Stellar Recovery Bringing Growth to Jacksonville

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STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE — Bank-owned vacant land
along Riverside Avenue in Brooklyn was sold
Connections
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Nov. 30, sparking expectations that a major
development is on tap for a location that has
been vacant since prior development plans
collapsed in the recession.
Pope & Land Enterprises Inc., an Atlanta
real estate company that specializes in mixeduse developments in the Southeast, paid
$2 million to buy 3.25 acres from BBVA
Compass and is pursuing a nonperforming
note held by Bank of America Corp. for the
remainder of the land.
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Stein Mart looks to its past to improve its future
BY CHRISTIAN CONTE
STAFF WRITER
Logistics
JAMES CRICHLOW
R2 Logistics is a
most promising
business, Forbes
says
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“We’re planning to develop a mixed-use
development,” said Tom Barranco, vice president of Pope & Land. “The plans are not near
final. There’s a lot of moving parts.”
It’s not the first such vision for the land on
the edge of Downtown. In 2006, Atlanta-based
Miles Development Partners LLC proposed a
1,250-unit residential development with retail
components. Miles, which paid about $30 a
Stein Mart associate Danielle Lewis replenishes stock at a Southside store.
JACKSONVILLE — As the holiday
season gets under way after the
first unprofitable quarter since
2008, executives at Stein Mart Inc.
are refining promotions and advertising to reconnect with core
customers, according to company
Chairman and Interim CEO Jay
Stein.
“We are trying
to re-establish
what made us successful in the first
place — quality
merchandise at valued prices,” Stein
said during a conference call in late
Stein
November about
the company’s disappointing third
quarter results.
To do that, Stein Mart (Nasdaq:
SMRT) is concentrating on its traditional core audience: women
ages 55 and older. The company
started to expand its core audience to include 35- to 45-year-olds.
Earlier this year it launched a
pilot ad campaign in select markets targeting Hispanic women
and expanded social media advertising. The company also gave up
national cable ads for spot marketing, which Stein
called a misstep.
In addition, said
Chief Financial Officer Greg Kleffner,
the retailer is working on sales promotions and becoming
less reliant on coupons. Promotions Kleffner
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Stellar Recovery bringing growth to Jacksonville
BY CHRISTIAN CONTE
STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE — Less than a year after
opening a local office, debt collection agency
Stellar Recovery Inc. plans to hire 25 more
employees next year in Jacksonville and
relocate the company headquarters here by
the end of 2012.
By the end of next year, founder and Chairman John Schanck expects the company of
150 employees to grow to almost 200 and its
top-line revenue to double to
$30 million. Jacksonville is
an important part of why he
thinks he’ll accomplish that.
“All of our growth is built
into the relationships we’ve
already had in Jacksonville,”
Schanck said.
After selling his interests in
his last business, Enhanced Schanck
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Recovery Corp., which was also based in Jacksonville, Schanck acquired what he described
as a small and struggling Montana company
called Stellar Recovery in 2009.
Schanck, 56, decided to open the Jacksonville office on Salisbury Road in January to
take advantage of the larger job applicant pool,
the East Coast time zone and connections he
already had here. Most of the employees in
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PEOPLE
■
A
Alfonso, Raul .....................6
B
Barakat, Oliver ............4, 23
Barranco, Tom ...................1
Bateh, Tarik........................4
Breen, Michael ..................3
Brown, Alvin......................3
Busey, Stephen D...............3
C
Ciesla, Helen .....................8
Citrano, James P. ...............3
Clowdis, Charles ...............6
Colao, J.J. ...........................3
Colson, Robert ................14
Conn, Jeff ........................23
F
Falconetti, John .................3
Fowler, Lloyd “Buck” ........3
Freed, Mike........................5
G
Gabel, George ...................8
Gaffney, Reginald..............3
Garson, Gregory................8
Gase, Ben ..........................3
Goplerud, Peter .................5
Grainger, Paul..................18
H
Harden, Christian ............18
Hinckley, Rob...................13
Howard, Doffie................24
D
Dawson, Carl.....................5
Del Rio, Jack ....................18
K
Khan, Shahid ...................18
Keith, Scott ........................8
Kleffner, Greg ....................1
E
Edelman, Dan..................13
L
Lamm, Michael ...............24
M
McGriff, Tafney ................18
McKinnon, Krystal...........18
Metzler, Jim .....................14
Murchison, Robin............24
N
Newman, John Allen.........3
O
Obama, Barack ...............13
Orr, Michael Fox ................5
Oxhandler, Seth.................9
P
Pålsson, Christopher .........3
Pardo, Stevan ....................4
Peek, Jake ........................13
R
Rosenbloom, Steve .........13
Russell, Chris ...................13
S
Schanck, Garrett .............24
Schanck, John ...................1
Schiffman, Mark..............24
Schleicher, Roy ..................3
Scott, Rick..........................3
Simmons, Jess ...................4
Sirat, Michel ......................6
Steadman, Gordon..........18
Stein, Jay ...........................1
Steinberg, Gregg Adam ....8
Stovall, David ..................24
T
Tanner, Mike ......................5
Tinker, Salome .................14
Tucker, Mel ......................18
W
Wallace, Layne ..................9
White, Richard...................9
Wojnar, Eddie ..................18
Y
York, Joe ............................3
This index does not include companies or people in the Lists, Leads,
Money Makers, Opinion, People on the Move or special publications.
Cobblestone
Village
904-494-0640
Butler Pointe at
Southpoint
904-296-0110
Normandy
904-253-6601
The Shoppes
at Palencia
Commons
904-899-0456
www.bankfirstatlantic.com
Orange Park
904-541-3900
Bateh, 4
Orr, 5
Alfonso, 6
Edelman, 13
Tinker, 14
COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS
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A
Advanced Disposal
Services Inc. ....................8
Alphaliner .......................3
American Institute of
Certified Public
Accountants..................14
Army Corps of
Engineers ........................3
Association for Financial
Professionals.................14
Association of Credit and
Collection
Professionals.................24
Auction.com ...................4
B
Bank of America Corp. ....1
Bateh Real Estate Advisors
LLC ..................................4
BBVA Compass ...............1
Blink Couture Inc. ...........8
The Blood Alliance ..........8
Brennan, Manna and
Diamond LLC ..................5
Broom, Moody, Johnson &
Grainger........................18
C
CBRE Group Inc. .......4, 23
CMA CGM SA .................6
Coolcat Inc......................9
D
Dawson|Orr.....................5
Department of Health and
Human Services ............18
Dixon Hughes Goodman
LLP ................................13
Driver, McAfee, Peek &
Hawthorne PL ...............13
Duval County Property
Appraiser ........................4
E
Elkins Constructors
Inc. ................................18
Enhanced Recovery
Corp. ...............................1
EverBank Financial
Corp. .............................23
Evergreen Group.............3
Evergreen Line ................3
F
Federal Drug
Administration ................8
Fidelity National Financial
Inc. ................................23
Fidelity National
Information Services
Inc. ..................................8
The Florida Bar ...............8
Florida Bar
Association .................5, 6
Florida Coastal School of
Law .................................5
Florida Supreme Court....8
Forbes ..................... 1, 3, 8
G
Georgia Tech Information
Security Center ...............9
Georgia Tech Research
Institute ..........................9
Grant Thornton LLP.......14
H
Hallmark Partners
Inc. ..........................18, 23
Holland & Knight LLP .....8
Hunter & Associates
PA .................................13
I
IHS Fairplay .....................3
IHS Global Insight Inc. ....6
IHS Inc.........................3, 6
ImpactJax .....................18
International Council of
Shopping Centers .........18
J
Jacksonville Bar
Association .....................5
Jacksonville Economic
Development
Commission ....................4
Jacksonville Jaguars......18
Jacksonville Port
Authority.....................3, 6
Jax Chamber .............8, 18
JaxUSA Partnership.....3, 8
K
Kaulkin Ginsberg ..........24
L
Latitude 30 .....................8
Latitude Global Inc. ........8
LBA Certified Public
Accountants..................13
Lender Processing Services
Inc. ................................23
M
Miles Development
Partners LLC ....................1
MSC Mediterranean
Shipping Co. SA ..............6
N
NAIOP ...........................18
O
Ocala Star Banner...........8
P
Patriot Transportation
Holding Inc......................8
Peak 10 Inc. ....................8
Pope & Land Enterprises
Inc. ..................................1
R
R2 Logistics Inc. ..............3
Ranbaxy Laboratories
Ltd...................................8
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals
Inc. ..................................8
Riverwalk Hotels LLC ......4
Rogers Towers PA ...........4
S
San Diego Chargers ......18
The Sanctuary @ Mt.
Calvary............................3
Sheldrick, McGehee &
Kohler LLC.....................13
Simon Property Group
Inc. ..................................8
Stein Mart Inc. ................1
Stellar Recovery Inc. .......1
SunGard Availability
Services...........................9
SunTrust Banks Inc........24
SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey Inc. ..............24
T
Tanner Bishop
Attorneys ........................5
W
The Wild Things.............18
U
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics .........................8
U.S. Postal Service ...........8
University of Florida ...8, 9
University of North
Florida.............................9
Urban Land Institute.....18
V
Velocity Worldwide .........8
W
Wantman Group Inc. ......8
Wyndham Jacksonville
Riverwalk Hotel ..............4
Y
Yahoo Finance ..............24
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R2 Logistics is out to fulfill its promise
By Sarah Mueller
Staff Writer
n JMG Realty of Atlanta
bought the Circle at Bartram
Park, a 336-unit apartment
community, for $29.2 million,
or $87,000 per unit. The sale
was part of a $64.5 million
portfolio sale that included
the Circle at Crosstown in the
Tampa area. Both properties
were built in 2009 by Crescent Resources. Matt Wilcox,
senior vice president of
Apartment Realty Advisors
in Jacksonville, brokered
the sale of Circle at Bartram
Park.
n Poimboeuf Homes Inc.
received a city of Jacksonville building permit Nov. 14
for a $309,267 new amenity
center and clubhouse at the
Silver Springs apartments
at 3737 St. Johns Bluff Road
S. The project involves 2,567
square feet and the listed
architect is John Robert Secleter of St. Petersburg. For
more information, contact
Poimboeuf at (904) 278-2822.
n Dagasa Inc. received a
building permit Nov. 30 for
a $300,000 tenant build-out
for an American Care medical center on Jacksonville’s
Westside. The work at 1918
Blanding Blvd. involves 4,000
square feet. The listed
architect is Rafael Diego
Ballesteros of Miami. For
more information, contact
Dagasa, based in Tampa, at
(813) 637-9600.
n New Leaf Construction
Inc. received a building permit Dec. 2 for a $285,000 new
building for Pioneer Equipment Sales on the Westside.
The pre-engineered metal
building at 7185 Beaver St. W.
will have 3,960 square feet.
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week, see the Money Makers blog
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For more money-making tips, visit
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E-mail to Robert Ward, at rward@
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JAMES CRICHLOW
n BAE Systems Mayport
LLC has won a $13.36 million
contract to repair the guidedmissile frigate USS Samuel
B. Roberts. The work involves
drydock and topside maintenance repair. The contract
includes options which, if
exercised, would raise the
cumulative value to $16.25
million. The work will be performed in Jacksonville and is
expected to be completed by
May 2012. For more information, contact BAE Systems
Southeast Shipyards Jacksonville LLC at (904) 251-1790.
JACKSONVILLE — Now that
R2 Logistics Inc. ranks 29th on
Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Most Promising Companies,
founder and CEO Ben Gase has
set his sights on the Forbes 500
list.
R2 Logistics, which recently
moved its headquarters to Jacksonville, has created about six
new local jobs and isn’t done hiring yet. Business has grown by
more than 250 percent since 2008
and the company expects to double its revenue next year. And
R2 is preparing to open a fifth
office in Dallas by the middle of
2012. The company earned about
$50 million in revenue this year,
Gase said.
R2 Logistics is a nonassetbased logistics company that
is very focused on its freight
brokerage business. Its niche is
full truckloads, less-than-full
truckloads and freight brokering. The company has four
offices, including an operations
or sales branch in Jacksonville
that opened two years ago, and a
staff of more than 50 people.
R2 was a unique addition to the
Forbes list, Forbes staff writer
J.J. Colao said. Forbes’ list features 100 privately held up-andcomers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers,
R2 Logistics CEO Ben Gase is bullish about the future in Jacksonville.
strategic partners and precious
investment capital. A big part of
the list is methodology. R2 was
different from most of the companies on the list, Colao said.
“They were more old school,
that was my impression,” he
said.
The company has no investment by private equity companies. It does its own internal
financing and is debt-free, Gase
said. He started the business in
late 2005 in a trailer in Detroit.
The recession helped the company grow as businesses looked
for more options in the search to
save money.
“We made a point of not making the recession an excuse,” he
said. “You’re still in control of
your own destiny.”
About 13 people work in the
new Jacksonville headquarters
and Gase expects that number to
rise by one to three people before
Jan. 1. Nine people work in the
local operations branch, he said.
The 32-year-old CEO said he’s
very competitive and so are his
employees.
“When we say something, we
do it,” he said.
The Jacksonville port was a
draw for R2, but a bigger factor
was the amount of goods coming
into the area, Gase said.
