star John Travolta would attend the 2014 IIFA Awards.

Travolta is best known for his roles in “Saturday Night Fever,” “Grease” and “Pulp Fiction.” He lives in Ocala.

Travolta is scheduled to appear at the main awards ceremony, the Tata Motors IIFA Awards, the evening of April 26.

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WellCare seeks $365M restitution from convicted execs WellCare Health Plans Inc. wants $365 million in restitution from three former executives convicted in a fraud scheme, contending the company is a victim of their crimes.

The 29-page motion filed in federal court itemizes millions of dollars in what the company states are costs stemming from offenses by Todd Farha, former CEO; Paul Behrens, former CFO; and William Kale, former vice president of government and regulatory affairs.

“While (the) defendants engaged in health care fraud, Well Care paid compensation to them of over $134 million for what they passed off as honest services, but which they knew were dishonest, fraudulent services,” the

motion alleges. “To this day, the defendants have every penny they made from WellCare.”

The company is not seeking restitution for any amounts it paid to the federal government in restitution or in fines.

In a three-month trial last year, a federal jury deadlocked on some criminal charges filed against the former executives, acquitted them on others and convicted them on several counts.

Farha was convicted of two counts of health care fraud. Behrens was convicted of two counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements. Kale was found guilty of two counts of health care fraud.

The scheme involved Medicare fraud from 2003 through the fall of 2007. The 2011 indictment accused the three of making false statements related to expenditures for behavioral care services and inflating expenses to reduce WellCare’s payback obligations.

THE BAR

STETSON GRADS POST BEST FLORIDA BAR EXAM PASSAGE RATES All but nine of the 60 Stetson University College of Law students who took the February bar exam passed both parts on their first try, resulting in the highest passing percentage of the 11 Florida law schools whose grads took the test.

Stetson’s 85 percent passage rate was followed by Florida State University College of Law, which posted an 82.8 percent rate. Of the 29 FSU students who took the exam, 24 passed, according to a Florida Board of Bar Examiners report.

Based in Gulfport, Stetson also ranked No. 1 in the number of students who passed the July 2013 exam.

Three of the 10 Ave Maria School of Law students who sat for the February exam passed. The Naples-based school had a 30 percent passage rate, the lowest.

Altogether, 405 law students took the exam in February, and 294 passed.

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REAL ESTATE NEWS

Two new apartment buildings slated for downtown St. Petersburg Call it a mini building boom.

Two South Florida developers recently announced plans to construct apartment buildings in downtown St. Petersburg, with groundbreakings due soon.

Coral Gables-based Allen Morris Residential is set to begin construction this summer on The Hermitage at the 700 block of 1st Ave. So. The company bought two acres of land for $5.25 million.

The $65 million Hermitage — named after the renowned art museum in St. Petersburg, Russia — will be an eight-story building with 348 rental apartments configured as studio, one-, and two-bed-

Both developers factored downtown St. Petersburg’s burgeoning hip factor — its thriving arts, retail and social scenes

— into their decisions.

During the planning and acquisition process, Allen Morris and his wife spent

a long weekend in St. Petersburg “going to everything,” he said in an interview.

“We fell in love with the place.”

Larry Smith, CEO of Tower Radiology Centers with The Bank of Tampa’s Dave Feeman and President Bill West.

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The Hermitage room units, scheduled for occupancy in late 2015.

Miami-based American Land Ventures has paid $7.5 million for a nearly three-acre parcel of land at 330 3rd St. S., where it will build a Class A, 17-story building with one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The tower is slated to contain about 358 units in 337,600 square feet of net rentable space.

American Land Ventures’ has secured a construction loan of $85.65 million from JPMorgan Chase. The Angelo & Banta law firm of Fort Lauderdale represented the company in both transactions. “JP Morgan Chase had such confidence in the project that they stepped up to fully underwrite it,” attorney Tom Angelo said. “You don’t often see one bank take the entire exposure like that.”

The yet-to-be-named tower breaks ground in May, said Jason Robertson, vice president of development for ALV. The Tampa office of DPR is the general contractor.

Tower Radiology Centers is the largest provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging in the Tampa Bay area. Tower is affiliated with Radiology Associates of Florida, one of the largest groups of sub-specialized radiologists in Florida.

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FDIC SCRUTINIZES LOANS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says it’s out at least $20 million as a result of four loans for Tampa Bay projects made by the failed Superior Bank.

The loans are among 14 detailed in a civil lawsuit filed by the FDIC against the former officers and directors of Superior.

In the suit, filed in federal court in Tampa, the FDIC seeks to recover at least $44 million.

An attorney for the officers denied any wrongdoing, according to the Birmingham Business Journal.

RR Taipan Property II LLC, involved a $12.3 million loan to complete student housing near USF. RR Mainsail Conference Center LLP. Two loans totaling $8.5 million to construct a 20,000-square-foot conference center and corporate offices in Tampa.

RR MDG B Street Townhomes LLC. Two loans totaling $5.6 million to finance the construction of townhomes in Tampa.

RR Prospect Point of Manatee LLC. A $2.2 million loan to build a residential subdivision in Manatee County.

PNC annual meeting draws protests Quaker activists said The PNC Financial Services Group went to great lengths to limit their presence at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Tampa, so they took their protest to the street.

About 26 members of the Earth Quaker Action Team – most of them Florida residents – want PNC (NYSE: PNC) to end financing of mountaintop removal coal mining.

PNC finances four of the top nine mountaintop removal coal mining companies, according to a resolution from Boston Common Asset Management that called for PNC to provide an assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from its lending portfolio and its exposure to climate change risk.

PNC’s board said preparation of such a report would not be an appropriate use of corporate assets and that the company already performs a comprehensive risk assessment in connection with lending transactions.

The measure was voted down by shareholders.

MARGIE MANNING

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Compiled by Christine Erickson 813-342-2474, @tbbjresearch cerickson@bizjournals.com

OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS RANKED BY OFFICE FURNITURE SALES IN TAMPA BAY IN 2013 Local sales 2013

Local employees

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Debbie Clifton, GM debbie.clifton@cort.com

511 N. Franklin St. Tampa 33602 (813) 341-3413

$27.1 million

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Drew Marshall, President dmarshall@ corporateinteriorsinc.com

8507 Benjamin Road, Ste. A Tampa 33634 (813) 880-8686

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Anne B. Adams Everett, Principal aadams@bagcontract.com

1600 E. Eighth Ave., Ste. C-201 Tampa 33605 (813) 549-7310

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Kevin Baker, President kbaker@fbitampa.com

1212 N. 39th St., Ste. 200 Tampa 33605 (813) 241-4515

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9302 Florida Palm Drive Tampa 33619 (813) 463-9261

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Alpha-Omega Title Services, Inc. 14001 N. Dale Mabry, Suite A, Tampa, FL 33618 Phone: 813-963-3009 Fax: 813-963-5336 Contact: Byron “Gibbs” Wilson, Jr.

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Alpha-Omega Title Services, Inc.

Services Offered

Why we are a Best Place to Work

Year Established

Alpha-Omega Title helps the American Dream of home ownership come true. The core of what we do is issue title insurance policies to buyers of real estate and to lenders when real estate is used as collateral.

We close and insure residential and commercial real estate sales including new homes, resales, short sales, bank owned properties and refinances.

Our clients include realtors, builders, lenders and homeowners.

Service Area

Alpha-Omega Title services all 67 counties in Florida from three landmark locations in South Tampa, North Tampa and Brandon.

For thirty-one years, Alpha-Omega Title continues to be a place where team members enjoy coming to work. It is a warm, friendly and fun atmosphere.

Our culture is that of a large family environment in which we support and help one another both professionally and personally. We celebrate birthdays, achievements and life events (have had two weddings in the last six months!).

Our team members value our customers and strive to serve them with excellence. We are good are what we do and love helping our customers achieve their goals.

We have a team of highly skilled title insurance professionals who have good character, are friendly and share a similar mindset. Our values include faith in God, integrity, team work, service – internal and external, knowledge and problem solving.

Alpha-Omega Title created “Team Spirit” which is an internal cheerleading squad to enhance employee morale, cultivate the corporate culture, plan company events and create a company newsletter. The Team brings fun to the workplace, provides chocolates or flowers to all employees on special occasions, and organizes company activities.

Alpha-Omega Title instituted an employee recognition program entitled the GEM Award for Going the Extra Mile. Nominations come in from fellow employees. This has resulted in great team building and a very encouraging place to work.

Goals for 2014 We plan to grow revenue and profits by15% by expanding our client base in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. Alpha-Omega Title has already met its 2014 goal of fully implementing the American Land Title Association’s 7 Best Practices, which better protects consumers and lenders. The Alpha-Omega Title team has a goal of fixing up one home for an elderly person in the Tampa Bay area with paint, landscaping and cleaning.

How we give back to the community Giving back to the community is not just an executive matter but is a philosophy embraced by our team members. Most recently, the majority of AlphaOmega Title team members joined DeBartolo Development in helping pack 100,000 meals for Feeding Children Everywhere.

Alpha-Omega Title was the first recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Community Involvement. A portion of everything that Alpha-Omega Title makes

Mission Statement goes into the Alpha-Omega Title Charitable Fund which supports dozens of local, non-profit organizations. It has distributed over $600,000 to charitable To honor God by being a title insurance agency of choice where employees love to work and clients love to do business.

causes, including the American Cancer Society, Hope Children’s Home, Family First, Metropolitan Ministries, and many others. We have had two of our staff members impacted with Breast Cancer. As a result, our team has walked in support of the Cure and has participated in fund raising for the American Cancer Society.

