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The Fechtel Co., 3036 Bearss Ave., Tampa, was recognized with three awards at the Southeastern Builders' Conference. Fechtel won a grand aurora and an aurora award for best in bath in a home between $2-million and $3-million; and an aurora award for best energy-efficient home.

Family Resources Inc., P.O. Box 13087, St. Petersburg, won the Grand Golden Image Award for printed tools of public relations for Division B at the Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards.

Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc., One Tampa City Center, Suite 3600, Tampa, announced these lease transactions: ACP Westshore Place LLC to Lincoln Property Commercial Service Ent., 2,159 square feet, office park, lease renewal, Westshore Place II, 4300 W Cypress St., Suite 350, Tampa; ARA Properties No. 3 Ltd. c/o PLC to Computer Cable Connection Inc., 4,500 square feet, industrial office/warehouse space, lease renewal, Airport Industrial Park, 5143 and 5145 Rio Vista Ave., Tampa; ProLogis to PharMerica Inc., 20,819 square feet, industrial warehouse space, lease renewal, 9201 King Palm Drive, Suite C, Tampa; ARA Properties No. 3 Ltd. c/o PLC to Keenan, Hopkins, Schmidt and Stowell Contract, 10,136 square feet, industrial office/warehouse space, lease renewal, Airport Industrial Park, 5701 Rio Vista Ave., Tampa; Tampa Equities REIT I to UBS Financial Services Inc., 16,331 square feet, urban office space, lease renewal, Wachovia Center, 100 S Ashley Drive, Suite 1800, Tampa; American Fund-OIK to Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett, Hunt, Donahue & McLain PA, 20,859 square feet, urban office space, new lease, Tampa Commons, 1 N Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 1100, Tampa; Eastgroup Properties LP to Direct Initiatives Inc., 16,00 square feet, industrial office/warehouse space, new lease, Palm River Center, 9220 Palm River Road, No. 101, Tampa; Highwoods Florida Holdings LP to Brown & Brown Inc., 40,505 square feet, suburban office space, new lease, Spectrum Building, 3101 W Martin Luther King Blvd., Tampa; AP Southeast Portfolio Partners LP to AACSB International, 14,137 square feet, urban office space, new lease, One Harbour Place, 777 S Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa; KRM Development Corp. to Airgas South Inc., 7,993 square feet, industrial warehouse space, new lease, 9416 E Broadway, Tampa; Anderson/Tampa (II) Joint Venture to Olympic Case Co., 18,000 square feet, industrial warehouse space, lease renewal, Tampa East Industrial Park, 2604-O Tampa East Blvd., Tampa; Tampa City Center Associates to Thelma Dreyer & Associates Inc., 4,084 square feet, urban office space, lease renewal, Tampa City Center, 201 N Franklin St., Tampa; Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America to AmPro Mortgage Corp., 5,220 square feet, urban office space, new lease, The Pointe, 2502 N Rocky Point Drive, Suite 550, Tampa; and ARA Properties No. 7 Ltd., c/o PLC to W.W. Grainger Inc., 29,000 square feet, industrial office/warehouse space, new lease, Hillsborough Building, 4505 W Hillsborough Ave., Tampa.

Digital Elixir Studios Inc. has moved its studios from 14608 Coral Berry Drive, Tampa, to 12157 W Linebaugh Ave., No. 187, Tampa.

Unleashed Systems Inc., SunTrust Tower, 601 Cleveland St., Suite 950, Clearwater, has signed a deal to install and maintain the Wi-Fi wireless network at the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa.

The Talon Group, 3410 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, has acquired Eagle Title & Abstract Corp. Eagle will retain its company name and remain at its current location, 5020 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.