The city is about eight hours
from the whole Southeast
region, said Michael Breen,
senior director of the international department of JaxUSA
Partnership, formerly Cornerstone Regional Development
Partnership.
“There’s more coming in by
truck than going out,” Breen
said. “It’s a good location to be
able to find freight for the return
trip.”
Gase said he is extremely
hopeful about the future in
Jacksonville.
The market share is there, he
said. “We’re here to compete.”
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Jaxport works to add trans-Atlantic services
By Sarah Mueller
Staff Writer
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Port
Authority is working to convince Evergreen
Line and other ocean carriers to make Jacksonville a port of call, Executive Vice President Roy Schleicher said.
Schleicher’s economic development report
to an authority board meeting Dec. 7 noted
that the authority is working with two ocean
carriers that offer service from the East Coast
of the U.S. to and from Northern Europe. The
companies were not named in the report and
the name of the other company has not been
disclosed.
Evergreen Line is a combination of five
Evergreen Group ocean carriers based in
Italy, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore as part of a joint service
agreement. Evergreen Line is the unified
common trade name used for international
marketing purposes.
The company ranks fourth on Alphaliner’s list of the top 25 container ocean carriers. Alphaliner is an online database for the
shipping industry that offers research and
analysis.
Evergreen offers an American export trade
lane that runs from New York to Norfolk, Va.,
to Charleston, S.C., to Belgium, Germany, the
Netherlands and France.
Large shipping companies are shuffling
their routes right now to defend their positions and offer more attractive services to
customers, said Christopher Pålsson, director, site manager of Maritime Research &
Consultancy for IHS Fairplay in Sweden. IHS
Inc. (NYSE: IHS) provides information on
energy and power, design and supply chain,
country and industry forecasting, and commodities, pricing and cost.
The cargo load is there, but there is an oversupply of large ships, Pålsson said. The situation creates an opportunity to deploy small
and medium-sized ships into smaller ports.
The report said November meetings with
the companies went well and “we are confident when they pull the trigger to start a new
string in their current schedules that Jacksonville will be a port of call.” Schleicher
said at the meeting that he couldn’t predict
whether the companies will make Jacksonville a port of call.
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Gaffney elected chairman of port board
The Jacksonville Port Authority board
elected Reginald Gaffney as board chairman at its Dec. 7 meeting.
Gaffney replaces Lloyd “Buck” Fowler,
who was elected chairman in July. He was
also reappointed to the board for a second four-year term by Gov. Rick Scott in
November.
Usually chairmen serve for a year, but
Gaffney, who was vice chairman, is completing Fowler’s term. His term will end on
June 30, 2012.
“I’m flattered that they chose me,” he
said.
Gaffney wants to help create green jobs
and move forward projects such as fixing
the Mile Point navigational issue and the
proposed harbor deepening, he said. His
goal is to have Mile Point fixed by mid-2012.
Strong tidal currents in the St. Johns
River at Mile Point prevent large ships from
using the Dames Point terminal for 16
hours a day. The project is scheduled to go
before the Army Corps of Engineers Civil
Works Review Board on Dec. 13, but it still
requires congressional authorization.
The Port of Jacksonville could eventually become the largest port in the nation,
Gaffney said. “I truly think that.”
Other board members were elected to
new positions at the meeting. Stephen D.
Busey moved to vice chairman, James P.
Citrano was elected treasurer and Joe York
was voted in as secretary. New board member John Falconetti was appointed by Scott
to replace Fowler and he awaits Florida
Senate confirmation.
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has appointed John Allen Newman, senior pastor
of The Sanctuary @ Mt. Calvary on the
Northside, to the port authority board. He
earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from
Virginia Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Va.
The port authority board comprises seven members; the mayor appoints four and
the governor appoints three.
–Sarah Mueller
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The Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk Hotel on the
Southbank is up for public auction in January —
but its surrounding riverfront land and most of its
parking are being sold separately.
St. Johns River
10.58 Acres
Riverplace Blvd.
Mary Street
Hotel
Prudential Drive
95
SOURCE: CBRE Group Inc.
ownership group was a client of his when
he was an attorney with Rogers Towers
PA in Jacksonville.
Bateh worked with the ownership
group in 2005 to secure entitlements for a
future mixed-use project — at the time, a
high-end condominium and retail development on the water was planned.
“To an outsider, it seems a little bit odd
to have the hotel parcel physically carved
up like it is with separate capitalizations,”
Bateh said.
He said it was impossible to speculate
why the parcels have separate mortgages.
“Do you ever really go into a deal thinking you’re going to default? No, not really,
so why would they do it?” he said. “As a
safety net? It’s certainly possible, or it
could have been a remnant of the future
intended redevelopment.”
Entitlements for the mixed-use property include about 1,150 residential units,
190,000 square feet of retail or commercial
space, a 200-room hotel and a 300-slip marina, according to the CBRE marketing
materials.
The Downtown Development Review
Board of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission had issued an
approval of the plans for the proposed development that was valid until Feb. 23, the
marketing materials state.
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of Success.
JACKSONVILLE — If the Wyndham
Jacksonville Riverwalk Hotel on the
Southbank sells at public auction next
month, the buyer will need to purchase
the parking lot and riverfront land
separately.
Property records show that the hotel’s
ownership group, Miami-based Riverwalk Hotels LLC, chopped their hotel
property off Prudential Drive on the
Southbank into four separate parcels in
2007 and also split up the mortgages on the
parcels — but only defaulted on the hotel’s
mortgage.
The 5.8-acre parcel that includes the
322-room hotel and some land has been
foreclosed on and will be up for public auction Jan. 26. The lender is owed $34 million
between the principal balance on the loan
and several fees that were assessed. The
hotel is worth $8 million, according to the
Duval County Property Appraiser’s office.
The nonperforming note on the hotel
didn’t sell in September on Auction.com,
with an opening bid of $5 million. A nonperforming note is a debt in which the borrower hasn’t paid any amount toward the
principal or the interest for an extended
amount of time. When an investor buys a
note, he can then complete the foreclosure
process or pursue a deed in lieu of foreclosure, negotiate a buyout or restructure
the debt for the borrower.
The 10.58 acres around the hotel — most
of its parking and the riverfront land —
are owned by the same group and are for
sale for $15.5 million. The land is listed
with the Jacksonville office of CBRE
Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE)
Oliver Barakat, a senior vice president
with CBRE, and Jess Simmons, a CBRE
senior associate, have had the listing
since January, Barakat said.
“We’ve had interest and some offers, but
not at the right price yet,” Barakat said.
Stevan Pardo, principal of Riverwalk
Hotels LLC, did not return phone calls
seeking comment.
Seeking different mortgages for each parcel
is “very unusual,” said
Tarik Bateh, principal of
Bateh Real Estate Advisors LLC.
Bateh has worked in
hotel development in Atlanta. The Wyndham’s Bateh
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Bar expands young lawyer mentorships
BY CHRISTIAN CONTE
STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE — With a growing number of young lawyers in the Jacksonville
area, but fewer jobs for them at established
law firms, more new attorneys with little
to no experience are opening their own
practice.
There are no statistics on the number
of young lawyers “hanging their own
shingle” as it’s known in the industry, but
lawyers say it’s happening more often. It’s
a concern in the local legal community
because it results in a large number of inexperienced lawyers without the accountability that comes from being connected in
a firm or through relationships with other,
more experienced attorneys.
“This result is unfortunate for the legal
community and for the
community that utilizes
legal services because as
well-educated as a new attorney may be, it is near
impossible to start your
own firm without the experience, training and Freed
accountability that one
learns from a more seasoned supervising
attorney,” said Jacksonville Bar Association President Mike Freed, Florida managing partner at Brennan, Manna and
Diamond LLC.
The 1,272 lawyers younger than 36 years
old or with fewer than five years’ experience in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, which
includes Duval, Clay and Nassau counties, this year, was a 6.5 percent increase
over 2008, according to statistics from the
Florida Bar Association.
The practice of law, historically, grows
through apprenticeship, Freed said.
Young lawyers typically work for a law
firm under the guidance of older, more
experienced lawyers for a number of
years before even considering opening
their own firm. The recession, however,
has changed that.
Michael Fox Orr, who is a graduate of
Florida Coastal School of Law based in
Jacksonville, worked for a law firm in
Jacksonville for about five years before
opening Dawson|Orr two years ago with
61-year legal veteran Carl Dawson.
Orr said part of the problem young
lawyers face is that the jobs they can find
do not pay enough to cover the costs of
the high debt they’ve accrued to get their
education.
“After practicing for a
good bit of time now with
a mentor, I’ve realized I
would never jump into the
practice of law without a
mentor,” Orr said.
To address the concern
of young lawyers entering the market without mentors, Freed has Orr
made it one of his goals
as president of the Jacksonville Bar Association to improve its mentorship program, which now has 32 mentors and 16
apprentices.
Mike Tanner, a partner at Tanner Bishop Attorneys of Jacksonville, is one of
the mentors at the Jacksonville Bar Association. He’s been mentoring younger
lawyers for much of his 33-year career, he
said.
“The legal profession is very complex.
There’s an awful lot to it,” Tanner said.
“I’ve always viewed it as
a responsibility of mine.”
Administrators are also
concerned about students’
ability to find jobs.
With a student body of
about 1,500 law students,
Florida Coastal School of
Law is one of the 10 largest Tanner
law schools in the nation.
It’s also one of 11 law schools in Florida,
and because Jacksonville is a smaller law
market, it makes finding a job for recent
graduates even more competitive, lawyers
said.
Still, “it’s not a Florida Coastal issue,”
Freed said. “It could be any law school,
it could be Harvard if that were in
Jacksonville.”
Administrators at Florida Coastal are
also concerned about students’ ability to
find jobs where they can be mentored by
experienced attorneys. The number of
Florida Coastal graduates who stay in
the fourth judicial circuit after graduation has hovered around 20 percent over
the past few years, according to statistics
from the school. The number of graduates who open their own firm immediately after graduating is about 1.5 percent to
2.5 percent.
As part of the career counseling process, students are counseled on finding opportunities in their hometowns, or where
they have networking connections.
“Schools now better prepare students,”
Florida Coastal Dean Peter Goplerud said,
“but I still don’t think it’s a good idea to go
straight from passing the bar to opening
their own office.”
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Shipping merger a sign of
too much industry demand
BY SARAH MUELLER
STAFF WRITER
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SA might not affect Jacksonville’s port,
but it’s an indication of an industry with
more ships than cargo.
The vessel consolidation agreement
between two of the world’s largest container shipping companies, both of
which make calls on Jacksonville’s port,
allows the companies to deploy the best
ships in each fleet while increasing the
number of ports it can call on.
The trade lanes affected include Asia
to northern Europe, Asia to southern
Africa and all of the South American
markets. Shipping executives and analysts said the reason for the agreement
stems from an abundance of capacity
and not enough cargo.
“The market’s current overcapacity,
combined with slower demand, is impacting our financial performance, said
Michel Sirat, chief financial officer
of CMA CGM Group, based in France.
“Our size and ultra-modern fleet are
enabling us to successfully weather this
situation and we have undertaken immediate, solid, effective measures to adjust to conditions ahead of the expected
market turnaround in 2012.”
Mediterranean Shipping Co., based
in Switzerland, calls on Jacksonville
once a week and CMA
CGM calls twice a week,
said Raul Alfonso, senior
director of trade development and marketing
at the Jacksonville Port
Authority. CMA CGM
calls on Jacksonville as
part of its Far East and
Caribbean services. MSC Alfonso
calls on Jacksonville after stopping in the Bahamas.
But the broad-based partnership is not
expected to affect port calls in Jacksonville, Alfonso said.
Some of the goods carried by these
lines include clothing, furniture, tires
and electronics. The usually booming
Asian trade didn’tboom this year, said
Charles Clowdis, managing director
of transportation consulting for IHS
Global Insight Inc., based in Englewood,
Colo.
Local retailers made money during
the Black Friday holiday weekend, but
they had to open earlier and close later,
extending the buying period, he said.
“There’s too much uncertainty,” Clowdis said. “People are cautious.”
The demand started falling for ocean
carriers in the first and second quarters
of 2011. The companies made money
in 2010 and now they’re losing it again,
Clowdis said.
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Northeast Florida
attorney disbarred
NOV. 30 — Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. reported
net income of $1.7 million
for its fourth quarter, down
12 percent from $1.9 million
in the same period last year.
Net income for the fiscal
year ending Sept. 30 was
$12.2 million, a 65.7 percent
increase from $7.3 million in
fiscal 2010.
DEC. 1 — The Florida Bar reported that the Florida Supreme
Court disbarred Gregg Adam
Steinberg of St. Johns, effective
retroactively to Aug. 30, 2010,
following an Oct. 7 court order.
Steinberg knowingly made false
statements in court under oath;
he failed to disclose that he was
the subject of a pending criminal
investigation; he misappropriated funds; and he engaged in a
pattern of blaming others in an
attempt to deflect attention from
himself, the Bar said.
FIS launches prepaid card
reward program
DEC. 1 — Fidelity National
Infor mation Services Inc.
has launched a card issuer
system that allows consumers
to earn rewards points when
they use prepaid cards. The
program is designed to help
card issuers attract and
retain consumers by creating a greater sense of loyalty and higher customer
satisfaction.
