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News about Tampa Bay companies

By Dolly Brosan, Times Staff Writer
Published September 10, 2007

ARCHITECTURE

K4 Architecture LLC, 4300 W Cypress St., Suite 150, Tampa, has been selected by Bay Financial Savings Bank F.S.B., to design the company's 2,000-square-foot prototype branch facility; design and construction services for the prototype branch roll-out process.

AWARDS

Pinellas County Public Works, Traffic Management Division, 333 Chestnut St., Clearwater, was recognized by the Institute of Transportation Engineers with its Transportation Achievement Award for Signal Systems.

BANKING

Bank of Florida - Tampa Bay, has opened a branch at 26417 U.S. Highway 19 N, Clearwater. The phone number is 727 450-6900

BRANDING

3 Guesses Media Inc., 5524 Redhawk Drive, New Port Richey, has launched a new Web site at www.3guessesmedia.com. The site includes a blog documenting a 12-month search optimizing and advertising campaign, project management updates, live site monitoring and document sharing.

CONSULTING

Answer Systems Inc., 4029 Tampa Road, Oldsmar, has been awarded a 2007 Gold Hermes Creative Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for the design of flyer for Mrs. T's Pierogies.

REAL ESTATE

Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc., One Tampa City Center, Suite 3600, Tampa, announces these lease transactions: BlueLinx Corp. to Masonite International Corp., 122,720 square feet, industrial space, lease renewal, 86554 Gene Lasserre Blvd., Yulee; Weingartin Realty Investors to Teka USA Inc., 47,293 square feet, industrial space, lease renewal, Tampa East Industrial Park, 1883 Massaro Blvd., Tampa; and ACP Pinnacle LLC to Keystone Group Holdings Inc., 10,414 square feet, office space, lease renewal, 400 N Ashley Drive, Tampa.

Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida, 3030 N Rocky Point Drive W, Suite 560, Tampa, announces this lease transaction: Tenant-in-Common to Reunion Mortgage, 2,239 square feet, class B office space, new lease, Buschwood Office Park, Buschwood I, 3550 Buschwood Park Drive, Tampa.

Industrial Realty Solutions Inc., P.O. Box, 1485, Safety Harbor, announces these sale and lease transactions. Sales: Loulourgas Properties Ltd to Frontier Lighting Inc., 3.47 acre industrial site at 2067 Calumet St., Clearwater, $1.450-million; and Laminating Services Inc. to United Fire Holdings LLC, a 7,920-square-foot industrial building at, 12001 31st Court N, Pinellas Park, $715,000. Leases: JF Property Management Inc. to Ferguson Fire & Fabrication Inc., 6,250 square feet, industrial space, 6360 118th Ave. N, Largo; and Betty Lane Replacement LLC to Al Schweitzer Inc., 5,000 square feet, industrial space, 105 Dunbar Ave., Unite E, Oldsmar.

Ross Realty Group Inc., 3001 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Clearwater, announces this sale transaction: John Alnwick to Crescent Moon LLC, a 5,355-square-foot retail center at 2475 East Bay Drive, Largo, $915,000.

Santella Realty, 2625 Keystone Road, No. 1, Tarpon Springs, announces this sale transaction: Paul Thomas Wissler and Susan Ericson Wissler to Turtle Cove Group LLC, Ericson Marine, a 49 wet slip marina at 435 Roosevelt Blvd. Tarpon Springs, for $4.750-million.

TECHNOLOGY

Bayshore Solutions, 600 N. West Shore Blvd., Suite 700, Tampa, announces the launch of the new Web site for construction company Phillips & Jordan Inc. at www.pandj.com.

Online Sales Strategies Inc., 5301 West Cypress St., Suite 105, Tampa, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary AuctionSound LLC has signed with Add It LLC to create a network of independently owned eBay drop-off stores inside self-storage facilities across the United States.

Questamente Network Inc., 2513 W Hillsborough Ave., Suite 201, Tampa, has launched the national beta test of its new dual language Web site designed for Hispanic business professionals and entrepreneurs at www.questamente.com. The site provides free business information on starting or managing a business in the United States, sample business plans, executive profiles and a blog.

Tech Data Corp., 5350 Tech Data Drive, Clearwater, announces that the advanced infrastructure solutions division will distribute BakBone's NetVault: Backup Storagevault edition.

TRAVEL

Dynamic Leisure Corp., 5680-A W Cypress St., Tampa, announces its contract to become a sales sub-agent of Rail Europe Inc.

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