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Alpha-Omega Title’s original office building was donated in 2002 to Habitat for Humanity. In addition, Alpha-Omega Title team members helped build a “Habit for Humanity” home.

CEO Gibbs Wilson serves as a founding Board Member for National Christian Foundation (NCF) – Tampa Bay, and was Chairman from 2006 -2012.

NCF has facilitated $200 million of generous giving in Tampa Bay. Nationally, NCF is one of America’s largest and fastest growing community foundations with multi-billions in assets. Gibbs Wilson also serves as a Board member of Impact Tampa Bay, a faith based leadership development organization.

Tracey Griffin, Alpha-Omega Title’s longest standing team member who manages its affiliated business, serves on the Board of Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay.

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AWARDS: BEST PLACES TO WORK

Event Partners

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Atlas Professional Services, Inc.

9560 W. Linebaugh Ave Tampa, FL 33626 Phone: (813) 999-4499 Fax: (813) 999-4488 Contact: Adrian Swaim, Controller, aswaim@atlasps.com Website: www.atlasps.com

Year Established 2006

Services Offered

Atlas is a go to resource for managed IT services, network infrastructure, colocation, VoIP phone systems, traditional phone systems and web design.

We simplify IT solutions so our clients can focus on their core competencies.

Service Area

We support clients nationally with our primary focus on the Tampa Bay region.

Atlas Professional Services, Inc. Why we are a Best Place to Work

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Atlas believes in a dynamic culture that focuses on getting the job done while also fostering a fun and exciting work environment. Our offices are designed to encourage communication and contributions among the staff while also providing a relaxed, enjoyable and productive atmosphere.

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The core of our business model focuses on relationships and believes in quality over quantity. This mentality is infused not only in our service to our customers, but also in the team members we hire. We empower our team in such a way that encourages open discussion from everyone and enables management to make quality decisions that contribute to our continued success and growth as an organization.

Atlas is also committed to the personal growth and development of each and every one of its employees. We not only endorse continuing education for our staff but Atlas actually contributes to this goal both monetarily and by way of support and encouragement. We understand that when our team grows individually, we all grow together as a company. It is in this way that our whole is truly more than the sum of our parts.

Goals for 2014: We plan to continue enhancing our culture, client experience and most importantly, service delivery. In the process, we plan to exceed our 2013 annual growth rate of 56%.

How we give back to the community

Atlas believes that community involvement is a necessity for not only the core values of our team but to ensure the continued growth of our business in the area. To that end, Atlas sponsors many local athletic teams, college scholarships and other charitable events throughout the year. We encourage everyone on our staff to also donate a portion of their time to various charitable activities throughout the year.

In addition to the activities that we continually support, we have also donated re-purposed computers and networking equipment to local churches, schools and other non-profits. We have contributed a significant amount of time to not only the setup of the systems but to also train the staff who will utilize these tools.

Our CEO, Gregory Zolkos, is also a board member for the Jason Ackerman Foundation (www.jasonackermanfoundation.org) which focuses on improving the lives of local youth who have faced and survived tragic health circumstances beyond their control and in turn have a strong desire to positively influence their community.

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AWARDS: BEST PLACES TO WORK WINNER: NEARLY BIG CATEGORY

DELIVER MEDIA RREmily Walsh, marketing director RRJennifer Scott, director of operations

What are some of the benefits of being a Best Place to Work?

Scott: From our clients’ perspective, I think they look at us as a great place to do business. From our employees’ perspective, the intangible benefit to being here is the opportunity for movement.

We’ve only ever hired one person from outside our company for a higher-up

position.

Walsh: Thursday are weekly massage days. We order lunch on Fridays...We have a pool table right in the middle of the office.

Scott: Everyone here works hard and plays hard.

Do you have a specific story of a time when you acted like a Best Place to Work?

Scott: We had a particular employee that was going through a hard time personally. We let them take a week off and got them to a resort so they could recharge. We want to have that workplace balance.

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NEARLY BIG: 10-25 EMPLOYEES

Deliver Media.......................................98.06 ReliaQuest LLC.....................................97.88 Atlas Professional Services Inc.............97.18 Protiviti..................................................97.04 Momentum Consulting Corp.............. 96.98 SkyBridge Resources........................... 96.76 Alpha-OmegaTitle Services Inc...........96.18 Card Quest............................................95.79 Accell Audit & Compliance PA............95.30 Pratt Brown & Associates LLC............. 95.05 Centurion Inc....................................... 94.82 Florida Business Interiors Tampa Bay.............................................94.31 Scotch Institute of Ear Nose & Throat...................................... 93.84 Doctors Administrative Solutions.........93.11 True Partners Consulting..................... 92.34

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CDW..................................................... 98.47 MedPartners HIM................................. 98.27 Davis Bews Design Group Inc............. 96.69 Convergence Consulting Group..........96.15 Southtech............................................. 95.16 Catapult Systems................................ 94.89 Alltrust Insurance................................94.08 Resources Global Professionals.......... 92.96 First Class Moving Systems Inc........... 92.95 iDatix.................................................... 92.42 CoreRx Inc............................................ 91.52 PDR-CPAs............................................. 91.30 USI Insurance Services LLC...................91.0 CS&L CPAs...........................................90.84 B:10” Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak OF DELIVER MEDIA T:10”& Stewart PC .......................................89.90 Modern Enterprise Solutions.............. 89.49 S:9.5”

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The Beck Group.................................... 95.16 Market Technologies LLC.................... 95.07 Modern Business Associates Inc.........94.41 Fintech................................................. 93.92 FairWarning Inc.................................... 93.24 IntegraClick LLC.................................. 92.98 Jones Lang LaSalle.............................. 92.63 Veredus................................................. 91.91 Priority Research DBA Active Screening.......................... 91.74 CBIZ MHM LLC......................................91.48 Gregory Sharer & Stuart CPAs.............91.45 Microlumen...........................................91.35 WilsonHCG........................................... 91.30 Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners LLC..........................................91.25 Cox Media Group...................................91.14 AACSB International..............................91.13

BIGGEST: 101+ EMPLOYEES

CENTURY 21 Beggins Enterprises....... 94.62 Camden................................................ 92.71 BlueGrace Logistics............................. 92.62 Banker Lopez Gassler PA..................... 92.32 Laser Spine Institute............................90.06 T-Mobile US...........................................89.57 Total Quality Logistics.........................89.30 Power Design Inc.................................. 89.16 SouthEast Personnel Leasing..............89.00 GTE Financial....................................... 88.45 Quest Diagnostics................................86.73 Tampa Bay Lightning...........................86.50 Vology Inc............................................ 86.44

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AWARDS: BEST PLACES TO WORK WINNER: BIG CATEGORY

CDW RRMichael Bock, regional sales manager

What are some of the benefits of being a Best Place to Work?

It helps maintain our current employees and job satisfaction, and attracts new employees.

Has CDW done anything different in the past year to make the office an even better place to work?

We implemented a new training program, or what we call a “skill development” program, to make sure our employees are skilled enough to have intelligent conversations with our customers.

It’s called a White Board Consultation, an educational and entertaining experience for company sellers. The goal is to teach employees how to be relevant with our customers.

We have great prizes including cash, vacations...just yesterday we had a group of winners go to the Epicurean for an Iron Chef cooking contest.

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ing up and liking the idea of coming to work. Every day. I know each time I arrive at the office, there is so much potential for success based on my personal efforts along with the supportive group of coworkers.”

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Laser Spine Institute

Laser Spine Institute

3031 N. Rocky Point Drive W. Suite 300 Tampa, FL 33607 Phone: (866) 721-7103 Website: www.LaserSpineInstitute.com

Year Established 2005

Services Offered

Laser Spine Institute is the leader in minimally invasive spine surgery and provides a more effective alternative to open neck and back surgery.

Through minimally invasive spine surgery, Laser Spine Institute is expanding health care options for patients and is helping them achieve a better quality of life. Laser Spine Institute treats a variety of spinal conditions, including spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, pinched nerves, bone spurs, bulging/herniated discs, scoliosis and sciatica.

Service Area

We care for patients from around the country and internationally at our five facilities in Tampa, Fla., Scottsdale, Ariz., Wayne, Pa., Oklahoma City and Houston.

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Why we are a Best Place to Work Culture of Care At Laser Spine Institute, we have embarked on a journey to empower and transform the health care experience through cultivating a culture of care. We are devoted to ensuring that we are an organization built on strong values, state-of-the-art medical facilities and meaningful, compassionate personal interaction. With every phone call, conversation and interaction, we are committed to showing care and integrity.

Our Journey The Laser Spine Institute Culture of Care was born out of a desire to do the right thing for our patients and teammates. Laser Spine Institute teammates bonded together in 2012 through the development of our CHOICE values, striving to cultivate a truly caring and compassionate environment.

Our Vision Our Culture of Care defines us — it’s evident in every greeting, understanding smile, listening ear, warm hug and fun activity. Our organization is brimming with teammates who are caring and compassionate, full of integrity and committed to excellence.