READER COMMENTS
Reader Dori Carlson Sutter
comments on the article “S&P
downgrades Bank of America,
Wells Fargo and others”:
DEC. 2 — Consumer confidence
among Floridians remained at
65 on the University of Florida’s consumer confidence index in November, a ranking
that matches a revised mark
set in October and is only six
points higher than the record
low of 59 set in June 2008.
Regency Square manager
goes to Orange Park mall
DEC. 1 — Simon Property Group
Inc. has named Helen Ciesla, former senior general manager for
Regency Square Mall, as mall
manager at the Orange Park
Mall. Ciesla will manage all dayto-day operations, maintenance,
tenant relations, security and
marketing at the mall.
Wantman Group opens
Fleming Island office
DEC. 2 — South Florida engineering firm Wantman Group
Inc. is expanding into Northeast Florida through an office
it opened in late November at
414 Old Hard Road on Fleming
Island. It will offer full-service
consulting engineering, survey, environment and planning
services to public and private
clients.
US unemployment rate at
lowest level in 2.5 years
DEC. 2 — The U.S. unemployment
rate fell to 8.6 percent in November from 9 percent in October, the
lowest level since March 2009.
The nation’s employers added a
net 120,000 nonfarm payroll jobs,
according to the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Jacksonville company to
sell generic Lipitor
DEC. 5 — The Federal Drug
Administration has given Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. exclusive rights to sell its generic
version of the cholesterolreducing drug Lipitor for 180
days. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, based in Jacksonville, is
a subsidiary of India’s largest
generic drug manufacturer,
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.
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comments on the article
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joins Simon Property Group”:
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Crowley Maritime Corp. recently
launched the Ocean Wave, the first
of four Ocean Class tugboats under
construction at Bollinger Shipyards
in Amelia, La. The Ocean Wave is
scheduled for delivery in early
2012. The new tugs are intended to
work with Crowley’s new heavy-lift
deck barges, which are 400 feet
by 105 feet and offer increased
stability for loads up to 4,200
pounds per square foot.
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DEC. 2 — Officials with the
U.S. Postal Service unveiled a
proposal to move mail-processing services for most Marion
County ZIP codes to Tampa and
for some ZIP codes in northern
Marion County to Jacksonville.
The consolidation would lead to
nearly $5.8 million in savings,
but would eliminate hundreds
of positions at the Gainesville
processing facility, which currently handles mail for Marion,
Alachua and several surrounding counties, a report in the
Ocala Star Banner said.
Consumer confidence
remains low in Florida
“Which amounts to just a
hiccup in the big banking
biz ... big whoop!”
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about the Money Makers blog
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USPS proposes Tampa,
Jacksonville consolidation
Bike parts maker to open
factory in Jacksonville
DEC. 5 — Velocity Worldwide,
a bicycle parts manufacturer,
is opening a factory in Jacksonville that’s scheduled to
begin operating by February.
The factory will manufacture
wheel rims, which are currently made in Brisbane, Australia.
Velocity said it will offer the
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industry.
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2. Pei Wei Asian Diner coming to Markets at Town Center
3. S&P downgrades Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others
3. LSI wins share of $2 billion defense training contracts
4. Forbes: Khan built fortune by buying closed factories
4. Miami port dredging raises environmental concerns
5. Jaguars pride takes over for Monday Night Football
5. BAE Systems Mayport wins $13M contract to repair frigate
JAMES CRICHLOW
Patriot Transportation’s
4Q net income drops 12%
DEC. 9-15, 2011
The owner of Latitude 30, a 49,000-square-foot entertainment center on
Philips Highway, is going public.
Latitude Global to
become majority owner
in public company
BY CHRISTIAN CONTE
STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE — Latitude Global Inc., the company that created
the Jacksonville entertainment venue Latitude 30, has signed a definitive agreement to merge with a publicly traded company and become
the majority shareholder in order to gain access to capital and expand.
As part of the merger with Blink Couture Inc. (Pinksheets: BLKU),
Latitude Global stockholders will obtain 95 percent of the issued and
outstanding shares of the company’s common stock and Blink Couture stockholders will retain 5 percent of the issued and outstanding
shares. After the merger is completed, the name of the public company will be changed to Latitude Global Inc. and the ticker symbol will
be converted to reflect that change.
“We are extremely pleased with the proposed merger with Blink
Couture as it affords us the significant opportunity to move forward
with our plans for national expansion beyond our second and third
locations,” Latitude Global President Gregory Garson said in a press
release announcing the merger.
The company’s goal is to expand to 10 locations in the next three to
four years, Garson said, and the merger with Blink Couture will help
to do that.
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Chamber names Gabel
Leader of Decade
DEC. 5 — George Gabel, a partner in Holland & Knight LLP’s
Jacksonville office, was recently
honored as International Business Leader of the Decade by Jax
Chamber, formerly the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce. “He has truly done more
than anyone else to put the Jacksonville region on the map globally,” said Scott Keith, chairman of
JaxUSA Partnership, the chamber’s economic development arm.
Advanced Disposal
expands in Alabama
DEC. 5 — Advanced Disposal Services Inc., a privately owned envi-
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will provide services to about 700
homes in Mosses and Hayneville.
Peak 10 supplies blood
bank with data security
DEC. 6 — Peak 10 Inc. said it has
signed an agreement with The
Blood Alliance to provide disaster recovery services, including
hosting, power and network connectivity, from its Jacksonville
data center.
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Technology
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Your employees are the biggest threat to your data
Consultants can
help pinpoint
vulnerabilities, threats
vulnerable part of any company’s security. Humans are the most difficult element to control, Wallace said.
Identifying risk
By Sarah Mueller | Staff Writer
E
xpect emerging cyber threats in
2012 to include links to malicious
websites appearing higher on
search engines’ results, attacks against
mobile Web applications and browsers
and more stolen private data sold to legitimate businesses for marketing.
Those are some of the findings of the
Emerging Cyber Threats Report 2012,
presented by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the Georgia
Tech Research Institute.
The key challenge to protecting a company’s information is controlling access
to information — keeping track of all information, including on mobile devices;
and strong employee security training,
experts said.
Northeast Florida companies — like
other businesses — are targets for hightech attacks such as viruses, hacking
or malware. Some turn to Jacksonville
security companies while the University of North Florida instructs the area’s next generation of cyber security
experts.
“Security is everyone’s responsibility,” said Richard White, managing principal at SunGard Availability Services.
SunGard is an international software
and technology services company based
in Charlotte, N.C.
Hacking takes advantage of bad programming such as holes in software
and mistakes in operating systems, said
“People are commonly seen
Layne Wallace
Assistant professor
School of Computing,
University of North Florida
■
Layne Wallace, an assistant professor in
the School of Computing at UNF. Malware is software intended to damage or
disable computers and a virus is a program or piece of code that takes control
of the computer.
UNF has recently launched a Computer Security Administration concentration that teaches students to detect
and prevent computer system or net-
JAMES CRICHLOW
as the most vulnerable part of
any company’s security. Humans
are the most difficult element to
control.”
Seth Oxhandler is CEO of Coolcat Inc. His company provides cyber security services including
computer forensics, ethical hacking and network penetration testing.
work breaches. Its security labs allow
students, researchers and community
partners such as businesses and government agencies to work with actual
computer threats — as opposed to simulated threats — that could not be studied
elsewhere because of the danger posed.
The lab is locked, not so much to keep
students out as to keep the infected
software in.
“It could infect hundreds of thousands of computers,” Wallace said.
He teaches cyber security and also
assists law enforcement authorities by
doing computer forensics. Computer
forensics looks at hard drives to see
hidden data such as pornography or
human trafficking records. A popular
technique for storing incriminating
data is to hide it in someone else’s computer without their knowledge or to
take control of a computer and rent it
to a criminal.
“That’s the big thing right now,” he
said.
People are commonly seen as the most
Some security companies offer ethical hacking, or social engineering,
White said. He’s worked in this industry
for 20 years. Social engineering is a lowtech way to assess how well a company
protects its data. It’s conning or tricking
people to break normal security procedures, with the knowledge and permission of the company executives.
White has persuaded employees to
give him confidential information, access to computers or networks and to
companies’ offices. At the company’s request, he manipulates employees to give
up passwords, access to workstations
and the company’s offices by misrepresenting himself and creating phony IDs
at Kinkos, he said.
“I’ve never been caught or questioned,” he said.
Coolcat Inc. is a local security firm
that provides services in cyber security, such as computer forensics, ethical
hacking, managed services and penetration testing. Owner Seth Oxhandler said his company uses a combination of high- and low-tech techniques
to conduct security assessments for
companies.
Most contracts for services include a
nondisclosure agreement so any weakness or vulnerabilities don’t become public, he said. White freelances for Coolcat.
Hard drives are the easiest way to
compromise a company’s computer system, Wallace said. One of Oxhandler’s
ploys is to drop an external hard drive
in a hallway or parking lot and wait for
someone to pick it up.
The label might be something intriguing such as “financial records,” he said.
If the employee who finds it puts the
hard drive with its malicious application into their computer, Coolcat will
gain remote control of the computer.
The exercise demonstrates where and
how a company’s data or hardware is
vulnerable.
“I’m curious; I might look,” Oxhandler said. “I might want to know what
my boss makes.”
Low-tech risks abound
The key to security is understanding
where all the data is stored and who has
access, White said. Employees must also
have security awareness, including how
to identify spam attacks and how to handle outside calls for information.
Low-technology solutions shouldn’t
be overlooked either, including paper
on printers and desks and open drawers.
Workers need security awareness and
an understanding of company policy
or they risk infecting the whole office.
That means educating employees on
best practices to prevent high- or lowtech attacks.
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2011
Rank
Name
Address
2010 Telephone & fax (Area code 904)
Rank Website
ICS Inc.
1650 Prudential Drive,
Suite 300, Jacksonville, 32207
399-8500, 398-7855, icsfl.com
Hashrocket
320 First St. N., No. 711,
Jacksonville Beach, 32250
(877) 885-8846, WND, hashrocket.com
Global Infonet Inc.
9485 Regency Square Blvd.,
724-8880, 724-8884, global-infonet.com
Lemington Consulting
10752 Deerwood Park Blvd.,
564-2421, 564-3699
lemingtonit.com
1 NR
2
3
4
3
4
8
6
7
Dec. 23 Manufacturers
7
9
Dec. 23Audiovisual Production
Companies
8 NR
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Area
Area
programmers Top area
employees & engineers executive
75
35
Jorge Morales
Chairman, CEO
9 NR
Potts Consulting Group LLC
6800 Southpoint Parkway,
(877) 290-9040, WND
pottsconsultinggroup.com
Harvest Software Solutions LLC
9471 Baymeadows Road,
685-2194, 980-9236, harvest-soft.com
Station Four Inc.
940 Cedar St., Jacksonville, 32207
399-3219, (631) 380-6029, stationfour.com
BinaryNow Inc.
505 13th Ave. S., Jacksonville Beach, 32250
256-9094, WND
binarynow.com
Software602 Inc.
351 15th Ave. S.,
No. A, Jacksonville Beach, 32250
642-5400, 565-6024, software602.com
Abbreviations: WND = Would not disclose, NR = Not ranked
Source: Company representatives
Information current as of November 2011
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
Research by Eleanor Snite
Types of software applications
Wireless & mobile inventory solutions,
construction & labor management
applications, manufacturing & distribution
Target markets
Manufacturing,
distribution, construction
Years
in
area
29
25
19
Marian Phelan
President
Ruby on Rails Web applications & IOS
applications for iPad & iPhone
Financial services, health
care, business services,
retail
15
WND
Jojo Joseph
CEO
Custom software applications, business
intelligence, e-commerce & Web portals,
mobile applications
Logistics, transportation & 8
distribution, health care
10
10
David Lloyd
President
Windows applications, Windows services,
Web applications & services, databases,
software integration between software
applications & enhancement to existing
Windows & Web applications
9
7
7
Mike Potts
Principal
Custom applications & Web applications
using ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC & C#, anything
that runs on .NET
Transportation, financial
services, industrial, health
care, manufacturing,
consumer products,
business, nonprofit,
government
Technology-dependent
organizations of all sizes
6
5
Sri Ravi Bandaru
President
All
7
5
4
Defense, government,
medical
4
3
1
2
1
WND
Small & medium-size
business, enterprise,
government, education
sector
All
6
5
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Christopher Olberding ASP.NET, Sharepoint, SQL Server, DotNetNuke,
Creative director
Team Foundation Server, IIS, PHP, Wordpress,
Expression Engine, Joomla
Ivana Brigantova
Print2PDF PDF conversion software for
Director
organizations, Kingsoft Office alternative
to Microsoft Office, SlimPublisher desktop
publishing
Richard Kaucky
PDF conversion, data collection through
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technology 4
3
5
5 NR
6 NR
7
4
8
7
9
8
10 16
10 11
12 12
13 NR
14 17
14 6
16 NR
17 19
17 23
19 18
20 15
20 22
22 21
23 NR
24 14
24 9
Abbreviations: WND = Would not disclose, NR = Not ranked
Source: Company representatives
Information current as of November 2011
Top area
executive
David Brown
Chairman, CEO
767
WND
WND
WND
Chris Patterson
CEO
386
$564,000
24
28
Donny Lamey
President, CEO
212
$7,800
2
3
Mark Carillon
President
185
WND
WND
WND
$65,000
WND
WND
David Vega
President, CEO
100
WND
WND
50
Robin Shepherd
President, CEO
61
$17,661
5
9
$48,500
5
9
Mary Fisher
President
$55,000
5
16
Salem Hassan
CEO
Mike Goodwin
COO
Christopher
Olberding
Creative director
125
52
50
Pathik Shah
President
Joseph Lemire
Chief innovator
$20,000
3
5
24
WND
2
3
$17,000
2
14
24
23
21
WND
4
65
WND
5
21
20
$3,000
2
10
20
$300,000
1
1
11
Small to mid-size companies 8
Integrated marketing with Web strategy, design
& development, usability testing, search engine
optimization, content management, site hosting
& analytics, social media
Bobbi G. Nagle
Web development, search engine optimization,
President, owner marketing, hosting, e-commerce
15
Richard Davis
President
Health care, law firms,
professional services, retail,
business-to-business,
nonprofit, financial services
Business & nonprofits
desiring a strong Web
presence
Website design, video production, graphic design Health care, sports,
entertainment, restaurants,
hospitality
7
Katrin Casey
Greg Wineman
Owners
Will Ketchum
President, CEO
29
8
10
$25,000
3
5
$175,000
7
25
30
Service-based businesses
interested in serving clients
through better use of
Internet technologies
All
Financial services, medical,
construction, remodeling,
professional services, legal,
accounting, manufacturing
WND
40
$6,000
1
1
$40,000
4
5
Pharmaceuticals, banking,
27
transportation & logistics,
manufacturing, retail, media,
sports & entertainment
Health care, professional
22
services, manufacturing,
business-to-business
Business-to-business
11
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4
Glenn Hall
President, CEO
30
Fully integrated marketing with lead generation
including online, social media, mobile &
application development, search engine
optimization & Web analytics
Print & Web design, content management,
e-commerce, database, flash, Web marketing,
search engine optimization
Website design, application & mobile application
development, search engine optimization,
hosting, maintenance, Internet strategy
Jared
Bartholomew
Owner
Jason Smith
Principal
consultant
WEB WORK DECLINES
■
The total number of websites designed by
the top 10 companies on the list dropped
nearly 10 percent in the past year.
