GLE Associates Inc., 3109 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 550, Tampa, has been recognized by ZweigWhite, a national industry consulting firm, as one of the "Top 100 Hot Firms" for 2004. GLE ranked 27th.
ADVERTISING
HarmonTampa, 4100 W Kennedy Blvd., Suite 208, Tampa, has been retained by Specialized Painting Services, Tampa. HarmonTampa will develop the company's consumer imaging and media relations to promote the company's residential repainting services.
CONSTRUCTION
Creative Contractors Inc., 620 Drew St., Clearwater, announced this contract: Boheka LLC, St. Petersburg, for 9,344 square feet, renovation of an existing Walgreen's building into a medical facility for Pinellas Urology Associates, 3451 66th St. N., Suite A, St. Petersburg, $764,000.
TriMar Construction Inc., 1720 W Cass St., Tampa, announced a contract with Affordable Home Mortgage to build a 6,000-square-foot, two-story office at 6320 S Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, $750,000.
FINANCIAL
Communications Equity Associates, 101 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3300, Tampa, has arranged $40-million in financing for United Micronesia Development Association. The financing will enable UMDA to continue its deployment of advanced services of its cable plant in Guam and to help keep pace with economic growth.
Monroe & Giordano, 777 S Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 140, Tampa, has arranged this financing: Plaza 173 Shopping Center, Brookfield, Wis., a multitenant building consisting of 93,433 square feet of retail space, 3,600-square-foot outlot with 375 parking spaces on 10.26 acres, $9.150-million; and Foxwood Village manufactured housing community, Lakeland, 352 home sites on 62.8 acres, $11-million.
MISCELLANEOUS
Construction Resources Group Inc., 466 94th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, has been selected by the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association as its professional association management team.
Florida State Fair Authority, 4800 N U.S. Highway 301, Tampa, won six "Best of Florida" awards for its 100th anniversary campaign at the Florida Festivals and Events Association Convention. The winning categories were: TV ad, radio ad, brochure, promotional poster, print ad and press kit in the largest event size category with budgets of $500,000 and more. Awards are based on substance, originality, style concept, copy, graphics and production.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Pilgrim Software, 2807 W Busch Blvd., Tampa, announced the Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin as new client for Pilgrim's SmartSolve Intergrated and Compliance Management solution.
MULTIMEDIA
Tampa Digital Studios, 718 S Howard Ave., Tampa, announced a contract with Fantastic Sams to create, produce and provide post-production for three television commercials featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson.
REAL ESTATE
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT Inc., 1988 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater, announced this lease transaction: First Industrial LP, a Delaware limited partnership, to Cool Image Concepts, 2,880-square-foot office/warehouse space, 5909-B Breckenridge Parkway, Tampa.
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT Inc. 3401 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg, announced this sales transaction: Ramdev Inc. to SPK LLC, 112,000-square-foot retail center, 4350 Sixth St. S, St. Petersburg, $3.7-million.
Colliers Arnold Commercial Real Estate Services Inc., 4350 W Cypress St., Suite 300, Tampa, announced this sales transaction: Monaco Coach Corp. to Good Roads Inc., 41,700-square-foot warehouse on 5.81 acres at 10333 Woodberry Road, near Interstate 75 between Tampa and Brandon, $1.9-million.
Industrial Realty Solutions, P.O. Box 1485, Safety Harbor, announced these transactions. Sale: Schold Machine Co. to Moody Properties LLC, 12,987-square-feet, two-building industrial complex, 387 105th Ter. NE and 10590 Oak St. NE, St. Petersburg, $600,000. Leases: Chemtrol Inc. to Unicorn Laboratories, 60,750 square feet, two-building industrial complex, 12385 and 12415 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater; and Gay Wiese to Quality Thin Films Inc., 13,500-square-feet industrial building, 141 Burbank Road, Oldsmar.
Ross Realty Group Inc., 3001 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Clearwater, announced these transactions. Sales: The Estate of Eli Blumenfeld to Franklin Harris LLC, 15,413 square feet, vacant land, 1100 N Franklin St., Tampa, $445,000; and Max Linn Paciencia Inc., 8,260-square-foot, two-story office building, 4535 Central Ave., Clearwater, $1.02-million. Lease: Highland Properties of Gulf Coast Inc. to Crown Management Co., 2.86 acres, land lease, 18940 U.S. Highway 19 N, Clearwater.