How we give back to the community As a proud member of the Tampa community, Laser Spine Institute is committed to dedicating its time and service to several charitable efforts throughout the year. Laser Spine Institute is a proud partner of Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa. During the holiday season, Laser Spine Institute donated 900 turkeys and over 5 tons of side items to the organization. More than 50 employees volunteered during Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday tent, giving their time in the to hand out food to those in need.

Additionally, Laser Spine Institute sent 15 employees to Jonesville, Va. for the second year to serve two families on its annual mission trip. Laser Spine Institute has partnered with Appalachia Service Project, a nonprofit organization that is powered through volunteerism, including donations and service fees, to help families in need with home repairs and providing necessary items. Laser Spine Institute has also partnered with the American Heart Association Circle of Red, dedicating time and fundraising to heart health awareness.

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AWARDS: BEST PLACES TO WORK WINNER: BIGGER CATEGORY

THE BECK GROUP RRMark House, managing director

What are some of the benefits of being a Best Place to Work?

Some of the major benefits are employee retention, employee morale and attractiveness of other folks to come work here. I’ve heard people say something about it. Also, our customers like to be associated with good people and good places to work. They tell us that.

“We like hanging out with you guys.”

That helps a lot.

What’s new or different this year at Beck?

We have done two things – one thing that happened is every six months we do a cigar and wine social on the roof of our building, and we pick a charity to donate to. It attracts about 100 people and it’s kind of random. We say, “Come have a good time, and if you can bring a check, any amount helps.” Two weeks ago we did one for the Tampa General Hospital Foundation. You’re going to have a good time and socialize, but there’s a cause so that makes people feel good. And it’s not overwhelming like $500 a table. If you

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The Beck Group staff does a lot of work with Metropolitan Ministries.

bring $5, that’s more than great.

The second thing happening, and I would like to say we planned this years ago, is the city has decided to do a big park next to our building and it’s a huge undertaking. There’s a huge amount of

buzz and activity here. People are fired up and talking about it. It’s fun to be right in the middle of things happening.

I would say the construction and architecture industry was probably one of the single hardest hit industries in Florida from 2008 to 2011. I mean, 40 percent unemployment, everybody downsized their organizations. The thing we rallied around and all our people say this and do this, is when there’s not any work going out there, we model the “Pay it Forward” movie. We talk about that all the time — pay it forward. Everybody does it. You do things for people with no expectations of return. Those things are contagious. When they do things for their subcontractors, employees or friends, when they see that it comes back, it gets everybody very excited. For example, we’re very busy right here and very fortunate with the Epicurean, Le Meridien, Ulele — all of that is a result unequivocally of pay it forward, I believe.

And our people firmly believe it. If you do good things and have a good heart and do things for people, it will come back.

Our guys have really given a lot to Metropolitan Ministries. We’re also building Miracle Place and doing work up there...

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When we were rocking and rolling in 2004, 2005, 2006, we just did parties all the time and customer appreciation events. When the market crashed, our revenues fell 60 percent and we stopped all that. Last year we started doing it again. We had a big Christmas party and rented out the Florida Aquarium, and I delivered the opening speech from the shark tank, which was pretty fun.

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For the first time since the downturn, Century 21 Beggins Enterprises held a Christmas party last year, at the Florida Aquarium, and President/CEO Craig Beggins delivered the opening speech from the shark tank. tricks on real estate, where we’re headed, what we’re trying to accomplish. Now I can get the entire operation involved.

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We have a charitable contribution fund, they donate $5 per closing, and with a lot of agents there are a lot of clos-

ings. When people are in trouble, we ask “Can we raise some money to help?” At Christmastime, we help families that are homeless. One of our agents was diagnosed with breast cancer and we raised funds, provided dinners and lunches — just something they needed. There’s no need to say the real estate business has been difficult for the past seven years.

In the words of the employees “As a sales agent who basically can go and come as I please, this organization gives me the feeling of being an employee who is cared about, nurtured through training, and definitely considered as an integral part of the organization’s success. I would not want to work anywhere else. This is home and family for me.”

“Century 21 Beggins Enterprises is the Best Place to Work. They have goals and they only achieve their goals by helping their agents achieve their goals. They offer more tools and supplies then any other company I have seen. This organization strives to be the best not only for their success but the success of over 300 agents and their clients.”

— PAM HUFF

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Insurance leader wants more Bay area headquarters Why Paresh is a big deal: Paresh Patel co-founded Homeowners Choice in 2006. Since renamed HCI Group, it’s now one of the larger public companies in & Tampa Bay, with operations in insurance, real estate and IT. He also was a founding member of NorthStar Bank and since 2011 has served as chairman of First Home Bancorp in Seminole.

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matter. We’ve set up the HCI Group Foundation, a not-for-profit. Its goal is to give back throughout Florida and especially in Tampa Bay to worthy causes to make this place a better place to live.

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Information to build your business RR Circuit court judgments HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Sailaway Productions Group LLC/Stanley E. Tipton vs.

Cater America LLC/Robert Wayne Jennings, 1712 Carey Ave., Suite 100, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001, $13,602, plaintiff, case #13 CA 009085, 03/28/14.

SunTrust Bank vs. B. Rush Apple Co./Erwin S. Apple, 13925 Lake Magdalene Blvd., Tampa 33618, $41,503, plaintiff, case #13 CA 004183, 03/31/14.

Systems Inc. of South Carolina fka Partition Systems International of South Carolina vs. Bell Architectural Specialties Inc./Donald Bell, 4616 Ridgecliff Drive, Brandon 33511, $19,681, plaintiff, case #13 CA 006515, 03/31/14.

TCF Equipment Finance Inc. vs. Alpine Auto Collision Center Inc./Ampara Cordoba, 2138 W. Arch St., Tampa 33607, $99,699, plaintiff, case #13 CA 009101, 03/27/14.

PINELLAS COUNTY Gary Leffler vs. Advantage Debt Services LLC, 429 10th Ave. W., Suite F, Palmetto 34221, $459,000, plaintiff, case #13 005570 CI, 03/27/14.

Masco Cabinetry LLC vs.

Best Buy Kitchens Inc./ Bobby Propes, 1106 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater 33756, $29,737, plaintiff, case #13 007249 CI, 03/27/14.

Regions Bank vs. Gregory R. Prior DDS PA/Gregory R. Prior, 2467 Enterprise Road, Suite F, Clearwater 33763, $67,331, plaintiff, case #13 007323 CI, 03/27/14.

SunTrust Bank vs. Beautiful Wood Works Inc./Raymond E. Mosher, 28870 U.S. 19 N., Suite 324, Clearwater 33761, $24,249, plaintiff, case #11 10471CI 020, 03/27/14.

RR Federal tax liens PASCO COUNTY Gary Groce/Gary’s Lock & Key, 7172 Ursula Ave., Brooksville 34601, $16,864, (940/941), Book/Page 9016/1202, 04/07/14.

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POLK COUNTY Celebration Inns Inc., 43420 Highway 27, Davenport 33837, $114,544, (940/941), Book/Page 9212/573, 04/01/14.

RR State tax liens HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Krishnabhtel LLC, 2904 Melburne Blvd., Tampa 33605, $13,516, (sales & use), Book/Page 22482/1783, 03/26/14.

Mando Motors LLC, 5144 E. State Road 60, Dover 33527, $11,744, (sales & use), Book/Page 22482/1873, 03/26/14.

Transworld Quality Engineering Services, 4115 W. Spruce St., Tampa 33607, $11,935, (reemployment), Book/Page 22482/1890, 03/26/14.

Coast to Coast Custom Wheels & Accessories, 7501 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa 33614, $14,652, (sales & use), Book/Page 22482/1949, 03/26/14.

PASCO COUNTY Ghazi Abed, 37007 Lock St., Dade City 33523, $12,119, (sales & use), Book/Page 9017/2744, 04/09/14.

B&L’s Benedetto’s Italia Inc., 21529 Village Lake Shopping Center Drive, Land O’Lakes 34639, $10,660, (sales & use), Book/Page 9017/4000, 04/10/14.

POLK COUNTY Fred’s Southern Kitchen Bartow LLC, 1380 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow 33830, $50,677, (sales & use), Book/Page 9221/1304, 04/11/14.

Fred’s Southern Kitchen Winter Haven LLC, 1551 Third St. S.W., Winter Haven 33880, $29,109, (sales & use), Book/Page 9221/1328, 04/11/14.

Fred’s Market Lakeland LLC, 2120 Harden Blvd., Lakeland 33803, $22,118, (sales & use), Book/Page 9221/1329, 04/11/14.

OM Investments LLC, 1155 W. Pipkin Road, Lakeland 33811, $233,583, (sales & use), Book/Page 9221/1334, 04/11/14.

SARASOTA COUNTY Travis Jansen, 350 Dragon Road, Venice 34293, $19,449, (sales & use), Book/Page 2014039138, 04/07/14.

Robert Ritchie/Sarasota Security Patrol, 3896 Easton St., Sarasota 34238, $16,653, (sales & use), Book/Page 2014039139, 04/07/14.

PASCO COUNTY Joseph F. Genalo, 4506 Northampton Drive, New Port Richey 34563, $69,665, (6672), Book/Page 9017/1953, 04/09/14.

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Tampa 33614, delivery service.

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artist or retail sale.

Claimant: Dueall Construction Inc., Contractor: American Southeast Construction Inc., $19,150, Owner: The Magnolia Center Inc., on property at Sec. 25 27S 18E, Book/Page 22487/1203, 03/28/14.