65,000
55,000
3
12
45,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
SOURCE: Company representatives
Web design, search engine optimization, content Small to medium businesses 4
management, online marketing, hosting
NetSuite e-commerce development &
implementation, e-commerce solutions, Web
design & development
Software, wholesale
3
distribution, manufacturing,
e-commerce, services, media,
publishing
Jennifer Reed
Website design, development & hosting, search Hospitality, health care, legal, 10
Creative director engine optimization & marketing, print, branding financial, e-commerce, travel,
design & strategies, social media development & wedding, not-for-profit
management
Jon Livingston
Web design, e-commerce, content management, Results-driven businesses of 8
President
email marketing, search engine marketing &
all sizes
optimization, consulting, hosting
Cynthia Montello Web design, search engine optimization, social Regional medical, real
26
President, CEO
media strategies, hosting, e-commerce, analytics, estate, legal, professional,
branding, custom websites, marketing services, nonprofits, businesses
creative
Dan St. John
Marketing communications planning,
Automotive, financial
27
CEO
advertising, media planning & buying, public
services, entertainment,
relations, social media, research, website
gaming, health care, logistics
planning
& transportation, retail
Mike White
Custom website design, search engine
All size companies & any
8
President
optimization, hosting servers, New Age design, size website
back-end coding, custom content management
systems, custom shopping carts
Cecile Nusbaum Web design & hosting, logo design, print media Small to mid-size businesses 17
President
design, search engine optimization, Web
advertising
Shaleen Shah
President
President
Integrated Webworks
Mid-size to large businesses 16
Health care, defense
industries
$6,500
2
7
31
Pathik Shah
Web design & development, software
development, online marketing, graphic design,
search engine optimization, brand & logo
development
Website design & hosting, search engine
optimization, optimization of websites to drive
business revenue, managed print services,
flat-rate information technology
Branding, website design & development,
application development
49
$3,600
3
3
$54,000
3
WND
11
Target markets
Small & medium-sized
businesses
8
$120,000
4
4
38
down businesses have realized the
value of online marketing. This has
lead to an increase in clients who
have need of our services.”
Primary services
Domain name registration, website design,
hosting, search engine optimization &
marketing, lead generation, branding solutions,
e-commerce, social media & mobile applications
Proven Internet strategies, website design,
search engine optimization, website lead
conversion, local lead generation, social media
strategies
Web application development, graphic design,
search engine optimization, social marketing,
information technology integration, cloud
hosting solutions
Custom business Web designs, mobile websites
& blogs, traffic generation, search engine
optimization, social networking, videos, tracking,
testing, tweaking
Social media, website design, brand identity,
software programming, marketing, search
engine optimization, promotions
Website design & development, online
marketing, custom application development &
information technology
All businesses
“As the economy has gone
Years
in
area
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Web design, online marketing, application
All industries
development, dealership management software
50
38
Research by Eleanor Snite
49,438
3
2
Value of
largest
Sites
project/
designed Area
by area
designers/
offices in Total area
2010
staff
47,500
WND
48
450
How has the economy affected
your business?
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WEBSITE DESIGNERS
61,362
1
n
61,743
Name
Address
2011 2010 Telephone & fax (Area code 904)
Rank Rank Website
Web.com Inc. (Nasdaq: WWWW)
12808 Gran Bay Parkway W., Jacksonville, 32258
680-6600, 880-0350
web.com
InterChanges.com
8833 Perimeter Park Blvd.,
807-9211, 807-9216, interchanges.com
DiscoverTec
4899 Belfort Road, Suite 201, Jacksonville, 32256
680-3000, 680-3030
discovertec.com
Web904.com LLC
2752 Greenridge Road, Orange Park, 32073
505-0305, (888) 213-5116
web904.com
Tridence
830 Third St. S., Suite 103, Jacksonville Beach, 32250
395-5476, (866) 922-6976, tridence.com
Integrated Webworks
10175 Fortune Parkway,
279-0279, (877) 272-9409, integratedwebworks.com
Shepherd
500 Bishopgate Lane, Jacksonville, 32204
359-0981, 359-0808
shepherdagency.com
Mary Fisher Design
1731 Emerson St., Jacksonville, 32207
398-3699, 398-3799, maryfisherdesign.com
Elyk Innovation Inc.
11764 Marco Beach Drive,
998-1935, 997-6223, elykinnovation.com
BreezeGo Inc.
3332 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville, 32216
998-4066, (773) 439-6211
breezego.com
Station Four Inc.
940 Cedar St., Jacksonville, 32207
399-3219, (631) 380-6029
stationfour.com
PlanNet Technologies Inc.
2320 Third St. S., Suite 15,
Jacksonville Beach, 32250
241-9909, WND, plannetonline.com
Greenhouse Studio
1450 Flagler Ave., Suite 24, Jacksonville, 32207
356-8630, WND, gogreenhouse.com
Burdette Ketchum
1023 Kings Ave., Jacksonville, 32207
645-6200, 645-6080
burdetteketchum.com
Unicorn Web Development LLC
P.O. Box 762, Middleburg, 32050
282-9338, 282-7691, unicornwebs.com
Spark Inc.
9310 Old Kings Road S.,
732-4391, 732-4394, thinksparkinc.com
Jacksonville Website Design
640 Staffordshire Drive, Jacksonville, 32225
221-2477, 221-2478, jacksonvillewebsitedesign.com
Veridian Ventures
7018 A.C. Skinner Parkway,
296-2240, 339-9850, veridianventures.com
Avid Design Group LLC
1093 A1A Beach Blvd.,
Suite 195, St. Augustine Beach, 32080
806-5914, 461-8812, aviddesigngroup.com
Gist Create
1335 Lakewood Road, Jacksonville, 32207
638-8880, 398-6507, gistcreate.com
The Montello Agency
9310 Old Kings Road S.,
737-0012, 737-0307, montelloagency.com
St. John & Partners Interactive
5220 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, 32256
281-2500, 281-0030
sjp.com
Client Focused Media
100 Festival Park Ave., Jacksonville, 32202
232-3001, 232-3003
cfmedia.net
Old City Web Services Inc.
2155 Old Moultrie Road,
Suite 109, St. Augustine, 32086
829-2772, 829-2898, oldcitywebservices.com
Seventhman
1276 Summerfield Court, Orange Park, 32073
215-7075, WND, seventhman.com
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Mark Carillon
Nelson Bruton
Years with company: 8.
Years in area: 8.
Your hometown: Mumbai, India.
The first job you ever held: Computer lab
assistant at college.
Education: Bachelor’s in computer science
from Rutgers University-New Jersey Institute of
Technology.
What you like the most about your job:
Meeting new clients, learning about their business and providing solutions to help them grow.
What you like the least about your job:
Between the two locations (Jacksonville and
Orlando), I spend a lot of time away from my
family.
How has the economy affected your business? As the economy has gone down, businesses have realized the value of online marketing.
This has lead to an increase in clients who have
need of our services.
Years in area: 18.
Your hometown: Akron, Ohio.
The first job you ever held: Paperboy for the
Akron Beacon Journal.
Education: Two years at Greenville Technical
College, Greenville S.C.
Nonprofit organizations: Clay County Chamber of
Commerce ambassador and business advisory committee officer, Catholic Charities of Northeast Florida.
What you like the most about your job:
Working with and learning from people in all types
of businesses and industries as to the challenges and
opportunities each of us face. Then applying marketing strategies and plans across industries to help
lower customer acquisition costs and improve their
return on their investment.
What you like the least about your job:
Educating ourselves on the latest Web-based initiatives and opportunities in order to maximize the
leverage of each while minimizing time investments.
How has the economy affected your business? We’ve had to be more creative in our pricing
plans on one hand, but we have more services than
ever to offer businesses now. For instance, the mobile
website and smartphone market is much bigger than
the Internet and is a very affordable way to market
any business.
Years in area: 11.
Your hometown: Leesburg, Ga.
The first job you ever held: Snow cone salesman at a minor league baseball stadium.
Education: Bachelor’s in economics, University
of Georgia.
Nonprofit organizations: San Marco Rotary,
First Coast Manufacturers Association.
What you like the most about your job: I
enjoy meeting new business owners and learning
about what has made them successful and then
learning how I can help them increase revenues
in their business.
What you like the least about your job: I
truly enjoy going to work each day.
How has the economy affected your business? The economy has helped us develop better systems allowing us to work smarter. It has
also led us to increase internal training for our
employees so that we can be sure we are doing
everything we possibly can to help our clients
grow their revenue.
President
Integrated Webworks
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President
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Tax code uncertainty boost accounting business
BY MARISA CARBONE FINOTTI
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F
rom the 31st floor of the Wells
Fargo building, Steve Rosenbloom,
president of Sheldrick, McGehee &
Kohler LLC keeps an eye on news concerning changes to the federal tax code.
He’s particularly anxious about what
will happen to the estate tax next year
when the maximum rate of 35 percent
on inheritances exceeding $5 million
expires.
“I’m concerned for my business and
for my clients who are primarily estate
attorneys and CPAs,” said Rosenbloom,
whose firm provides valuations for estate purposes, as well as a wide range of
business needs. “This is a very difficult
environment to provide proper estate
planning and counseling.”
To borrow from one of the greatest
minds in English literature, these are
the best of times and the worst of times
to be a tax professional. They’re the
worst times because of a high level of
uncertainty. But they’re the best times
because, given the uncertainty, businesses need a tax professional now more
than ever.
“There are a lot of moving parts to
consider,” said Rob Hinckley, a partner
at LBA Certified Public Accountants.
Last December, President Barack
Obama signed a bill preserving Bushera income tax rates for two years, while
establishing a maximum estate tax rate
markets, I have recommended to several clients to go ahead and realize their
losses before the end of this year. Those
losses are available to offset against future gains, especially if those gains may
be subjected to an otherwise higher capital gains tax.”
Edelman said he is very focused on
what his clients can do vis-à-vis their
taxes before Dec. 31.
“If someone has a significant sale
pending, I would consider trying to get
it done in 2011 to remove all uncertainty
as to what the ultimate tax consequences may be. Especially in light of the potential “high income” surtax that has
been floated,” he said.
And that seems to be an important
consideration: given the future uncertainty of the tax code — get it done now.
Don’t wait for the roll of the dice.
“Through the end of 2011, we have
some very favorable deductions available for depreciation and expensing investment in business assets,” Hinckley
said. “I hope they are extended in some
way into 2012.”
CPAs advising clients
to realize losses now,
while 2011 rules are in force
Individual tax rates in question
“Through the end of 2011,
we have some very favorable
deductions available for
depreciation and expensing
investment in business assets.”
Rob Hinckley
JAMES CRICHLOW
Partner
LBA Certified Public Accountants
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of 35 percent on inheritances exceeding $5 million through 2012. Some tried
unsuccessfully to return to the 2009
estate tax levels, when an exemption
of $3.5 million and a maximum rate of
45 percent existed. There was also 2010,
the year there was no estate tax at all,
and the estates of several billionaires
including George Steinbrenner paid
nothing in estate taxes.
