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By TIMES STAFF
Published January 22, 2007

ADVERTISING

The HLA Group, 1701-A N Avenida Republica de Cuba, Tampa, announces the addition of eBridge Solutions to its client portfolio. HLA will develop a rebranding campaign that will include a new logo and tag line, a redesign of eBridges' Web site and collateral material.

FINANCING

Thomas D. Wood and Co., 1700 S MacDill Ave., Suite 240 A, Tampa, announces the arrangement of financing in the amount of $2.175-million to AmerUs Capital Management. This financing allows for the purchase of a 4,500-square-foot building to be converted into a Citibank branch in Brandon.

LEGAL

Rafael Gonzalez announces the opening of the Law Office of Rafael Gonzalez LLC at 16765 Fish Hawk Blvd., Suite 362, Lithia; the phone number is 813 425-2549. Gonzalez concentrates in the area of Social Security disability and formerly practiced at the law firm of Barrs, Williamson, Stolberg, Townsend and Gonzalez, Tampa.

MARKETING

Black Ink Marketing Inc., 2956 Meadow Hill Drive, Clearwater, announces the addition of Radiance Medspa, Scottsdale, Ariz., to its client portfolio. Radiance Medspa is opening a new location in Altamonte Springs and Black Ink will be responsible for creative development, media planning and placement, market research and public relations.

RADIO

WUSF-FM 89.7, 4202 E Fowler Ave., TVB100, Tampa, has been recognized with four Griot Awards from the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists. Awards were presented to WUSF reporter Bobbie O'Brien in the radio categories of Spot New Reporting for From F to A: Day One; Feature Reporting for Looking for Angola; Investigative Reporting for Handcuffs & Schools; and for Public Affairs Reporting.

REAL ESTATE

Broderick and Associates, 5514 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, announces this lease transaction: Evergreen 114 to Innovative Business Solutions Inc., 12,400 square feet, office warehouse space, new lease with an option to purchase, 7003 114th Ave. N, Pinellas Park.

Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc., One Tampa City Center, Suite 3600, Tampa, announces these lease and sales transactions. Lease: Tampa Industrial LLC, c/o High Street Equity Advisors, to Cott Beverages Inc., 255,950 square feet, industrial space, Tampa East Industrial Park, 1820 Massaro Blvd., Tampa. Sales: Highwoods/Florida Holdings LP to Intelliflex-PSL Ltd., c/o the Leder Group, 192,684-square-foot, Bay Vista office complex, at Bay Vista and Rio Vista drives, Clearwater, $21.95-million; US Office Holdings LP to ACP/Utah Orange Avenue LLC, 421,069-square-foot Bank of America Center, 309 N Orange Ave., Orlando, $96.25-million; and President's Plaza General Partnership to Realty Associates Advisors LLC, 98,034-square-foot President's Plaza II, sublease office building at 4904 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, $13.75-million.

Kemp Real Estate announces the opening of its second real estate office at 11872 State Road 52, Hudson, west of Moon Lake Road. The phone number is (727) 705-0100.

RETAIL

Sydney Alexander announces the opening of her clothing boutique Basic Black at 19205 Dove Creek Drive, Tampa. The boutique carries both women's and men's apparel, lingerie, handmade jewelry, customized bath and body products, and cosmetics. Basic Black services clients through its retail location or through the boutique's Web site at www. basicblackcollection.com. The boutique also offers in-home consultations. The phone number is (813) 649-8016.

TAX SERVICES

Liberty Tax Service announces the opening of its new office at 6985 66th St. N, Pinellas Park. Milan Takacs is the office manager, the phone number is (727) 216-8723 and the Web address is www.libertytax.com.

TECHNOLOGY

Bayshore Solutions, 600 N West Shore Blvd., Suite 700, Tampa, announces the launch of the Web site for J&J Produce at www.jjproduce.com. The Web site features Bayshore's content management system .NET 2.0, which allows the user to easily create and modify the site contents in seconds; and an overall user-friendly outer shell to attract new customers.

Verticent Inc., 400 N Ashley Drive, Suite 2600, Tampa, a developer of enterprise software, announces that National Tube Supply Co. of University Park, Ill., has selected Verticent's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Plus software to meet the growing demands of company.

TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES

MD-IT, based in Boulder, Colo., announces the opening of its Tampa Bay area office at P.O. Box 12623, St. Petersburg, with its acquisition of Prescribe Inc., St. Petersburg. MD-IT is a provider of medical transcription services and software to physicians and ambulatory clinics.

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