Stephanie M. Pillar, 400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1700, Tampa 33602, attorneyat-law.

PINELLAS COUNTY Claimant: Wilma Johnigean/ Birddog LLC dba Servpro of Clearwater, Contractor: Andrew Restler, $30,394, Owner: Advre LLC, on property at 401 Fairwood Ave., Clearwater 33759, Book/Page 18351/837, 03/27/14.

Claimant: JBC Builders & Electric Inc./JBC Group Inc., Contractor: Primestar Field Services, $17,198, Owner: Wells Fargo, on property at 340 47th St. N., St. Petersburg, Book/Page 18352/955, 03/27/14.

RR Business taxes HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Co. ABC, 2221 Falkenburg Road, Tampa 33619, accident reporting service.

Gilbert A. Nesmith, 10006 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa 33647, air conditioning contractor.

Michael T. Dixon, 20420 Colonial Hill Drive, Suite 205, Tampa 34639, air conditioning contractor.

Rodney Lyons, 14816 N. 20th St., Tampa 33612,

Thomas A. Burns, 301 W. Platt St., Suite 137, Tampa 33606, attorney-at-law.

Jamarr Dorrell Lewter, 8524 Tidewater Trail, Tampa 33619, auto detail or wash or polish or pinstriping or pressure washing.

Rafael Angel Diaz Fernandez, 14515 Fall Circle, Tampa 33613, auto detailing or washing or polishing or pinstriping.

Car Care, 1913 E. Bears Ave., Suite 1100-B, Tampa 33613, auto detailing or washing or polishing or pinstriping.

Tampa Bay Collision Specialist LLC, 4916 W. Linebaugh Ave., Suite 203, Tampa 33624, auto paint and body shop.

Kai Sanders, 11120 N. 30th St., Tampa 33612, barber.

Exclusive Cuts Barber Ship, 1003 W. Hillsborough Ave., Suite 1, Tampa 33603, barber shop.

Lewis Royal, 3804 E. Crenshaw St., Tampa 33604, e-commerce.

INDEX BUILDING PERMITS — PAGE 21 Compiled from county inspection departments Residential and commercial building permits are listed with project value.

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGMENTS — PAGE 20 Obtained from circuit court dockets.

Represents valuable information to consider in dealings with businesses.

Judgments of $5,000 or more are listed.

Cases are referred to as named when the suit was filed.

LIENS — PAGE 20 Contractors file construction liens against companies. Obtained from public records at county courthouses. Federal tax liens of $5,000 or more are obtained from the Internal Revenue Service. Liens provide valuable information in considering dealings with a business.

BUSINESS TAXES — PAGE 20 New and renewed licenses required by counties for companies to do business.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS — PAGE 23 Commercial and residential, obtained from county registers of deeds for transactions. Now find expanded leads content online

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Sumner David California Trends, 6001 Johns Road, Suite 241, Tampa 33634, cabinet manufacturer or cabinet making.

Dynamic Custom Wood, 1717 E. Busch Blvd., Suite 916, Tampa 33612, cabinet manufacturer or refinishing or installation.

Eddie’s Co. LLC, 602 E. Terrace Drive, Plant City 33563, cabinet repairs or refinishing.

Slavic Branimir, 19428 Via Del Mar, Suite 204, Tampa 33647, cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

Elia Ysabel Serrano De Silva, 20410 Colonial Hill Drive, Suite 102, Tampa 33647, cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

Damaris Morffy, 2609 W. St. John St., Tampa 33607, cleaning serviceconstruction site (3 or fewer emp).

Aguila Mario, 3314 W. Conrad St., Tampa 33607, cable installation.

Christopher K. Stanley, 14332 Balm Riverview Road, Riverview 33579, cable tv installation.

Superstar Shell, 5705 Gunn Highway, Tampa 33625, car wash-coin operated.

Greenway Tampa Bay LLC, 10314 Out Island Drive, Tampa 33615, carpet cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

Carolina Rodriguez De Vences, 3212 W. St. Conrad St, Tampa 33607, cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

La Mona Lisa Hair LLC, 4901 W. Linebaugh Ave., Suite 6, Tampa 33624, beauty salon.

Thomas John Hellman, 6161 Memorial Highway, Suite 601, Tampa 33615, cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

Betty Halterman Fillyaw, 10214 Harney Road, Thonotosassa 33592, boarding or trainer-animal.

Luz Haydee Rivera, 12340 Witheridge Drive, Tampa 33624, cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

Suncoast Cartons & Crating LLC, 2211 N. 38th St., Suite B, Tampa 33605, box manufacturer.

Andres Galvez Rodrigo, 5104 Ravensdale Way, Tampa 33624, cleaning service (3 or fewer emp).

William W. Berryhill, 13038 S. U.S. 41, Gibsonton 33534, building contractor.

Ricardo Andres Bernal, 8307 Clermont St., Tampa 33637, cleaning service (3 or

Kahwa Coffee Roasting, 3928 Henderson Blvd., Tampa 33629, coffeehouse (food is served).

Ascend Wireless Networks Inc., 4209 Hudson Lane, Tampa 33618, communications consultant.

A Sharper U, 8512 N. Hyaleah Road, Tampa 33617, consultant - career dev or coaching or training.

Orsha Enterprises, 5910 N. Lincoln Ave., Tampa 33614, consultant-business or public speaking.

Tampa Bay Fire Systems Consulting LLC, 4508 Carolyn Court, Tampa 33610, consultant-fire alarms.

Joyce Baker Consulting, 10368 Carrollwood Lane, Unit 234, Tampa 33618, consultant-human resources.

Extreme Elegance, 12345 University Mall Court, Tampa 33612, cosmetology salon.

Dave E. Dossey, 1107 W. Garden St., Plant City 33563, courier service.

Y&Y Delivery Service Inc., 6614 N. Cameron Ave.,

Lewis Electrical Design LLC, 11704 Painted Hills Lane, Tampa 33624, electrical contractor.

Land & Water Engineering Science Inc., 808 S. Bella Vista St., Tampa 33609, engineer-professional or consulting.

John Charles Nagle IV, 4925 Independence Parkway, Suite 120, Tampa 33634, engineer-professional or consulting.

Escape With U.S. Entertainment Corp., 503 E. Jackson St., Suite 212, Tampa 33602, escort service.

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Winn Dixie Store 2459, 9101 Little Road, Jacksonville 32203, deli no seats.

Winn Dixie Store 2429, 6400 Massachusetts Ave., Jacksonville 32203, electronic funds transfer.

Gogo Gadgets Repair Inc., 2020 Land O’Lakes Blvd., Suite 8, Lutz 33558, electronic repair.

Winn Dixie Store 2459, 9101 Little Road, Jacksonville 32203, equipment rental.

Zone Fitness Clubs LLC, 1252 Seven Springs Blvd., Lutz 33558, fitness center.

MSR Quality Control Services, 8632 Robilina Road, Port Richey 34668, home site or property inspection service.

Gabriel Campos, 3704 C.A. Bugg, Plant City 33567, fence erector.

Think Basketball Academy LLC, 2330 Shirecrest Cove Way, Lutz 33558, instruction recreational sport.

Diversified Fence LLC, 316 E. Azalea Ave., Tampa 33612, fence erector.

PJ Scrap Inc., 3567 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills 33542, junk yard.

Vanguard Outfitters LLC, 911 S. Woodrow Wilson St., Suite 26, Plant City 33563, firearm sales.

Ben’s Auto Salvage Inc., 4707 Voorhees Road, New Port Richey 34653, junk yard.

Lionsoak LLC, 4921 W. Cypress St., Tampa 33607, firearm sales.

DPW Legal, 2244 Green Hedges Way, Tampa 33646, law office.

Smokes BBQ LLC, 604 N. Dover Road, Dover 33527, food truck.

Mike McClain Lawn Care, 5131 19th St., Zephyrhills 33542, lawn care service.

PTO K12 Funds LLC, 2616 Merida Lane, Tampa 33618, fundraising.

Executive Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC, 9538 Asbel Estates St., Land O’Lakes 34638, lawn care service.

PASCO COUNTY Tranquility Aquariums, 26723 Cigar Lane, Wesley Chapel 33544, aquarium maintenance.

Krista M. Anderson, 2145 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 202, Wesley Chapel 33544, attorney.

Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik, 2244 Green Hedges Way, Tampa 33646, attorney.

Alpha & Omega Background Screening Solutions, 15907 Country Lane, Tampa 33694, background checks.

Imagine Solutions Group Inc., 12630 Curley St., Suite 101, San Antonio 33576, bookkeeping & tax service.

Earl Florer Quick Shine, 20426 Peachtree Lane, Dade City 33523, car wash or detailing.

Iwona Clean LLC, 7809 Waxwood Drive, Port Richey 34668, cleaning service.

Surgical Associates Of East Pasco, 27415 Cashford Circle, Suite 102, Wesley Chapel 33544, clinic physicians.

Heathers PC, 6100 Halifax Drive, New Port Richey 34653, computer repair & maintenance.

Jada Solutions PLLC, 9808 Milano Drive, Trinity 34655, consultant.

Winn Dixie Store 2503, 27301 State Road 54, Jacksonville 32203, deli no

Leak Pursuit, 1275 London Ave., Spring Hill 34606, leak detection service.

Reliant Survival Gear, 2450 Silvermoss Drive, Wesley Chapel 33544, mail order.