“As it stands now, the exemption is set
to revert to $1 million after 2012 so it is
not only the $5 million gift to consider, it
may be any gift over $1 million,” Hinckley said. “I don’t really expect that it will
ultimately be reduced all the way back
to $1 million, but there is something to
be said for taking advantage of opportunities when they present themselves.”
Hinckley added that when items in the
Steven Rosenbloom is President of Sheldrick, McGehee, & Kohler.
law change, it may affect provisions in
current wills or trusts that folks have
in place and that could ultimately affect
their desired disposition of assets.
Last December, Obama also extended
a reduced rate of 15 percent on all capital gains and dividends through 2012.
As the tax code is structured now, longterm capital gains will be subject to a
20 percent tax rate in 2013, when a higher “Medicare” tax on all “unearned” net
investment income will also go into effect. That tax will jump from 2.9 percent
to 3.8 percent.
But all of this may very well change.
“Everyone is waiting for the Super
Committee to release their report,” said
Dan Edelman, regional managing partner for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, referring to the bipartisan, congressional
committee charged with
finding ways to reduce
the budget deficit by $1.2
trillion over the next 10
years. “What it recommends could have a significant impact on 2011
and 2012 tax planning.
Because of the recent
volatility in the stock Edelman
Finally, there is another large area of
tax uncertainty that has some accountants gnashing their teeth and snapping
their pencils due to stress: the future of
individual income tax rates. The Bushera income tax rates are
set to expire at the end of
2012 and Chris Russell,
a CPA and senior manager at Hunter & Associates PA, believes there’s
a high probability those
individual rates will only rise over the next few
years, regardless of the Russell
political environment.
“Things will probably change in the
not so distant future,” Russell said, referring to the recommendations expected
to come soon from the Super Committee. “On a positive note, there have been
changes made to the rules regarding retirement plans that should assist taxpayers in the coming year, including raising
the amount that can be contributed to
401(k)s and the income levels for eligibility for Individual Retirement Accounts.”
It’s enough to make one yearn for a
simpler tax code. But according to some,
uncertainty would reign there, too.
“Everyone cares about their money
being paid over to Uncle Sam,” said Jake
Peek, a partner and tax attorney at Driver, McAfee, Peek & Hawthorne PL. “If
we radically simplify the tax code, all
of these same forces will immediately
start to work on the simplified code to
create again a complex system, which
means I will never have to worry about a
job. It’s like a forest fire. We need to burn
the undergrowth down to the ground every so often, but I know that it will immediately start to grow back.”
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With the ever-increasing number of certified public accountants, business owners may find themselves at a loss to determine which firm best meets their needs.
Identifying potential candidates
through recommendations is a good first
step, said Jim Metzler, vice president of
small firm interests at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Metzler, a CPA, recommends asking
for referrals — from an attorney, banker, another business owner or a trade
organization.
“You want to get a firm that’s experienced in similar-size companies, but also
similar-size industries,” Metzler said. So
a manufacturing company, for example,
would seek an accounting firm that specializes in manufacturing.
After gathering résumés, narrow down
the pool to three to five candidates and
bring them in for an in-office interview.
“The better CPAs are the ones who ask
all the questions of the business, versus
the business asking all the questions of
the CPA,” Metzler said.
Once the basic information is covered,
take an accountant through a line of situational questions, he said.
“Questions like, ‘What’s the toughest
situation you’ve had with a client, and how
have you worked the client through it?’ ”
Metzler said.
These questions will help determine
if an accountant can provide the specific
work a business needs.
A good way to determine if a CPA has
the competence or skills your company
needs is a peer review. Virtually every
state requires a CPA firm to have a peer
review, typically on a triannual basis, said
Robert Colson, a national accounting consultant and retiree from Grant Thornton
LLP, one of the largest accounting firms
outside the big four.
Determine specific needs
The search for an accountant should also start with determining your company’s
specific needs, Colson said.
If your company needs an audit, you’re
limited to a CPA firm, he said. However,
small businesses may require other financial advice such as keeping books straight,
implementing a cost-accounting system
or preparing tax returns. These may call
for a bookkeeper or consultant, but not
necessarily a CPA, Colson said.
The kind of accounting work your firm
needs will have an impact on cost, said Salome Tinker, director of accounting and
financial reporting at the
Association for Financial
Professionals.
Knowing exactly and
specifically what your
firm needs could save
thousands. Tinker estimates that while a bookkeeper may be hired for
$10 to $15 an hour, a CPA Tinker
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could charge $250 an hour or more.
She suggests hiring a bookkeeper and
engaging a CPA on a monthly or quarterly
basis to review the bookkeeper’s work.
However, Metzler notes that the lowestcost solution isn’t always the wisest approach for choosing a CPA. He likens finding a good accountant to finding a good
brain surgeon.
“Most business people, especially smallbusiness people, personally guarantee
loans. Bad financial information and bad
advice can be as bad as bad brain surgery,”
he said.
Metzler notes that while small businesses typically need tax advice, accounting needs often extend into advice and
counsel on situations such as how to acquire financing, how to select the right
health insurance, how to select the right
employee benefits and the correct 401(k)
plan.
That mix of services only grows with
a larger private firm, a publicly traded
company or a second- or third-generation
business, Metzler said, into issues such as
planning for a personal finance division.
“That whole notion of the trusted adviser relationship, that’s critically important,” Metzler said.
There is some risk that companies will
get stuck in a rut, Tinker said. Just because an accountant did your taxes last
year and the year before does not mean
he or she needs to repeat the process this
year. If the company isn’t meeting your
needs, move on.
Metzler said for small businesses, the
most important aspect of a CPA is finding a candidate who has good chemistry
with company leadership.
Catherine Carlock is a reporter at The Business
Journal serving the Triad region of North Carolina, a
sister publication.
MORE BEAN COUNTERS
■
The number of registered accountants in the U.S. has jumped 11 percent since 2002. Below are the
number of licenses reported from the nation’s 55 accounting jurisdictions from 2002 to 2010.
680,000
664,918
660,000
641,666
640,000
620,000
646,954
664,033
654,450
642,508
640,553
632,548
NATALIE KENNEDY
600,000
596,392
580,000
SOURCE: National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
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Building 400
694-4272
David P. Barley Sr.,
Managing member
Bishop & Company PL
6817 Southpoint Parkway
Suite 1004
519-8855
Matthew B. Bishop Sr.,
Managing principal
Bishop and Draper CPAs
5150 Belfort Road
Building 300
725-9226
Lee Draper, Managing
partner
Buttner Hammock & Co. PA
4237 Salisbury Road
Building 1, Suite 100
281-0080
Michael Hammock,
Vice president
Ernst & Young LLP
1 Independent Drive
Suite 1701
358-2000
Keith Urtel, Managing partner
Erwin, Fountain & Jackson
8762 Perimeter Park Blvd.
733-4335
Donald A. Fountain,
Managing partner
Farmand, Farmand
& Farmand CPAs
4237 Atlantic Blvd.
396-6838
A.B. Farmand, Partner
The GriggsGroup CPAs
238 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
280-2053
Peter Reynolds, Managing
partner
Gunn & Co. PA
4350 Pablo Professional
Court, Suite 200
296-2024
Marshall D. Gunn Jr., President
Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC
1301 Plantation Island Drive
Suite 205A
St. Augustine, FL 32080
471-3445
Louise H. Anderson, Partner
Harbeson, Fletcher
& Bateh LLP
637 Park St.
356-6023
Cobb Harbeson, Partner
Chamberlain &
Associates PA
2950 Halcyon Lane
Suite 606
281-9970
Joel C. Chamberlain,
President
Hillegass, Chepenik & Hood
427 Third St. N.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
246-0713
William Hillegass, Partner
Cornelius, Schou, Leone
& Matteson LLC
4496 Southside Blvd.
642-1794
Mark Schou, Managing
partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP
1 Independent Drive
Suite 2801
665-1400
George C. Lawrence,
Professional practice director
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
6622 Southpoint Drive S.
Suite 495
296-9333
Lance Windley, Managing
partner
Ennis, Pellum & Associates
CPAs
5150 Belfort Road S.
Building 600
396-5965
Anna Brosche, Managing
partner
Hunter & Associates
4201 Baymeadows Road
Suite 4
731-9222
Lewis B. Hunter Jr., Principal
The Hurst Company CPAs PA
960194 Gateway Blvd.
Suite 104
Amelia Island, FL 32034
261-5575
W. Henry Hurst Jr., Managing
director
Jaffe & Company CPA PA
6550 St. Augustine Road
Suite 104
296-2630
Lawrence L. Jaffe, President
James Knutzen & Associates
5150 Belfort Road
Building 300
725-5832
James V. Knutzen, President
Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP
1 Independent Drive
Suite 2202
899-4230
Jim Murphy, Partner
KPMG LLP
1 Independent Drive
Suite 1100
354-5671
R. Travis Storey, Managing
partner
Kresge, Platt & Abare PLLC
1200 Plantation Island Drive
Suite 230
460-0747
Benjamin L. Platt, Managing
partner
Taylor, Wainio & Neville PA
2450 Old Moultrie Road
Suite 201
484-5008
Dail A. Taylor, President
EverBank
501 Riverside Ave.
281-6000
Robert Clements, Chairman,
CEO
SunTrust Bank, North Florida
76 S. Laura St.
632-2658
David M. Mann, Chairman,
president, CEO
Tyndall & Company CPA PA
13364 Beach Blvd., No. 403
568-2839
Glenn M. Tyndall Jr.,
Owner/president
Fifth Third Bank
(North Florida)
9716 San Jose Blvd.
486-1923
Nathaniel Herring Jr.,
City president
Synovus Bank of Jacksonville
10407 Centurion Parkway N.
Suite 101
641-6756
Damon B. Olinto, President,
CEO
First Coast Community Bank
1750 S. 14th St.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
277-4400
Chip Townsend, President,
CEO
TD Bank NA
9715 Gate Parkway N.
265-2510
Cindy Stover, North Florida
market president
First Guaranty Bank & Trust
Company of Jacksonville
1234 King St.
301-2000
Julian E. Fant III, CEO,
Chairman
The Jacksonville Bank
100 N. Laura St., Suite 1000
421-3040
Price Schwenck, CEO, chairman
Banks
n
Accountants PA
501 Riverside Ave., Suite 800
396-4015
Neal J. Von Stein, Managing
partner
Masters, Smith & Wisby PA
7791 Belfort Parkway
396-2202
Steven D. Rawlins Sr., President
McGladrey
4887 Belfort Road, Suite 201
680-7200
Mike Vergo, Managing partner
Patrick & Robinson CPAs
4029 Atlantic Blvd.
396-5400
Adam Robinson, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
354-0671
Donald R. Cameron, Managing
partner
Richard Camp PA
Suite 2201
281-9924
Richard Camp, Owner
Robert E. Burke CPA
3000 Hartley Road, Suite 7
260-3812
Robert E. Burke, Owner
Shorstein & Shorstein PA
8265 Bayberry Road
739-1311
Mark J. Shorstein, President
Smoak, Davis & Nixon LLP
5011 Gate Parkway
396-5831
Jeffrey L. Shelton, Managing
partner
Swindell, Bohn, Durden
& Phillips
3560 Third St. S.
241-8176
Stephen L. Phillips,
Managing partner
DEC. 9-15, 2011
American Enterprise
Bank of Florida
10611 Deerwood Park Blvd.
281-1900
Bennett Brown, President
Ameris Bank
1775 Eagle Harbor Parkway
Orange Park, FL 32003
264-8840
Mark D. Walker, Regional
president
Atlantic Coast Bank
12724 Gran Bay Parkway
Suite 150
998-5500
Tom Frankland, President,
CEO
Bank of America
50 N. Laura St.
800-432-1000
Gregory B. Smith,
Jacksonville market president
Bank of St. Augustine
120 State Road 312 W.
824-5600
H. Jeff Bell, President, CEO
BB&T — Branch Banking
& Trust Co.
200 W. Forsyth St.
Suite 200
361-5200
Scott P. Keith, Regional
president
BBVA Compass Bank
10060 Skinner Lake Drive
564-8664
J. Nelson Bradshaw, City
president
CBC National Bank
1891 S. 14th St.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
321-0400
Michael Sanchez, President,
CEO
CNL Bank
Suite 100
899-8000
James A. Miller, President,
CEO
First Southern Bank
212 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
296-4322
Mike Whyard, Senior vice
president, market president
FirstAtlantic Bank
4500 Salisbury Road
Suite 490
446-2600
Mitchell W. Hunt Jr.,
President, CEO
Florida Capital Bank
472-2751
J. Malcolm Jones Jr.,
President, CEO
Hancock Bank
8195 Point Meadows Way
538-8040
Randy Chesak, Market
president, regional
commercial banking manager
Heritage Bank of North
Florida
794 Blanding Blvd.
272-2265
Randolph L. Knepper,
President, CEO
Wells Fargo
225 Water St.
800-922-4684
Scott Coble, North Florida
regional president
Certified financial
planners
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Ameriprise Financial
Services Inc.
