ORLANDO-The 25-year-old private, not-for-profit Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida Inc., with a budget of $4.5 million, has handed pink slips to Kathy Ramsberger, vice president/television and digital media for the past 11 years; Pat Werner, corporate business development director for the past 16 years; and four other staffers.
ORLANDO-But another analysis by West Chester, PA-based Economy.com Inc. says Orlando is behind Miami in fighting its way back to profitability in the hospitality sector.
ORLANDO-As senior vice president of business development, Dan Caligiuri's main responsibility will be growing Crow's corporate tenant representation roster in Central Florida.
ATLANTA-Locally based Robert Pattilo Properties Inc. sold the 30-year-old, 240,000-sf, 100%-leased structure at 13 Overmeyer St. in suburban Forest Park, GA for about $27 per sf.
ATLANTA-Lexington Corporate Properties Trust has acquired the newly constructed 60,000-sf, 100%-leased, single-story office building from Norcross, GA-based Adevco Corp. for $8.1 million.
ORLANDO-The hoteliers' annual revenue chest from 113,000 rooms, originally intended for hospitality projects exclusively, is now eyed by some as a funding source for several non-hospitality undertakings, including new school construction.
ORLANDO-The locally based, celebrity-themed restaurant chain with 111 properties in 41 countries, has seven ventures totaling at least 500,000 sf, either ready to open or leaving the drawing boards shortly.
ORLANDO-The Connecticut-based developer and its joint venture partner, Prudential Real Estate Investors Inc., purchased the 20-year-old, 322-room suburban Orlando hotel from Southern States Management Co. for $22 million.
ATLANTA-The 7,000-member corporate real estate executive group is taking 12,000 sf for 10 years on the 15th floor of the Downtown structure at an estimated rent of $20 per sf.
ORLANDO-Nine of the company's 20 properties, or 25% of the total square footage in the Jackson, MI-based retailer's stores and a distribution center are in Florida and go to auction Sept. 18.