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By Times Staff Writer
Published December 28, 2007

Need juice? Jamba heads downtown

A Jamba Juice store, Clearwater's second, has opened in the newly rejuvenated downtown business and shopping district.

The business at 432 Cleveland St. offers made-to-order blended smoothies, juices and healthy snacks. Jamba Juice smoothies are made in a variety of sizes with real fruits and fruit juices. Fresh orange juice, carrot juice and lemonade are available, as well as a coffee substitute called Matcha Green Tea. Energizing dietary supplements called boosts can also be added to the drinks.

Jamba Juice, based in Emeryville, Calif., was established in 1990 and incorporated in 1991. It's regarded as a leader in the quick-serve fruit and vegetable juice market. There are more than 600 stores nationwide, of which more than 400 are company owned and operated.

Clearwater's first Jamba Juice store is at Clearwater Mall.

Store hours at the downtown Clearwater location are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 727 443-1614 or visit jambajuice.com.

Largo firm hired to work on 'green' project

Gulf Coast Consulting Inc. has been hired to provide engineering services for the $17-million Lakeside Offices at Park Place project. The Largo firm will be responsible for civil engineering drawings, utility and site plans and processing permits.

The three-story, 85,000-square-foot building is to be built in a "green" manner, following the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system. Collman & Karsky Architects of Tampa are the designers.

Site work began earlier this month on the 6.2 acres and is being performed by Bay Area Site Improvement Co. of Odessa.

Hallmark Development of Florida, a developer and manager of commercial properties, is the developer. Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida has been hired to handle the leasing.

Red Frog Marketing adds 3 staff members

Red Frog Marketing, based at 801 West Bay Drive, Largo, has hired three staff members: Cynthia Cox as account executive, Rachel Saul as account manager and David Spurgeon as account executive.

Cox was previously membership director of the Largo/Mid-Pinellas Chamber of Commerce. She has served in marketing and public relations positions with various nonprofit organizations. She is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and has a master's degree in American studies from New York University, New York City.

Saul was most recently director of marketing at Doctors Recall Scheduling in Palm Harbor. She has worked in marketing for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida.

Spurgeon was an account executive for Genesis Radio in Tampa and also had worked for CBS Radio.

He attended the University of South Florida.

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