Suite 1103
421-0697
Charles Kalb, Financial adviser,
franchise consultant
AXA Advisors LLC
225 Water St., Suite 1235
353-5611
Kenneth Sedlock, Executive
vice president
Benoit, Chepenik & Benoit PA
3030 Hartley Road, Suite 190
288-9002
David A. Benoit, President
Branch Banking & Trust Co.,
Wealth Management
200 W. Forsyth St., Suite 130
361-5254
F. Reid Hartsfield IV, Vice
president
Prosperity Bank
100 Southpark Blvd.
824-9111
Eddie Creamer, President,
CEO
Bull & Bear Capital
Advisors LLC
Suite 1003
363-3600
Matthew B. Bishop Sr., CEO
Regions Bank
51 W. Bay St.
281-7695
Martha Lanahan, North
Florida area president,
Jacksonville city president
Butensky & Cohen Financial
Security Inc.
110 Professional Drive
No. 101
273-9850
Jan Butensky, President
DEC. 9-15, 2011
Camarda Financial Advisors
4371 U.S. Highway 17
Suite 201
Fleming Island, FL 32003
278-1177
Jeff Camarda, CEO, chairman
Florida Financial Group
4190 Belfort Road, Suite 300
281-9010
William Forrester, Managing
partner
Retirement Strategies
Suite 303
730-3863
William S. Hart, President
Capital Analysts of
Jacksonville, Florida Inc.
8160 Baymeadows Way W.
Suite 310
730-7433
R. Bruce Ogier, President
The Koch Group,
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network
356-5155
Bill Koch, Managing partner
River Capital Advisors LC
5011 Gate Parkway
398-2075
Edward P. Schmitzer,
President
Collins Capital
Management Inc.
7077 Bonneval Road
Suite 340
493-7500
Sheila Collins, President
Accountants PA
396-4015
Carrie Beasley Jones, Principal
SunTrust Bank, North Florida
76 S. Laura St.
632-2658
David M. Mann, Chairman,
president, CEO
Legacy Trust Co.
822 State Road A1A N.
Suite 101
280-9100
Kristin McLauchlan, CEO,
Chairman
UBS
1 Independent Drive
30th floor
358-4167
Dino Ragazzo, Branch
manager Jacksonville &
Ponte Vedra Beach
CPA Retirement Network
8826 Goodby’s Executive
Drive, Suite B
733-1123
William M. Traer III,
President
Della Porta Financial
Advisors
7807 Baymeadows Road E.
Suite 301
646-0310
Veronica M. Della Porta,
President
DeLoreto Turner Sivley Wells
Fargo Advisors LLC
601 State Road A1A
361-2071
Chris Sivley, Managing
director
The Driscoll Group Inc.
8825 Perimeter Park Blvd.
Suite 604
620-9993
Kevin Driscoll, President and
CEO
Lincoln Financial Advisors/
Sagemark Consulting
1 Independent Drive
Suite 2901
354-3726
Richard Bankston, Managing
director
New York Life
7880 Gate Parkway
Suite 2000
997-3000
Robin Wahby, Managing
partner North Florida region
Paragon Wealth
Strategies Inc.
10245 Centurion Parkway N.
Suite 105
861-0093
Jonathan Castle, Managing
partner
Ullmann Financial
5000 Sawgrass Village Circle
Suite 25
280-3700
Glenn Ullmann, Partner
Waddell & Reed
9995 Gate Parkway N.
Suite 250
448-2743
Tara Showalter, Managing
principal
Credit unions
n
121 Financial Credit Union
9700 Touchton Road
723-6300
William R. Braddock Jr.,
President, CEO
PricewaterhouseCoopers
354-0671
Donald R. Cameron,
Managing partner
City & Police Federal
Credit Union
4675 Sunbeam Road
854-9775
Jodi Anderson Dodge,
President, CEO
Family Wealth Advisors
151-14 College Drive
264-0520
James C. Cribb, President
Raymond James & Associates
1301 Riverplace Blvd.
Suite 1900
858-4100
Tom Galvin Jr., Senior vice
president, complex manager
Coastline Federal
Credit Union
4651 Emerson St.
346-1700
Stephen C Strum, Vice
president, retail sales
Financial Design Associates
998-7300
S. Roger Dominey, Managing
partner
Regions Bank
51 W. Bay St.
281-7695
Martha Lanahan, North
Florida area president,
Jacksonville city president
Community First
Credit Union of Florida
637 N. Lee St.
354-8537
John D. Hirabayashi,
President, CEO
Family Financial
Management Services,
Division of Retirement
Services
8596 Arlington Expressway
725-0556
Harold J. Rogers, President
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602 S. Sixth St.
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259-6702
W. Brian Yarbrough,
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Duval Federal Credit Union
500 McDuff Ave. S.
356-3678
Joe Caliandro, President,
CEO
First Florida Credit Union
500 W. First St.
359-6800
Brent Lister, President, CEO
Florida Baptist Credit Union
1320 Hendricks Ave.
396-4208
Perry Kenner, President, CEO
Healthcare’s Cooperative
Credit Union
9790 Touchton Road
296-1292
Rose M Gunter, President/
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Jacksonville Firemen’s
Credit Union
2205 Haines St.
P.O. Box 3996
353-4788
Lisa Wakefield, President/
CEO
Jacksonville Postal &
Professional Credit Union
1820 Rogero Road
743-2555
Kirk Gillum, President
Jax Federal Credit Union
562 Park St.
475-8000
Gerri Sexsion, President,
CEO
Navy Federal Credit Union
6331 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 12
888-842-6328
Glen Howe, South regional
manager
State Employees
Credit Union
401 W. First St.
418-7300
Paul E. Numbers Jr., CEO
VyStar Credit Union
4949 Blanding Blvd.
777-6000
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CEO
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121 Financial Credit Union
9700 Touchton Road
723-6300
Cathy Hufstetler, Director of
lending
American Home Funding Inc.
5150 Belfort Road, Building
200, Suite 201
332-6808
Brion W. McDermott,
President
Atlantic Coast Bank
12724 Gran Bay Parkway
Suite 150
998-5500
Eddie O’Keefe, National sales
manager
Bank of America Mortgage
4601 Touchton Road E.
Suite 3190
380-8918
James P. Delvecchio,
Assistant vice president,
home loans manager
Jax Metro Credit Union
30 E. 27th St.
360-5100
Sheree Eddie, President/CEO
BB&T — Branch Banking
& Trust Co.
200 W. Forsyth St., Suite 510
361-5200
Robert Mason, City
president, commercial
banking
JM Associates
Federal Credit Union
8019 Bayberry Road
443-6767
Jim Ryan, President
BBVA Compass Bank
10060 Skinner Lake Drive
564-8664
J. Nelson Bradshaw, City
president
Metro North Federal
Credit Union
310 Dundas Drive
757-5562
Dan Jones, CEO
Capital Consultants
Mortgage Corp.
4 Sawgrass Village Drive,
Suite 120A
273-6161
Adam Frankel, President
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Union of Florida
637 N. Lee St.
354-8537
Susan Verbeck, Senior vice
president of lending
Dolphin Home Mortgage
2308 Sawgrass Village
280-9600
Matthew J. Daly, President
EverBank
501 Riverside Ave.
281-6000
Robert Clements, Chairman,
CEO
First Florida Credit Union
500 W. First St.
359-6800
Brent Lister, President, CEO
Foundation Financial Group
225 Water St., Suite 2100
861-3200
Mark W. Boyer, CEO
Jax Federal Credit Union
562 Park St.
475-8000
Gerri Sexsion, President, CEO
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
7301 Baymeadows Way
620-6000
Greg Beliles, Correspondent
business executive
SunTrust Mortgage
76 S. Laura St., 18th floor
632-2616
Michael S. Boyd, First vice
president
VyStar Credit Union
4949 Blanding Blvd.
777-6000
Terry R. West, President/
CEO
Watson Mortgage Corp.
6206 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 1
645-7111
William A. Watson III,
President
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
233 N. Third St., Suite 202
361-2006
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AND
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Jaguars Facts
The Jacksonville Jaguars play at
EverBank Field
1 Everbank Field Drive
■ “Tealgating” any where within
earshot of the stadium is a prime
location for networking with
other young professionals or with
established business leaders.
■ The Bud Lite Party Zone offers
networking, socializing and partying
in the 15,000-square-foot sports bar.
It has room for up to 800 fans in the
South End Zone of the field. The “Bud
Zone” is the place to celebrate Jaguars
football.
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Who: Jax Chamber
When: Dec. 14, 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: 3 Independent Drive,
32202, Hadlow board room
Details: An executive coaching
expert will discuss the
consequences of a false sense of
urgency and how to determine
your priorities. Learn best practices
in time management to employ in
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Cost: Free
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Who: Hosted by Law Office of
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When: Dec. 15, 6 to 9 p.m.
Where: Casa Marina Inn
and Restaurant, 691 First St.,
Jacksonville Beach
Details: Bring wish list items for
various charities represented for
chances to win prizes. Charities
represented include: Jacksonville
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BY DOLLY PENLAND
CORRESPONDENT
T
he hottest scene to be seen at this week
was hands down EverBank Field for the
big Monday Night Football game.
Fans were out in full force tailgating before
the game. Despite the Jacksonville Jaguars’
loss to the San Diego Chargers, last week’s
news of the team’s sale to Shahid Khan and
the replacement of Coach Jack Del Rio by
Mel Tucker as interim head coach added a
sense of hope and excitement to the evening.
“I am in sales for a wholesale meat distributor,” said Krystal McKinnon, season ticket
holder for the past seven years. “Sometimes
I meet [clients] in the Bud Zone. It’s fun. It
gives you a chance to get to know them and
not talk about just business. And I’m about
the changes. I am excited to have a new owner. He seems like a very professional man and
I think he’s going to bring a lot to the team. It
was time for Jack Del Rio to go. I would have
liked to see it handled differently, but it’s not
going to keep me from buying season tickets
next year. ”
Jaguars games have always been a great
place to go for fun and to socialize and network with other professionals outside of the
office.
“Jaguars games are just fun,” said Tafney
McGriff, president of The Wild Things. “It’s
a great social event. It’s a good place to see
and be seen. You can catch up and network
for business associates. We always get here
two hours before and stay a couple of hours
after. [The Wild Things] also collaborate with
other groups. The ImpactJax people are always there. They are a great group.”
Eddie Wojnar is planning to become a season ticket holder next year.
“One of the reasons I like going to Jaguars games is the sense of community,” said
Wojnar, an auditor at the Department of
Health and Human Services and an ImpactJax member. “I like the tailgating aspect.
You show up with a group of people and
everyone brings something, like a potluck.
And there are a bunch of activities. And
when ImpactJax has some tailgating events,
I make it a point to stop by.”
The Northeast Florida Chapter of NAIOP’s
Developing Leaders group hosted a “Tealgate” before the game that was open to young
professionals.
“We have had this date circled for a while
and wanted to do something with the Jaguars. Monday Night Football is a little more
conducive to young professionals than the
Sunday games,” said Christian Harden, vice
president of Hallmark Partners Inc. and
chair of NAIOP’s Developing Leaders.
“We have 55 members in the Developing
Leaders group and we invited members of
the [Urban Land Institute’s] Young Leaders
group, and the [International Council of
Shopping Center’s] NextGeneration group.
We extended invitations to both of those as
well as family and friends and colleagues.
It’s a good opportunity to network and a
good place for people to meet. We have a
good spot in Lot J. And it is a good opportunity to meet others in the community that
don’t really know about NAIOP.”
Paul Grainger, a real estate appraiser
at Broom, Moody, Johnson & Grainger attended. “We’re members of NAIOP Devel-
Top: NAIOP of Northeast Florida’s Developing Leaders hosted a Tealgate party before Monday night’s
game against the San Diego Chargers. Attendees at the game were offered fake mustaches in honor
of new team owner Shahid Khan. Center: The Bud Light Party Zone is one place to see and be seen or
to host company guests. Below: Maurice Jones-Drew runs for a first down in Monday night’s game.
oping Leaders,” he said. “It’s really nice for
us as appraisers to meet with people in the
business. And we bug them all the time for
information. It’s easy [when you meet business associates in a social setting] to get a
face with the name. So when you call them,
they call you back.”
Gordon Steadman, vice
president of development
at Elkins Constructors Inc.,
is president-elect of NAIOP.
“Developing Leaders, in our
mind, is the future of the real
estate development industry
as well as related industries
such as construction and interior design, banking, real Steadman
estate and brokerage. We
think it’s important for them to take on leadership roles at an early age. This group is 35
and under [and we encourage] them to take
higher positions in their organizations and
our organization as it grows.”
[email protected] | @JBJConnections | 904-396-3502
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CONNECTIONS: @JBJConnections
Huddle up: Networking abounds at EverBank Field
Leads
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n
Readers’ Guide
n
The Business Journal compiles information about
businesses from Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau
and St. Johns counties. In this section, you’ll find leads
for selling to consumers and businesses, alerts to
bids and information that will help you do business
in Northeast Florida. E-mail submissions to rward@
bizjournals.com. For more information, call 265-2224.
For business calendar listings, visit our online calendar
at jacksonvillebusinessjournal.com and click on the
Events link at the top of the homepage. Some of the
information in this section, including phone numbers,
is available on disk or via e-mail, which arrives a week
earlier than the print version. For costs and more
information, call (877) 593-4157.
Awards | 19
External kudos and certificates to individuals and
companies. Submissions welcome.