Raspberry & Co. Inc., 12630 Curley St., Suite 101, San Antonio 33576, mail order.

R&D Management Services LLC, 7952 Ponds Edge Lane, Zephyrhills 33540, management services.

Restoration Counseling Center, 25344 Wesley Chapel Blvd., No. 101, Lutz 33559, mental health counselor.

Danielle Lauren Griffiths, 12531 Smokey Drive, Hudson 34669, modeling service.

Hugar McNamee MD, 27415 Cashford Circle, Suite 102, Wesley Chapel 33544, osteopathic physician.

Mary Ellis MD, 29164 Chapel Park Drive, Wesley Chapel 33543, physician.

Kimberly Apple MD, 27415 Cashford Circle, Suite 102, Wesley Chapel 33544, physician.

Deliverance Club Of The USA LLC, 37142 Main Ave., Dade City 33526, private membership club.

McKendree Fabrication, 30453 Pasco Road, San Antonio 33576, property maintenance.

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Chapters Health System opens new location: Chapters Health System opened its fifth location at 3450 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland. Chapters Health, a nonprofit, operates LifePath Hospice in Hillsborough County and Good Shepherd Hospice in Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties. For more: www. chaptershealth.org.

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Cummings Financial moves Tampa office: The Tampa office of Cummings Financial Organization moved to 442 W. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 390, Tampa. For more: www. williamcummingscfo.com.

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Goodwill Manasota moves Boutique: Goodwill Manasota relocated its Boutique at 5831 Derek Ave., Sarasota to 1704 R

N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. The Goodwill Bookstore, currently at 5880 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota will move to the former Boutique location off Clark Road, according to a statement. For more: www.goodwill.org.

Bank of America Plaza receives LEED GOLD certification: The U.S. Green Building Council awarded a R

LEED GOLD certification to the MetLife-owned Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa. The on-site management team, led by Director Julie Palmer-Nicholson and Senior Real Estate Manager Lynn Vilmar, worked with Senior Chief Engineer Doug Lawson and the technical services team to use best practices to garner energy savings, according

to a statement. For more: www.101eastkennedy.com.

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LEADS GMP Lawncare, 18554 Kentisbury Court, Land O’Lakes 34638, property maintenance.

Joana Vargas, 4260 W. Highway 60, Mulberry 33860, mobile vendor with prepackaged food.

Bay To Bay Properties, commercial building at 3050 22nd Ave. N., Auto Parts Store, $300,000.

Suncoast General Contracting, commercial renovation at 1095 Pinellas Point Drive S., $241,095.

Total Property Solutions LLC, 3835 Briley Loop, Land O’Lakes 34638, property maintenance.

Miracle Auto Center Of Winter Haven, 4099 Lake Alfred Drive, Winter Haven 33881, motor vehicle dealer.

Taylor Morrison, commercial building at 5930 Anchorage Way S., Townhomes, $1,442,908.

Eagle Home & Property Maintenance, 4029 Floramar Terrace, New Port Richey 34652, property maintenance.

New Age Auto Painting Inc., 2409 E. Highway 92, Lakeland 33801, motor vehicle repair auto paint.

Hennessy Construction, commercial building at 3611 37th St. S., Apartment Building, $397,706.

AAA Management, 11612 Kent Grove Drive, Port Richey 34673, property maintenance.

Demitrios Zaharopoulos Lawn Care, 1301 Honor Drive, Holiday 34690, property maintenance.

Steven Zimmermann Property Maintenance, 3117 Roxbury Drive, Holiday 34691, property maintenance.

J&J Slice & Dice Lawn Care, 2540 Indigo Drive, Dunedin 34698, property maintenance.

POLK COUNTY Felicia Lorine Hazelton, 1050 Golfview Ave., Apt 205, Bartow 33830, accomodations food service.

Renew You Medical Rejuvenation & Aesthetics LLC, 3628 Harden Blvd., Lakeland 33803, advanced registered nurse practitioner.

See Promotions, 1457 Shore Acres Drive, Lakeland 33801, art entertainment recreation.

William Bruce Wise, 1836 N. Crystal Lake Drive, No. 118, Lakeland 33801, art entertainment recreation.

Heart Of Florida Assisted Living BSLC LLC, 301 S. 10th St., Haines City 33844, assisted living facility.

Morgan & Morgan Law Firm, 2012 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland 33803, attorney.

Ronald Alexander, 722 W. Third St., Lakeland 33805, commercial driver.

Oasis Pool Service Inc., 5112 Harvest Lane, Lakeland 33811, contractor pool spa service.

Bomber Food Mart, 3074 Rifle Range Road, Winter Haven 33880, convenience store.

All Star Haricuts, 1015 N. Combee Road, Lakeland 33801, cosmetologist.

Sharra Diona Bledsoe, 4668 E. County Road 540-A, Lakeland 33813, cosmetologist.

Ivy Nail & Spa, 5999 Dundee Road, Winter Haven 33884, cosmetology salon.

Days Inn & Suites, 2425 Frontage Road, Davenport 33837, food service.

King Fresh Tomatoes, 6467 Sinkhole Road, Bartow 33830, fruit vegetable stand.

Erika Godinez-Vasquez, 142 North Drive, Lot 70, Lake Wales 33859, fruit vegetable stand.

Thao Nguyen, 5935 Cypress Gardens Blvd., No. 300, Winter Haven 33884, full specialist.

Express Success LLC, 1654 Village Center Drive, No. 101, Lakeland 33803, healthcare related activity.

Express Success, 1654 Village Center Drive, No. 101, Lakeland 33803, healthcare related activity.

Barfield Insurance Of Lakeland Inc., 308 E. Lemon St., No. 109, Lakeland 33801, insurance agency.

M&T Tires LLC, 306 E. Canal St., Mulberry 33860, motor vehicle repair garage.

Moreno Framing & Drywall, 2901 Bal Four Ave., Lakeland 33803, non-licensed construction.

Khammee Khorchakun, 5850 Lake Grove Drive, Lakeland 33809, nonlicensed construction.

Powell Building Contactors, commercial building at 2945 U.S. 19 N., Office Building, $545,051.

Radcliff Construction, commercial alteration at 150 Second Ave. N., $850,000.

Scherer Construction & Engineering, commercial building at 4050 34th St. S., Medical Office Building, $236,879.

Wallace Associates, commercial alteration at 1607 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., Convert To Medical Office, $237,000.

Wickman Construction, commercial renovation at 2742 Fourth St. N., Retail Store, $1,323,000.

POLK COUNTY J. Raymond & Associates, commercial alteration at

919 Lakeland Park Center Drive, Dick’s Sporting Goods, $2,000,000.

J. Raymond & Associates, commercial building at 919 Lakeland Park Center Drive No. 314, Retail Shell Building #A, $2,498,334.

Strickland Construction, commercial building at 5050 S. Florida Ave., Medical Office, $371,000.

SARASOTA COUNTY Dalco Construction, commercial building at 1100 N. Tuttle Ave., Retail Building, $550,000.

RR Building permits — residential HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Beazer Homes, single-family residence at 5919 Chert Hill Lane, Fishhawk Ranch, $350,722.

Beazer Homes, singlefamily residence at 10130 Celtic Ash Drive, Belmont, $401,676.

Boger Homes, single-family residence at 2550 Lake Ellen Drive, $642,600.

D.R. Horton Inc., single-

Charles Lee Halstead, 4686 Senander Cres, Lakeland 33810, non-licensed construction.

Larry Smith, 429 Seawane Circle, Auburndale 33823, non-licensed construction.

Kap Exteriors LLC, 180 Hadden Lane, Bartow 33830, non-licensed construction.

Khristopher Scott Carter, 156 Tiffany Loop, Davenport 33837, non-licensed construction.

SA Beverage Castle, 1200 W. Daughtery Road, Lakeland 33810, non-prepared food sales-site.

RR Building permits — commercial HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Allstate Construction Inc., commercial renovation at 1313 N. Tampa St., 4th Floor Office, $280,000.

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Axis Construction Inc., commercial building at 11240 Sullivan St., Mixed Use Shell Building, $400,000.

Axis Construction Inc., commercial building at 11264 Sullivan St., Multifamily Building, $400,000.

Bubars Construction Inc., commercial renovation at 2002 N. Lois Ave., Suites 700 & 800, $250,000.

Sinclair Group Inc., commercial building at 5706 W. Waters Ave., Restaurant, $479,750.

Taylor Construction South, commercial renovation at 4406 Madison Industrial Lane, Warehouse, $412,000.

Troy Constructors, commercial building at 3117 W. Swann Ave., Multifamily Building, $1,000,000.

Westra Construction, commercial building at 1315 W. Country Club Drive, Pump Station, $545,000.

MANATEE COUNTY Heartland Retail Construction, commercial alteration at 5627 14th St. W., Retail Space, $750,000.

Najjar Construction Inc., commercial alteration at 7461 Prospect Road, Religious Building, $361,000.

PASCO COUNTY The PHM Group Inc., commercial renovation at 14000 Fivay Road, Library/ Sleeping Areas, $285,000.

PINELLAS COUNTY

Anchor Air Conditioning Of Central Florida Inc., 9356 Bryant Road, Lakeland 33809, mine related activity.

Accutech Building Services, commercial renovation at 3600 34th St. S., 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Floors, $880,000.

