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Business briefcase
Companies
By Times Staff Writer
Published January 17, 2005
FINANCIAL
Focus Management Group, 5001 W Lemon St., Tampa, has been appointed as marketing consultant to the trustee for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy estates of Advanced Chemtech Inc. and Advanced Syntech LLC, in an order by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Monroe & Giordano, 777 S Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 140, Tampa, has arranged the following financing. Gibsonia Self Storage, 612 storage units totaling 72,175 square feet on 5.25 acres, 6350 U.S. 98 N, Lakeland, $2.7-million; Lake Dexter Self Storage, 664 storage units totaling 81,175 square feet on 6.5 acres, 3220 Cypress Gardens Road, Winter Haven, $2.8-million; Bayview Self Storage, 732 storage units totaling 92,240 square feet on 5.1 acres, 2609 Bayview St., Sebring, $3-million; Sleepy Hill Self Storage, 626 storage units totaling 70,925 square feet on 3.67 acres, 2350 Sleepy Hill Road, Lakeland, $3.1-million; Storage Center-Harden, 580 storage units totaling 63,850 square feet on 5.01 acres, 2190 Harden Blvd., Lakeland, $3-million; Storage Center-South Florida Avenue, 778 storage units totaling 89,800 square feet on 8.48 acres, $3.9-million; Storage Center-Auburndale, 524 storage units totaling 63,675 square feet on 4.69 acres, 1012 U.S. 27 N, Auburndale, $1.9-million; and Riverview Self Storage, 486 storage units totaling 52,000 square feet, and Riverview Plaza, 31,500 square feet, retail plaza, both at 45731 U.S. 27 N, Davenport, $5.1-million.
INSURANCE
WellCare Health Plans, 6800 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, announces it has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to begin offering managed-care coverage to Medicare beneficiaries in Brevard and Broward counties.
MARKETING
Alliance Communications Inc., 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 215, Tampa, announces Sago Networks as a new client. Alliance will provide public relations and marketing services for the Internet technology company.
REAL ESTATE
@DUTTERealty.COM 2528 NE Coachman Road, Clearwater, announces these sales transactions: Dallas-Justin Corp. to Cabo Property Holding Corp., 6,710 square feet, office building at 1602 W Sligh Ave., Tampa, $590,000; and the estate of Hertha B. Lowrey to Boos Development Group Inc., 23 acres of vacant land on E Palmetto St., Clearwater, $2.35-million.
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT Inc., 1988 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater, announces this sales transaction: Julia A. Paquin to Green Springs Land LLC, 2,080 square feet, office/retail building, 156 N Fourth Ave., Safety Harbor, $350,000.
Colliers Arnold Commercial Real Estate Services Inc., 4350 W Cypress St., Suite 300, Tampa, announces this lease transaction: Highwoods Properties to Encore Credit Corp., 30,262 square feet, office space, Harborview Plaza, 3031 W Rocky Point Drive W, Tampa.
Industrial Realty Solutions Inc., P.O. Box 1485, Safety Harbor, announces these transactions. Lease: Staples Investment Partners Inc. to Performance Trailers Inc., 115,000 square feet, industrial building, 12200 34th St. N, Clearwater. Sale: Michael E. Barger to J.B. Systems Inc., 10,000 square feet, industrial building, south side of 113th Avenue N and west of 49th Street, Lot 39, Mid County Industrial Park, Pinellas Park, $830,500.
Rubin Real Estate Inc., 15500 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 301, Clearwater, announces these lease transactions: Carr Rubin Associates LLP to Carrco International Inc., 4,924 square feet, warehouse space, lease renewal, 13191 56th Court, Suite 102, Clearwater; and Cutting Edge Lamination Inc., 7,921 square feet, warehouse space, lease renewal, 13130 56th Court, suites 609-611, Clearwater.
TECHNOLOGY
E Solutions Corp., 400 N Tampa St., Tampa, announces that the Anaheim Angels have chosen E Solutions' ScoutAdvisor, a software program designed to help teams make faster, more informed player decisions. The Angels are the 10th major league baseball team to incorporate ScoutAdvisor.
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