Bankruptcies | 19
Obtained from bankruptcy courts. Only bankruptcies
filed under a Federal Employer Identification Number
are listed; those filed under a Social Security Number
are not reported here. Provide credit information about
businesses and serve notice of change in company
structure. A Chapter 7 filing means a company is
liquidating its holdings. A Chapter 11 filing means a
company is free from the threat of creditors’ lawsuits
until it develops a reorganization plan.
Bids | 19
Municipal bids for the city of Jacksonville.
Building permits | 19
Compiled from county inspection departments, they
are listed with project value. Residential permits have
a $200,000 minimum. Commercial permits have a
$50,000 minimum.
Business notes | 19
Industry news — relocations, contracts, etc. —
about companies. Submissions welcome.
Business taxes/Occupational
licenses | 19
New and renewed licenses required by counties for
companies to do business.
Circuit court judgments | 20
Obtained from circuit court dockets. Represent valuable
information to consider in dealings with businesses.
Judgments of $10,000 or more are listed. Cases are
referred to as named when the suit was filed.
Giving | 20
A guide to charitable donations and fundraisers by
businesses and individuals, including news, photos
and events. Submissions welcome from businesses
and nonprofit organizations, excluding churches and
schools.
Liens | 20
Contractors file construction liens against companies.
Obtained from public records at county courthouses.
Federal tax liens of $10,000 or more are obtained from
the Internal Revenue Service. Liens provide valuable
information in considering dealings with a business.
Market Fact | 21
A statistical snapshot.
People on the Move | 26
Promotions, hires and new board appointments.
Networking tool. Submitted by companies and
individuals.
Real estate transactions | 20
Obtained from county registers of deeds for
transactions of $300,000 or more.
Sales and leases | NA
Provided by commercial real estate companies,
the information plots companies’ moves.
AWARDS
n
The Association
for Operations
Management awarded
Supply Chain Professional
certification to the
following: Hal Batoon,
sales and marketing
representative for
Safecross Solutions
LLC; Manny Chapman,
supply chain lead business
analyst for PSS World
Medical; and Roger
Penzotti, supply chain
coordinator for Rich
Products Corp.
The Renaissance World
Golf Village Resort &
Convention Center in St.
Augustine received Smart
Meetings magazine’s
2011 Platinum Choice
Award.
Crowley Maritime
Corp. was recognized
by the Chamber of
Shipping of America
in Washington, D.C.,
with certificates of
environmental achievement
for 92 vessels that are
owned and/or operated by
Crowley businesses.
Florida Coastal School
of Law will receive the
Jacksonville Area
Legal Aid’s 2011 Robert
J. Beckham Equal Justice
Award at a ceremony on
Jan. 10 at The River Club.
The St. Johns Chamber
of Commerce recently
presented the following
business leader awards:
Marion Richardson
of Jacobs, Jacobs &
Associates, the Gene
Morse Ambassador of
the Year Award; Jim
Browning of The
Browning Agency of
Ponte Vedra Inc., Fred
Schroeder EDC Member
of the Year Award; and
David Bearl, First Coast
Technical College
director of college
advancement, Member
of the Year Award. The
annual awards dinner was
sponsored by Flagler
Hospital, VyStar Credit
Union, Batson-Cook,
St. Augustine Record,
Stellar, Northrop
Grumman, Brooks
Rehabilitation,
FirstAtlantic Bank,
Florida Power & Light
Co., Herbie Wiles
Insurance, Infinity
Global Solutions LLC,
McClure Bloodworth
PL, Ring Power and
RS&H.
BANKRUPTCIES
n
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF
FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE
DIVISION
CHAPTER 7
Atlantic Fitness
Corporation, 13770
Beach Blvd. Unit 4,
Jacksonville 32224;
Assets, $16,427; Debts,
$974,695; Major
Creditor, Pablo Pointe
LLC, $528,000; Attorney,
Nancy Akel Draughon;
case #11-08556,
11/23/11.
Magnolia Music &
Events Inc., 605 Upper
8th Ave. S., Jacksonville
32250; Assets, $815;
Debts, $417,449; Major
Creditor, Clarice Cothern,
$149,992; Attorney, Kevin
B. Paysinger; case #1108561, 11/23/11.
CHAPTER 11
Chun C Inc., 13799
Beach Blvd. No. 9,
Jacksonville 32224;
Assets, $0 to $50,000;
Debts, $1,000,001 to
$10,000,000; Major
Creditor, not shown;
Attorney, Brett A.
Mearkle; case #11-08484,
11/22/11.
bids
n
Voting Tabulation
System Hardware &
Software: Bids open
Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. in Suite
110, Ed Ball Building,
214 N. Hogan St. Contact
Sheryl Kurtz, skurtz@
coj.net.
Fence & Rail
Maintenance &
Construction: Cost per
set of documents is $40.
Bids open Dec. 14 at
2 p.m. in Suite 110, Ed Ball
Building, 214 N. Hogan St.
Contact Daniel Pearson,
[email protected].
UF Shands Hospital
Bomb Blast Mitigation
Phase 2: Nonmandatory
pre-bid conference Dec.
14 at 9 a.m., Room 853
Ed Ball Building. Bids open
Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. in Suite
Daniel Pearson, pearson@
coj.net.
Demolition & Site
Clearance of 27
Properties: Bids open
Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. in Suite
Daniel Pearson, pearson@
coj.net.
Summer Camps for
Team Up Programs for
Jacksonville Journey
& JCC: Pre-bid conference
Dec. 14 at 9 a.m., Dec. 15
at 2 p.m. at JCC, 1025 A.
Philip Randolph Blvd. Bids
open Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. in
Suite 110, Ed Ball Building,
Deidra Baines, dbaines@
coj.net.
building permits
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Voice & Data
Telecommunication
Services for
Jacksonville Public
Library: Pre-bid
conference Nov. 18. Bids
open Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.
in Suite 110, Ed Ball
Building, 214 N. Hogan
St. Contact Deidra Baines,
[email protected].
Computer Related
Services: Bids open Dec.
14 at 2 p.m. in Suite 110,
Ed Ball Building, 214 N.
Hogan St. Contact Deidra
Baines, [email protected].
Ready Mix Concrete:
Bids open Dec. 14 at
2 p.m. in Suite 110, Ed
Ball Building, 214 N.
Hogan St. Contact Sheryl
Kurtz, [email protected].
Duval County
Courthouse
Relocation: Mandatory
pre-bid conferences were
Nov. 15 and 16. Bids open
Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. in Suite
Sheryl Kurtz, skurtz@
coj.net.
Video Board
Enhancement for
Veterans Memorial
Arena: Cost per set of
documents is $25. Bids
open Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.
in Suite 110, Ed Ball
Building, 214 N. Hogan St.
Contact Daniel Pearson,
[email protected].
COMMERCIAL
Duval County
Auld & White, commercial
alteration at 4500 San
Pablo Road S., Hospital,
$217,000.
Barber & Associates Inc.,
commercial alteration at
9201 Atlantic Blvd., Office/
Bank, $58,000.
Barratt Builders, commercial alteration at 7021
New Kings Road, Church,
$112,000.
Duffey Southeast Inc.,
6061 B.F. Goodrich Blvd.,
Industrial, $102,358.
Oakwell, commercial
alteration at 6999 Merrill
Road, Restaurant, $50,000.
Sport Nobles, commercial alteration at 4161
Carmichael Ave., Office/
Bank, $280,512.
Tenant Contractors Inc.,
commercial alteration
at 8667 Baypine Road,
Church, $380,127.
The Angelo Group Inc.,
9485 Regency Square,
Office/Bank, $54,000.
USA Coatings Inc.,
1502 Jessie St., Industrial,
$80,631.
RESIDENTIAL
Clay County
AVS Builders, singlefamily residence at 5303
Deer Island Road, Deer
Island, $400,000.
Lennar Homes, singlefamily residence at 4655
Camp Creek Lane, Eagle
Landing, $220,000.
Taylor Morrison,
single-family residence
at 824 Sunny Stroll Drive,
$233,000.
Flagler County
Sea Gate Homes Inc.,
single-family residence
at 45 Marlin Drive,
Waterside Country Club,
$238,000.
Nassau County
D.R. Horton Inc.,
single-family residence at
97166 Bluff View Circle,
$318,634.
Plantation Housing
Corp., single-family
residence at 98084
Little Piney Island Point,
$338,074.
St. Johns County
ICI Homes, single-family
residence at 300 St. Johns
Forest Blvd., St. Johns
Forest, $475,680.
ICI Homes, single-family
residence at 560 E. Kesley
Lane, Plantation Estates,
$490,697.
JBL Development
Group, single-family
residence at 253 W.
Berkswell Drive, Durbin
Crossing South, $254,000.
Mattamy Homes, singlefamily residence at 46
Woodland Greens Drive,
Greenleaf Village at
Nocatee, $312,963.
Mattamy Homes, singlefamily residence at 62
Olivette St., Rivertown
Lakes, $347,957.
Ryland Homes, singlefamily residence at 67
Woodland Greens Drive,
Greenleaf Village at
Nocatee, $234,825.
business notes
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Stellar provided
design-build services for
renovations and additions
at the Marine Corps
Exchange at Camp
Lejeune in North Carolina
and the Exchange at Joint
Base Myer-Henderson
Hall in Virginia.
Janet Constantine,
a licensed mental
health counselor and
certified experiential
therapist, joined the
office of psychiatrist
Dr. Ron Kirsner and
Emily Riegel, licensed
mental health counselor.
She will provide
individual and couples
psychotherapy as well
as psychodrama therapy
groups and retreats.
The office is located
in Tapestry Park off
Southside in Jacksonville.
For information, visit
janetconstantine.com or
call 940-6076.
business taxes
(occupational
licenses)
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Duval County
The U Book, 3848
Autumn Leaf Court,
Jacksonville 32246,
advertising.
Ricky A. Brooks, 7777
Normandy Blvd. No.
1315, Jacksonville 32221,
auctioneer-all others.
J Register Co. Inc., 4640
Sub Chaser Court No.
113-114-10, Jacksonville
32244, contractor- all
types.
Home Health Authority
Inc., 2099 Park St. No.
employment agency domestics.
Green Team Home
Repair Inc., 1446 W.
State St., Jacksonville
32209, hotel motel cabin
room-board.
Anna Chong MD, 1215
Dunn Ave., Jacksonville
32218, physician.
Douglas P. Clearwater,
No. 120, Jacksonville
32256, physician.
Bruce Welding &
Repair, 54207 Hurst
Road, Callahan 32011,
public service or repair.
A Plus Property
Maintenance &
Painting, 1123 Wolfe St.,
Jacksonville 32205, public
service or repair.
GMF Multimodal Inc.,
4800 Beach Blvd. No. 10,
service or repair.
Barbara A. Wessels,
5820 St. Augustine Road,
service or repair.
Paxon Property
Management LLC,
2415 Broadway Ave.,
service or repair.
JF Fitness LLC, 7628
103rd St. No. 16-20,
service or repair.
Precious Metal Group
LLC, 1611 University
Blvd., Jacksonville 32211,
Work At Home
Professionals Inc., 6637
Starling Ave., Jacksonville
32216, public service or
repair.
Browns Income Tax,
7111 Altama Road,
service or repair.
Stefan J. Konini, 3541
Victoria Park Road No.
Nava Carpet Corp.,
7241 S. Old Kings Road
No. 48, Jacksonville
repair.
Concepcion Painting
Corp., 13461 E. Ashford
Wood Court, Jacksonville
repair.
Chilltown Inc., 4090
Hodges Blvd. No. 2502,
service or repair.
VCA Cenvet Inc., 11437
Central Parkway No. 101,
service or repair.
Bella Nail Salon LLC,
13475 Atlantic Blvd. No.
Blue Ribbon Courtesies
LLC, 2051 Vela Norte
Drive, Atlantic Beach
repair.
C&W Engineers, 5913
Long Branch Road,
service or repair.
SBM Management
Services LP, 4800
Deerwood Campus Park,
service or repair.
Mathews Designs,
700 N. Seventh St.,
Jacksonville Beach 32250,
Coastline Custom
Floors LLC, 1637 N.
Second Ave., Jacksonville
Beach 32250, public service or repair.
M.A.K. Photography,
8140 Middle Fork Lane,
service or repair.
Therapy Diagnostic
Tech Medical Inc., 9424
Baymeadows Road No.
Judy C. Mauch, 3780
Kori Road No. 13,
service or repair.
K. O’Neill LLC, 10312
Arrow Head Drive,
service or repair.
Sl Construction, 4679
Mill Station Place,
service or repair.
Smart Phone Repair
Inc., 3780 Kori Road No.
Shederra Sherrel
Sutton, 5601 Edenfield
Road No. 1203,
service or repair.
Justin Earle Larsen, P.O.
Box 1942, Middleburg
32050, qualifying agent
contractors.
Craig H. Chapman, 3752
Paige St., Port Orange
32129, qualifying agent
contractors.
Matthew S. Stanley,
4778 Woodlane Circle
No. B, Tallahassee 32303,
qualifying agent
contractors.
Nicholas D. Guerra,
6871 Greenbriar Farms
Road, Fort Myers 33905,
qualifying agent
contractors.
Justin N. Peterson, 7857
Drew Circle No. 15, Fort
Myers 33967, qualifying
agent contractors.
Gators Dockside Of
Oakleaf Inc., 9680
Argyle Forest Blvd. No. 1,
Jacksonville 32222, restaurant cafe snack bar.