Carmen Garcia, 126 Stallion Lane, River Ranch 33867, mobile home park space leasing.

Arco Murray Construction, commercial renovation at 200 Carillon Parkway, 4th/5th Floors, $895,592.

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family residence at 6002 S. Russell St., Sorento Estates, $409,000.

3801 E. Knights Griffin Road, Itchepackesassa Farms, $503,805.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 3312 W. Wallcraft Ave., Lynwood, $250,000.

GL Homes, single-family residence at 15704/15706 Aurora Lake Circle, $268,336 (each).

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 16224 Bayberry View Drive, Fishhawk Ranch, $332,083.

Highland Homes, singlefamily residence at 11308 Southwind Lake Drive, Southwind, $276,607.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 207 S. Moody Ave., Duplex, $350,000.

Homes By West Bay LLC, single-family residence at 5938 Watercolor Drive, Fishhawk Ranch, $471,159.

Domain Homes, singlefamily residence at 1518 W. Fig St., Fuller, $217,000.

Farrell Home Services Inc., single-family residence at

Homes Plus Enterprises Inc., single-family residence at 3624 Alafia Creek St., Little Alafia Creek Estates, $452,189.

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LEADS KB Home, single-family residence at 11505 Tangle Branch Lane, Tanglewood Preserve, $357,560.

KB Home, single-family residence at 7703 Tangle Rush Drive, Tanglewood Preserve, $437,962.

KB Home, single-family residence at 7267 Somerset Pond Drive, Cypress Creek, $442,263.

KB Home, single-family residence at 11631 Tangle Stone Drive, Tanglewood Preserve, $347,744.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 609 Wabash Breeze Circle, River Bend, $356,788.

Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 2425 Dakota Cliff St., River Bend, $232,271.

Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 2423 Dakota Cliff St., River Bend, $448,108.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 10514 Sleepy Orange Court, Wilson Manor, $448,108.

Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 2427 Dakota Cliff St., River Bend, $272,747.

Pulte Homes, single-family residence at 5924 Sweet Birch Drive, Magnolia Park, $204,037.

Winglewood Circle, Stonebrier, $248,704.

Putting Green Lane, Country Club Shores, $438,380.

Pulte Homes, singlefamily residence at 19421 Butterwood Lane, Stonebrier, $448,329.

Maronda Homes Sun Coast, single-family residence at 7415 61st St. E., $336,760.

Pulte Homes, single-family residence at 9108 Mountain Magnolia Drive, Magnolia Park, $301,423.

Standard Pacific Homes of Florida, single-family residence at 11887 Frost Aster Drive, Waterleaf Model Home, $685,783.

Standard Pacific Homes of Florida, single-family residence at 11885 Frost Aster Drive, Waterleaf Model Home, $481,636.

Suarez Central LLC, single-family residence at 2704/2708/2714 Colewood Lane, Martins Garden, $476,453 (each).

Taylor Morrison, singlefamily residence at 11314 Coventry Grove Circle, Channing Park, $418,551.

MANATEE COUNTY Beach To Bay Construction, single-family residence at 799 North Shore Drive, Shore Acres, $525,000.

D.R. Horton, single-family residence at 7328 47th Ave. Circle E., $209,000.

D.R. Horton, single-family residence at 3046 Oriole Drive, $225,000.

Medallion Homes, singlefamily residence at 961 145th St. Circle N.E., $200,000.

Medallion Homes, singlefamily residence at 7811 Rio Bella Place, $200,000.

Michael Scheipsmeier Builders, single-family residence at 33023 Clay Gully Road, $225,000.

Pulte Homes, single-family residence at 11008 58th St. Circle E., $270,000.

Pulte Homes, single-family residence at 10211 57th Court E., $300,000.

Ryland Homes, single-family residence at 815 Rosemary Circle, $216,884.

Ryland Homes, single-family residence at 755 Rosemary Circle, $224,082.

Sam Rodgers Properties, single-family residence at 531 Honeyflower Loop, $374,865.

D.R. Horton, single-family residence at 6105 Merrifield Drive, Ten Oaks, $259,000.

D.R. Horton, single-family residence at 6057 Merrifield Drive, Ten Oaks, $209,000.

Homes By West Bay LLC, single-family residence at 6451 Bradford Hill Court, Oak Creek, $251,694.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 3640 Tuckerton Drive, Concord Station, $239,717.

Meritage Homes, singlefamily residence at 4935 Butler National Drive, Country Walk, $293,407.

Meritage Homes, singlefamily residence at 4952 Butler National Drive, Country Walk, $216,943.

Schickedanz Capital Group, single-family residence at 3503 Albritton St., Longleaf, $200,000.

Standard Pacific Corp., single-family residence at 32025 Wenlock Loop, Meadow Pointe, $222,000.

Standard Pacific Corp., single-family residence at 4367 Vermillion Sky Drive, Seven Oaks, $237,120.

Sam Rodgers Properties, single-family residence at 520 Honeyflower Loop, $380,845.

Standard Pacific Corp., single-family residence at 33232 Azalea Ridge Drive, Watergrass, $246,300.

Shelcidy Custom Remodeling Inc., single family alteration at 551 Birdie Lane, Country Club Shores, $205,150.

Standard Pacific Corp., single-family residence at 4205 Windcrest Drive, Seven Oaks, $310,980.

Sunscape Builders, singlefamily residence at 20014 Arabian Way, $275,000.

Taralon Homes LLC, singlefamily residence at 6644 Par Court, Quail Hollow Acreage, $470,000.

PINELLAS COUNTY Aaron and Kelly Turner, single-family residence at 857 10th Ave. S., $228,073.

Choice Contracting Group, single-family residence at 3837 Talah Drive, Reserve at Lake Tarpon, $427,550.

Clark Knight, single-family residence at 336 Bay St., Futrell’s, $364,995.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 115 Almedo Way N.E., $398,982.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 702 34th Ave. N., $202,260.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 730 Allendale Court N., $212,724.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 708 Allendale Court N., $214,100.

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Pulte Homes, single-family residence at 4741 Chatterton Way, Magnolia Park, $246,024.

J.K. Fowler General Contractor, single-family residence at 6565 Riverview Blvd., $520,000.

Pulte Homes, singlefamily residence at 3016

John Cannon Homes, singlefamily residence at 550

Whitehead Inc., singlefamily addition at 5253 Gulf Of Mexico Drive, $290,000.

PASCO COUNTY

Standard Pacific Corp., single-family residence at 4347 Vermillion Sky Drive, Seven Oaks, $278,940.

Standard Pacific Corp., single-family residence at 33190 Cypress Bend Drive, Watergrass, $281,600.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 742 34th Ave. N., $223,520.

Deeb Family Homes Ltd., single-family residence at 3169 Foxwood Lane, $429,319.

Deeb Family Homes Ltd.,

single-family residence at 3175 Foxwood Lane, $483,334.

Deeb Family Homes Ltd., single-family residence at 3181 Foxwood Lane, $658,483.

Design Works, single-family residence at 411 Cordova Blvd. N.E., $228,181.

Joseph and Rosemary Manzo, single-family residence at 102 Seventh St., Belleair Beach, $283,814.

POLK COUNTY

Avatar Properties, singlefamily residence at 750 San Raphael St., Solivita, $287,000.

Avatar Properties, singlefamily residence at 308 Montecito Place, Solivita, $294,000.

Watersong, $207,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 114 Smithfield Place, Drayton Preston Woods, $248,000.

Rudy Brown Construction Inc., single-family addition at 2219 Nevada Road, $200,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 2090 Country Aire Loop, $249,225.

Southern Homes of Polk County, singlefamily residence at 6339 Presidential Lane, Washington Estates, $218,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 2060 Country Aire Loop, $249,375.

Devonshire Builders Inc., single-family residence at 166 Ramon Way N.E., $387,673.

Avatar Properties, singlefamily residence at 507 Villa Park Road, Solivita, $276,000.

Preston Woods, $246,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 137 Drayton Ave., Drayton Preston Woods, $271,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1966 Wind Meadows Drive, $229,500.

Ernie D. White Residential Construction, single-family residence at 2325 Lake James Way, Lake James, $225,000.

Ernie D. White Residential Construction, single-family residence at 8188 Lake James Drive, Lake James, $225,000.

Avatar Properties, singlefamily residence at 417 Pacific Ridge Road, Solivita, $236,000.

Mastercraft Homes LLC, single-family residence at 4076 Stone Creek Loop, $276,514.

Bunch Construction & Development, single-family residence at 5630 Spring Lake Drive, $440,000.

Mastercraft Homes LLC, single-family residence at 4445 Ventana Lane, $325,551.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 118 Drayton Ave., Drayton Preston Woods, $246,000.

Park Square Homes, singlefamily residence at 4356 Acorn Court, Oakmont, $244,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 126 Smithfield Place, Drayton

Park Square Homes, singlefamily residence at 358 Yellow Snapdragon Drive,

Southern Homes of Polk County, single-family residence at 4458 Dinner Lake Blvd., Dinner Lake, $232,088.

William Ryan Homes Florida Inc., single-family residence at 5544 Superior Drive, $262,800.

Windward Homes Inc., single-family residence at 1859 Altavista Circle, $217,440.

Windward Homes Inc., single-family residence at 3940 Sunset Lake Drive, $349,200.

