Brief Stories in Central Florida

ORLANDO - Tri-City Electrical Contractors Inc. received 10 ABC awards including eight ABC Eagle Awards representing the highest level of achievement, in the 2010 ABC Excellence in Construction Competition presented by the Associated Builders & Contractors Inc.

LONGWOOD - D & A Building Services Inc., a facility maintenance company headquartered in Longwood, is celebrating 25 years in business. Founder and company President/CEO Al Sarabasa Jr. opened the doors of D & A Hi-Rise Window Cleaning Services in 1985 just one month after graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in marketing.

Twenty-five years later, the two-person start-up has grown into Central Florida’s largest commercial cleaning company, and one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the nation.

KISSIMMEE - Wayne Schoolfield of Schoolfield Properties negotiated on behalf of the landlord, CKB Investors, 3,200sf of office space for a term of five years to High Five Frozen Yogurt St. Cloud LLC, located at 4609 Old Canoe Creek Road at 5th Street Plaza, located on 5th Street and Old Canoe Creek Road.

ORLANDO - Liberty Property Trust has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its 211,000sf Maitland Summit III building in Orlando.  

“LEED certified buildings are attractive to occupants because they offer lower operating costs and provide a more productive work environment,” said Stephen Whitley, vice president and city manager for Liberty.