SARASOTA COUNTY Casas Del Sol Inc., singlefamily residence at 3280 Garcia St., $280,110.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19556 Petrino St., $290,891.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19231 Jacinda St., $240,825.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19528 Petrino St., $301,032.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19753/19780 Petrino St., $308,796 (each).

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The purpose of this invitation to submit Letters of Interest is to assist the City in identifying the highest and best future use, improvement to and/ or development of the property. The City desires to establish an attractive gateway that exhibits the charm of Venice, draws visitors and supports the local economy.

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LEADS Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19491 Quisto St., $252,245.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19669 Petrino St., $319,029.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 2524 Arugula Drive, $211,590.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 2688 Marton Oak Blvd., $259,919.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19237 Jacinda St., $211,590.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 2702 Marton Oak Blvd., $348,813.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 2372 Arugula Drive, $229,770.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19248 Jacinda St., $269,877.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19254 Jacinda St., $229,771.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19650 Quisto St., $269,969.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 2543 Arugula Drive, $231,598.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 2715 Myrrh Place, $238,906.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19837 Petrino St., $425,829.

Centex Homes, single-family residence at 19690 Quisto St., $238,906.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 6693 Soaring Eagle Way, Red Hawk Reserve, $239,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1711 Worrington St., Senilworth Estates, $249,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 6265 Talon Bay Drive, $251,697.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1933 Bougainvillea St., $339,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1966 Hyde Park St., $269,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 6652 Soaring Eagle Way, Red Hawk Reserve, $269,000.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1935 Magnolia St., $350,000.

DMI Inc., single-family residence at 4370 Maddock Circle, $345,889.

Elisabeth Messer, single family alteration at 1919 Irving St., $226,369.

Haines Carpentry & Remodel, single-family residence at 4639 Charles Lane, $508,000.

Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 20251/20267/20320 /20339 Granlago Drive, $287,784 (each).

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20924 Loggia Court, $515,088.

Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 12836/12824/12800 Richezza Drive, $240,185 (each).

Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 20705/20715/20685 Romagna Place, $240,186 (each).

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20957 Loggia Court, $300,757.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20956 Loggia Court, $300,758.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20940/20941 Loggia Court, $308,757 (each).

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 12812 Richezza Drive, $207,935.

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residence at 20725 Romagna Place, $207,936.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20330 Granlago Drive, $252,884.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20989 Loggia Court, $332,642.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20734 Romagna Place, $368,912.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 20259/20291 Granlago Drive, $277,552 (each).

Maronda Homes Sun Coast, single-family residence at 5059 Grand Cypress Blvd., $244,388.

My Green Buildings Inc., single-family residence at 2004 S. Osprey Ave., $750,000.

Nelson Homes, single-family residence at 486 E. Royal Flamingo Drive, $785,000.

Voigt Brothers Construction, single-family residence at 2627 Cardinal Place, $600,000.

RR Commercial real estate transactions HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CFLP Hunters Ridge LLC to MIC HR LLC, 202 W. Superior St., Suite 321, Duluth, Minn.

55802, Lot 1 Block 1/Lot 1 Block 2/Lot 1 Block 4/Lot 1 Block 3 Walden Lake Parcel ID No. 204708 5302/5304, $23,000,000.

6919 RP Associates LLC to Garden Isles Tampa Apartments LLC, 5000 N. Parkway Calabasas, Suite 304, Calabasas, Calif.

91302, Sec. 27 28S 19E, $12,360,000.

CCP Legacy LLC to FL St. Moritz LLC, 240 S. Pineapple Ave., Suite 400, Sarasota 34236, Sec. 04 28S 19E, $11,000,000.

Riverbrook Acquisition Ltd. to Wisco 7 LLC, 29 Davis Blvd., Suite B, Tampa 33606, Sec. 02 29S 18E, $5,742,857.

Divine Lodging LLC to North Tampa Hotel LLC, P.O. Box 1669, Clearwater 33757, Lot 3 Wetherington Parcel ID No. T 12 28 19 00000 00003 0, $3,900,000.

Clyde Ave., Mayo 32066, Sec. 06 33S 18E, $652,571.

PASCO COUNTY Little Ridge Holdings LLC to JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Legal Dept. 1111 Polaris Parkway, Suite 4-P Mail Code OH1-0152 attn: Real Estate Counsel, Columbus, Ohio 43240, Lot 4 Streetside at Little Ridge PIN 26 25 16 0100 00000 0040, $985,000.

PINELLAS COUNTY T.I. Resort LLC to Which Treasure Island Owner LLC, c/o Clearview Hotel Capital LLC 500 Newport Center Drive, Suite 800, Newport Beach, Calif. 92660, Multiple Lots Block J and K City of Treasure Island, $16,400,000.

Tropicana Redevelopment LLC to Tropicana Block St. Pete LLC, 150 Second Ave. N., Suite 1600, St. Petersburg 33701, Lots 1-20 Block 24 The City of St. Petersburg PIN 19 31 17 74466 024 0080, $12,000,000.

Feathersound Development LC to PSM Carillon Town Center LLC, c/o Publix Super Markets Inc. P.O. Box 407, Lakeland 33802, Lot 1 Carillon Town Center Parcel ID No. 12 30 16 13183 000 0010, $5,200,000.

Citrus Grove Affordable LLC to Citrus Grove Apartments LLC, P.O. Box 7091, St. Petersburg 33734, Lot 1 Citrus Heights, $3,535,000.

Sein Enterprises Inc. to Palm Harbor Professional Center LLC, 151 Middlesex St., Suite 125, North Chelmsford, Mass. 01863, metes and bounds in Sec. 30 27S 16E, $2,150,000.

Prominent Investment Group LLC to D&J Realty Properties LLC, 3005 Spring Oaks Ave., Palm Harbor 34684, metes and bounds Sec. 26 28S 15E Parcel ID No. 26 28 15 00000 410 0400, $2,030,000.

CSC/PDL Pinellas Park LLC aka CSC/PDL Pinellas Park LLC to Auto Wash Services Inc., 10655 N. Ninth St., Unit 228, Phoenix, Ariz. 85020, Lots 912 Block 73 Pinellas Park, $1,950,000.

POLK COUNTY

Lindsey N. Allen as Successor Trustee to Riverdore LLC, P.O. Box 14762, Bradenton 34280, Lot 40 Harbor Acres PIN 2037060039, $1,700,000.

to Christopher L. and Kassandra L. Hugill, 1725 Stapleton St., Sarasota 34239, Lot 12 Unit 2 Lakewood Ranch, $1,850,000.

Peggy Bartlett as Trustee to Secure Capital USA Properties LP, 114 Avenue Road, Suite 100, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2H4, Unit 612 Siesta Key Beach Residences II PIN 0108155043, $1,337,428.

Daniel Wolfe and Julie Wolfe to Craig M. Van Nortwick and Angela J. Rodocker-Van Nortwick, 6909 Pine Valley St., Bradenton 34202, Lot 1091 River Club South, $790,000.

BHER Family LP to Exxxtreme LLC, 2245 Porter Lake Drive, Sarasota 34240, Lots 2/3 Eastern Industrial Park Parcel ID No. 0237 11 0003, $1,280,000.

RR Residential real estate transactions HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Donald Russell and Elizabeth J. Spoto-Russell to Bradley J. and Kristi M. Resch, 206 Blanca Ave., Tampa 33606, Lots 156/157/158 Davis Islands, $4,275,000.

Corinna Hettinger and William R. Hettinger to Randy Kahn as Trustee, 54 Adalia Ave., Tampa 33606, Lot 30 Davis Islands Hyde Park, $2,500,000.

David A. Resch as Trustee to James Barnish, 15506 Avacetview Court, Lithia 33547, Lot 2 West Shore Executive Park Unit 1, $1,600,000.

Kenneth S. and Marsha A. Winterhalter to Paul and Dianne Curley, 5414 Tybee Island Drive, Apollo Beach 33572, Lot 17 Mirabay, $1,261,428.

Scott and Clara Kizer to Jeffrey G. and Alicia N. Presson, 17902 Simms Road, Odessa 33556, Lot 11 Keystone Beach, $1,212,000.

Jeffrey H. Yablun and Michele R. Wright to Charles Lacy Jenkins Jr. and Susan Kay Jenkins, 5707 TPC Blvd., Lutz 33558, Lot 2 Cheval West, $1,200,000.

Jeffrey G. and Alicia N. Presson to Kyle and Michelle Henderson, 11202 Sunny Delight Court, Odessa 33556, Lot 23 Steeplechase, $1,175,000.

AB Property of Jax LLC to Tegal Apollo Inc., 1221 Brickell Ave., Suite 1600, Miami 33131, Sec. 16 31S 19E, $2,200,000.

Bobby L. and William M. Moore Trustees to KBC Properties II LLC, 13260 Sabal Chase, Palm Beach Gardens 33418, Sec. 1/2 28 23 multiple parcels, $1,804,000.

Village at Ybor City LLC to Ybor Land LLC, 4207 Golf Point Court, Tampa 33618, Lots 3-13 Block 12 Thurmans East Ybor Parcel ID No. 189212 0000, $1,450,000.

TD Bank NA to The Kegel Co. Inc., 1951 Longleaf Blvd., Lake Wales 33859, Lot 8 Longleaf Business Park Parcel ID No. 27 30 14 927041 000080, $669,857.

Matthew Pliskin and Jacqueline Clements-Pliskin to Michael D. Malatin, (no address shown), Lots 8/9 Davis Islands Hyde Park Section, $875,000.

NNP IV Lake Hutto LLC to Weekley Homes LLC, 1111 N. Post Oak Road, Houston, Texas 77055, Lots 15/16/19/20 Block 1/Lots 1/2 Block 18/Lots 9/10/13/14 Block 27/Lots 1/2 Block 29 Fishhawk Ranch West, $819,285.

Highland Meadows LLC to Davenport Investment I LLC, 346 Central Ave. S.E., Winter Haven 33880, Sec. 09 27 27, $504,571.

Paul H. Szelest and Virginia A. Szelest to Robert F. and Kathryn Leavy, 2610 S. Dundee St., Tampa 33629, Lot 5 Sunset Park, $795,000.

MANATEE COUNTY HRK Holdings LLC to HRK Industries LLC/Manatee Bulk Storage LLC, 300 S.E. Clyde Ave., Mayo 32066, Sec. 06 33S 18E, $4,076,857.

HRK Holdings LLC to HRK Industries LLC/Allied New Technologies 2 Inc., 3901 N.W. 115th Ave., Miami 33178, Sec. 06 33S 18E, $3,876,571.

Blue Eyed Girl 116 81st Street LLC to Trixie & The Wood LLC, 116 81st St., Holmes Beach 34217, Lots 2/3 Block A Holmes Beach Development Parcel ID No. 71198 0000 6, $750,000.

HRK Holdings LLC to HRK Industries LLC/Manatee Bulk Storage LLC, 300 S.E.

SARASOTA COUNTY Jamalapa Properties LLC to All Event Rental LLC, 2048 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota 34233, Sec. 20 37 18 PIN 0109010020, $3,000,000.

Jeffrey M. and Anne L. Mohl as Co-Trustees to Isamibian LLC, P.O. Box 14762, Bradenton 34280, Lot 23 Bird Key PIN 2011 13 0001, $2,637,428.

Bonus Properties Inc. to Holderness Enterprises LLC, 7333 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 34243, Units 1-9 Siesta Beachside Villas Parcel ID No. 0080230003, $2,550,000.

Barbara A. Hajjar as Trustee to Sandbox LLC, 6623 S. Prescott Way, Littleton, Colo. 80120, Unit 509 El Presidente Condominium Apartments PIN 0108012048, $1,800,000.

Suzanne B. LaBarge to William A. Briggs Jr. and Joan L. Briggs, P.O. Box 305, Jamestown, R.I. 02835, Lot 34 Lakewood Ranch Country Club Village, $699,857.

Carmen M. Hambidge to James A. Courter and Mark J. Hodgson, 20180 Village Drive, Beverly Hills, Mich.

48025, Lot 59 Warwick Gardens, $690,000.

Equity Trust Co. FBO Karl B. Helbig IRA (50% interest) and Angelo Ingorvaia (50% interest) to Edward R. and Michelle L. Kish, 4009 Cobia Court, Palmetto 34221, Lot 5 Block B Mangrove Point, $655,000.

Samuel and Erika N. Quatermaine to Mark and Christine Beliveau, 6532 Moorings Point Circle, Unit 202, Lakewood Ranch 34202, Lot 27 Block B Unit 1 Lakewood Ranch Country Club Village, $608,714.

Minto Bradenton LLC to James J. and Cheryl E. Moore, 335 Sapphire Lake Drive, Unit 202, Bradenton 34209, Parcel 335-B Mangrove Walk On Harbour Isle Condo, $568,571.

Francis and Patricia McGettigan to Ghassan Souri, 43000 W. 9 Mile Road, Suite 113, Novi, Mich.

48345, Unit 702 Longboat Harbour Towers Condo, $530,000.

United Investments LLP to Brian Anderson (50% interest)/David M. and Melaine A. Parrish (50% interest), 2045 60th Place E., Bradenton 34203, Unit 10 Pines Industrial Park Condo, $525,857.

PASCO COUNTY Bernard L. and Kimberly A. Ter Keurst to Alok Aroonkumar Beecum and Bijal Beecum, 15651 Dunns Pond Court, Odessa 33556, Lot 18 Grey Hawk at Lake Polo, $600,000.

Richard Willison to Steven J. and Marian B. Von Gontard, 18110 30th St., Lutz 33559, Lot 66 Block 1 Westwood Estates, $537,428.

Standard Pacific of Florida to Candy S. and Mark D. Mitchell, 15103 Wind Whisper Drive, Odessa 33556, Lot 8 Block 4 Grey Hawk at Lake Polo, $532,428.

Homes by West Bay LLC to Michael S. and Keri O. Pollock, 7319 Leaf Blade Lane, Wesley Chapel 33545, Lot 1 Block 11 Watergrass, $504,285.

Duke T. and Susan C. Hale to Alfredo J. and Flor Farinas, 1755 Lake Terrace Drive, Eustis 32726, part Lot 514 Sea Ranch on the Gulf, $490,000.

Standard Pacific of Florida to Alvaro and Madeline Hernandez, 1528 Abyss Drive, Odessa 33556, Lot 2 Block 3 Grey Hawk at Lake Polo, $469,285.

Darnell Coles and Sharon Lynn Coles to Murad F. and Rania A. Rashid, 306 Signature Terrace, Safety Harbor 34695, Lot 13 Signature Estates, $1,000,000.

Steven J. and Holly Kramer to Martin Todd Petrie and Carla Isabel Petrie, 755 Soundview Drive, Palm Harbor 34683, Lots 10/10A/11/11A St. Joseph Sound Estates, $968,285.

JoAnn Chelstowski to Ian Michael Readman and Michelle Candice Readman, 13450 73rd Ave., Seminole 33776, Lot 5 Harbor View, $920,000.

Rafael M. and Michelle C. Palaganas to Gordon Meltzer aka Gordon H. Meltzer and Ivone Meltzer aka Ivone P. Meltzer, 10242 Tarpon Drive, Treasure Island 33706, Lot 10 Block 1 Paradise Island, $829,000.

Richard H. and Barbara Joule and as Trustees to Ellen Kuebel, 313 Shady View Lane, Covington, La. 70433, Lot 6 Block 76 Snell & Hamlett’s North Shore, $775,000.

POLK COUNTY Dennis J. and Deborah Mast to Jorge Isaac Esquivel and Mayra Leon-Esquivel, 6659 Crescent Woods Circle, Lakeland 33813, Lot 15 Canterwood, $554,000.

PINELLAS COUNTY

James A. Eubanks and Linda M. Eubanks Trustees to Emmanuel Nikolaidis, 35496 Highway 27 N., Haines City 33844, Sec. 30 26 27, $500,000.

John and Lynn Egan to David W. and Stacey L. Johnson, 10 Papaya St., Unit 1604, Clearwater Beach 33767, Unit 1604 Mandalay Beach Club, $1,800,000.

William A. Whitney Trustee to Stephen A. and Nada Rutka, 6505 Heritage Park Place, Lakeland 33813, Lot 1 Block E Hallam Preserve East, $499,000.

John C. Sabat Jr. and Dana W. Sabat to Arthur N. Tubbs II and Kinberly A. Andreadis, 6632 Crescent Woods Circle, Lakeland 33813, Lot 5 Crescent Woods, $491,000.

Applied Building Development Co. Oakhills Inc. to Robert C. Granger Revocable Trust, 2579 Lancaster Ridge Drive, Davenport 33837, Lot 123 Block B Greens at Providence, $430,000.

Park Square Enterprises LLC to Vitoria Properties LLC, 5728 Major Blvd., No. 309, Orlando 32819, Lot 69 Oakmont, $424,000.

Mark A. and Tracey L. Gray to Jeremy A. and Brittany A. Wharton, 9293 Hall Road, Lakeland 33809, Sec. 01 27 23, $396,000.

SARASOTA COUNTY Insula Inc. to M. Allen Hatfield and Charlene D. Hatfield, 156 Givens St., Sarasota 34242, Sec. 11 37 17, $4,250,000.

Christina Reeder and Michael Reeder to August J. Troendle as Trustee, 5375 Medpace Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227, Unit S-301 La Firenza Condominium, $4,200,000.

James T. Sullivan as Trustee to Caryl A. Rutledge as Trustee, 36 The Kingsway, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8X 2T2, Unit A-301 L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club, $2,400,000.

Alexander J.C. Smith and Margaret L. Smith to Ira and Julie Cohen, 287 Anderson Ave., Alpine, N.J. 07620, Unit J-504 L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club, $2,000,000.

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Jason P. and Kellie A. Beeble to Donald G. and Maria Brown, 17919 Spencer Road, Odessa 33556, Lot 4 Estates of Lake Alice, $900,000.

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Christopher M. and Patricia S. Frost to William H. Booth III and Margaret M. Booth, 18806 Wimbledon Circle, Lutz 33558, Lot 9 Cheval-Wimbledon Village, $785,000.

Gregory and Irene MacMinn to Ankit L. and Hina Pansara, 3202 Smitter Road, Tampa 33618, Sec. 03 28 18, $780,000.

ERC Homes LLC to Amit A. and Nurdan O. Johnsingh, 408 S. Newport Ave., Tampa 33606, Lot 12 Baywood, $750,000.

MANATEE COUNTY John C. and Shirley J. Van Epp to Caroline Sindall, Anna Maria House 23 Meadway, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom HP4 2PN, Lot 90 Bimini Bay Estates, $1,950,000.

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International Coaching Federation

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