Shivaji Group Inc., 5875
San Juan Ave. No. C,
20
Jacksonville 32210, retail
store.
The Medimix LLC, 6820
Southpoint Parkway No.
retail store.
TJ Mega Inc., 1680 Dunn
Ave., Jacksonville 32218,
retail store.
8103 Clothing Inc., 323
N. Ninth Ave., Jacksonville
32250, retail store.
Silva Mardoqueu Jr.,
3084 Joe Johns Road,
Middleburg 32068, trading personal property
retail.
Inspirational Linen
By Diana, 10421 Fraser
Road No. 5, Jacksonville
32246, trading personal
property retail.
Atlas Global Industries
Corp., 7747 Las Palmas
Way, Jacksonville 32256,
trading personal property
retail.
St. Johns County
liens
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CONSTRUCTION
LIENS
Duval County
Claimant: City Electric
Supply Co., Contractor:
Sanders-Sheriton,
$41,018, Owner: AHI
Jacksonville I Investments
LLC, on property at 10605
Deerwood Parkway,
Jacksonville, Book/Page
15773/1732, 11/18/11.
Claimant: Griswold
Ready Mix Concrete
Inc., Contractor: Young’s
Masonry Inc., $47,312,
Owner: Beemer &
Associates III Ltd., on
property at 11041 Beach
Blvd., Jacksonville,
Book/Page 15773/1826,
11/18/11.
Claimant: B&G
Refrigeration Co. Inc.,
Contractor: Soleil at
Ponte Vedra Beach/JLC
SE, $10,194, Owner: Ms.
Amanda Stoddard/Julian
LeCraw & Co. Inc., on
property at 125 Great
Harbor Way No. A, Ponte
Vedra Beach 32082,
Book/Page 15775/655,
11/21/11.
FEDERAL TAX LIENS
Clay County
Renaissance Design
Build Group Inc.,
5000-7 Norwood Ave.,
Jacksonville 32208,
$21,189, (6721), Book/
Page 15772/161,
11/17/11.
Paul J. Cone, 961
Cesery Blvd., Jacksonville
32211, $19,725, (6672),
11/17/11.
C&G Customs Paint
Inc., 8307 Atlantic
Blvd., Jacksonville
32211, $10,262, (6721),
11/21/11.
Intrametrix Inc., P.O.
Box 1798, Yulee 32041,
$94,025, (941), Book/
Page 15775/503,
Duval County
Heritage Propane
Holdings Inc. dba
Sawyer Gas vs. C&G
at Kernan Inc. dba
Fast Boys Wings/
Charles H. Gibson/Gia
Gibson, (address not
shown), $29,270, plaintiff,
Axia Public Relations is donating $6,000 of in-kind public relations counsel and
services to the North Florida Sustainability Resource Center, a program of the
U.S. Green Building Council North Florida Chapter.
Employees from Foundation Financial Group recently played softball for charity
and donated $500 to Florida’s Children First, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
advancing the rights of at-risk children, especially those in foster care.
Community Management Concepts of Jacksonville , an Associa company, and
Associa Supports Kids will donate $1 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America for
every “like” on CMC Jacksonville’s Facebook page, with a goal of $25,000. The drive
runs through Dec. 15.
The Main Street America Group collected 1,770 pounds of nonperishable goods
during its annual companywide Thanksgiving food drive. The insurance company
donated the food to several food banks.
The HEAL (Heal Every Autistic Life) Foundation awarded $160,000 grants to
fund autism programs in Northeast Florida. Funds were raised with the help of The
Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass and MDI.
United Way’s RealSense Prosperity Campaign needs volunteers January through April
to help prepare tax returns for low- and moderate-income Northeast Florida residents
at sites in Duval, Nassau, Clay, St. Johns, Putnam and Baker counties. No experience is
necessary and volunteers receive free training. Volunteers should have basic computer
skills and willingness to commit at least two to four hours per week. For information or
to volunteer, visit realsensejax.org. Or call Anna Gibson at 390-3237.
Staples will provide funding for Take Stock in Children’s scholarships and
programs as well as offering discounts and promotional support to local Take Stock in
Children programs and students.
Jacksonville Buzz Magazine and the City Rescue Mission are holding the third
round of the Musicians Against Homelessness competition. Striking A Chord
Against Homelessness was created to raise awareness of the different pathways to
homelessness, as well as to provide an opportunity for musicians to have their song
included in “Another Sign,” a stage musical written by Mike White. The contest is
open to bands and individuals writing in all styles of music. Entry deadline is 5 p.m.
Jan. 13. For complete details and contest rules, visit musiciansagainsthomelessness.
com.
The University of North Florida Student Nutrition Club and Comfort
Keepers collected and bagged 2,000 pounds of food for the Stop Senior Hunger
food drive for local senior citizens in need.
The first Skeet Shoot for the Heart to benefit the
heart program at Flagler Hospital, held Nov. 12 at
the St. Augustine Rod & Gun Club, raised more than
$26,000. Hosted by Flagler Health Care Foundation
Inc., proceeds from the Skeet Shoot will support the
purchase of a new multislice CT scanner for the heart
program.
Students at The Foundation Academy participate in Jump Rope for Heart for the
American Heart Association. Elementary students jumped rope and played other
activities associated with heart health. Middle and high school students participated in
a flag football tournament, including a halftime presentation by the TFA Dance Team.
All activities raised awareness of heart health issues and funds for the American Heart
Association.
Associates Inc., 811
Swinford Court, Orange
Park 32065, $15,524,
(unemployment), Book/
Page 3358/4, 11/22/11.
Duval County
Flagler County
George K. Gunn, 500 S.
Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler
Beach 32136, $97,131,
(6672), Book/Page
1842/1454, 11/22/11.
Nassau County
Allen S. Elefterion,
1409 Highland Drive,
Fernandina 32034,
$120,995, (6672),
11/22/11.
TD Charitable Foundation recently donated $9,500 to
The Sulzbacher Center to help support its Life Skills
Program. Pictured with Sulzbacher’s CFO, Greg Watts,
are Cindy Stover, TD Bank North Florida market
president, and Michael Del Rocco, TD Bank Northeast
Florida regional vice president.
A team of volunteers from Foundation Financial
Group recently helped beautify the grounds of
a local veterans organization. Chapter One of
the Disabled American Veterans, located at 1439
Parental Home Rd. in Jacksonville, also received
a monetary donation by the financial services
company. Foundation Financial Group CFO Tanya
L. Mauro, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, spearheaded
the philanthropy project.
The River Garden Foundation raised $170,000 during the foundation’s 19th annual gala, held at the
Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. Popular
psychologist, author and life coach Dr. Dorree Lynn
was one of the auction donors — offering an intimate evening for seven friends and a basket of adult
goodies. The winning bid for her auction donation
was $400.
RELEASES OF
FEDERAL TAX LIENS
Duval County
Florida Landmark
& Associates Inc.,
9500 Taylor Field Road,
Jacksonville 32222,
$29,080, (941), Book/
Page 15775/524,
11/21/11.
Dozens of community volunteers were on hand
to sort and deliver more than 15,000 pounds of
food to more than 100 families from the MaliVai
Washington Kids Foundation. Nearly 500 adults
and children were impacted. Volunteer groups
included employees of General Electric, students
of the University of North Florida’s mentoring
program and students from the Martin J. Gottlieb
Day School.
Jacksonville
Lymphedema Clinic
Inc., 3599 University Blvd.
S. Suite 503, Jacksonville
32216, $16,676, (941),
11/21/11.
STATE TAX LIENS
Clay County
R&R Cascante
real estate
transactions
Clay County
St. Johns County
Restaurant at Oyster
Creek LLC, 69 Lewis
Blvd., St. Augustine
32084, $12,858,
(6721/940), Book/Page
3495/1939, 11/21/11.
Thibaults Electrical
Service Inc., P.O. Box
4398, St. Augustine
32085, $27,654, (1120),
11/21/11.
FW&W Well Drilling
Inc., 2879 N. First St.,
St. Augustine 32084,
$55,796, (941), Book/
Page 3496/1391,
11/22/11.
First Coast 24 Hour
Fitness Inc., 116
Brookfall Drive, St.
Augustine 32092,
$20,617, (1120/940/941),
11/28/11.
Ian Miel & Co., 393
Third St. N., Jacksonville
Beach 32250, $95,607,
(sales & use), Book/Page
15771/1371, 11/17/11.
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SPECIAL
Celtic Partners of
Orange Park LLC vs.
Total Medical Express
of Orange Park LLC fka
North Florida Wellness
and Rejuvenation LLC/
Richard McMillan/
Pasquale Gervasio et
al., (address not shown),
$60,628, plaintiff, case
#2011 CA 813, 11/29/11.
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SPECIAL
Duval County
charity
GIVING
SPECIAL
Clay County
circuit court
judgments
11/21/11.
Amber Construction
Co., 6510 Columbia
Park Drive, Jacksonville
32258, $758,109, (941),
11/21/11.
Amber Construction
Co., 6510 Columbia
Park Drive, Jacksonville
32258, $297,854,
(6721/940/941), Book/
Page 15775/522,
11/21/11.
GCC Northshore Inc.,
1589 Atlantic Blvd.,
Neptune Beach 32266,
$54,968, (941), Book/
Page 15775/520,
11/21/11.
John W. Pahk, 10550
Baymeadows Road
Unit 614, Jacksonville
32256, $128,103, (6672),
11/21/11.
Kathy Easterling,
2672 Sam Hardwick
Blvd., Jacksonville
32246, $28,485, (6672),
11/21/11.
Sonja De Lugo, 10075
Gate Parkway N. Apt.
$13,314, (6672), Book/
Page 15775/358,
11/21/11.
Dominique Dewet, 5904
Bob Head Road, Plant
City 33565, $202,629,
(6672), Book/Page
15775/361, 11/21/11.
Johnny’s Custom
Creations Inc., 3134
Leon Road Suite 7,
Jacksonville 32246,
$16,232, (941), Book/
Page 15775/367,
11/21/11.
Robert Allen Curry,
2502 Independence Drive,
Jacksonville Beach 32250,
$27,279, (6721/940/941),
11/21/11.
DEC. 9-15, 2011
SPECIAL
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Jeff Excavating Inc.,
4135 U.S. 17 S., Green
Cove Springs 32043,
$18,985, (941), Book/
Page 3357/999, 11/21/11.
Joseph P. Fitzsimmons,
891 Blanding Blvd.,
Orange Park 32065,
$30,257, (6672), Book/
Page 3357/998, 11/21/11.
R. Quitevis, 298 College
Drive, Orange Park
32065, $553,097, (6672),
11/21/11.
First Coast 24 Hour
Fitness Inc., 116
Brookfall Drive, St.
Augustine 32092,
$20,617, (1120/940/941),
11/28/11.
business leads
SPECIAL
K9S For Warriors Inc.,
591 N. Wilderness Trail,
Ponte Vedra Beach
32082, membership
organizations.
Knuppel Land
Surveying, 1509 Marcy
Drive, Julington Creek
32259, membership
organizations.
Amy’s Specialty Baking,
3360 State Road 207,
Elkton 32033, restaurants.
Growing Synergy LLC,
4267 E. Michigan St.,
Orlando 32812,
restaurants.
Pirates Pearls, 511 A1A
Beach Blvd., St. Augustine
Beach 32080, retailmiscellaneous.
Brain Storm Tactical
Services, 105 Kings
Manor Court, St.
Augustine 32086, retailmiscellaneous.
River City Ghost
Hunters, 1644 Merroway
Lane, Ponte Vedra 32081,
service.
Norman Hornung, 2890
Juarez Ave., St. Augustine
32086, service.
Steamline Carpet and
Textile Service, 9 Arthur
St., St. Augustine 32084,
service-janitorial/pest
control.
Hummel Fabrications
LLC, 1328 Roosevelt
Drive, St. Augustine
32084, service-miscellaneous repairs.
case #2010 CA 13172,
11/18/11.
Oscar Perez dba PR
Evolutions Inc. vs.
Chaitany Arhdam LLC
dba Princeton Square
Apartments, (address
not shown), $14,077,
plaintiff, case #16 2009
CC 015320, 11/18/11.
Betty G. Armstrong
and George Donald
Guy as Co-Trustees to
Paul A. and Darlene P.
Goodier, 337 River Road,
Orange Park 32073,
Lot 5 Milbyrne Triangle,
$578,000.
Mark T. and Pamela S.
Gould to Lee A. and
Bridget C. Loy, 3454
Mainard Branch Court,
Fleming Island 32003,
Lot 16 Daniels Landing at
Eagle Harbor, $520,000.
Andrew J. and Renee
P. Lueck to Josh and
Jill Fletcher, 2368 Old
Pine Trail, Fleming Island
32003, Sec. 03 05 26,
$425,000.
Duval County
Heritage at Deerwood
Condominium LLC to
Madison Heritage at
Deerwood LLC, 5619
DTC Parkway Suite 800,
Greenwood Village,
Conn. 80111, Heritage
Deerwood, $9,062,285.
Glenwood Apartments
DEC. 9-15, 2011
business leads
MARKET FACT
TRAVEL TIME
■
Clay County residents have the longest mean travel time to work in Northeast Florida.
Baker
29.7
31
Clay
22.7
Duval
Flagler
26.8
Nassau
28.3
Putnam
St. Johns
28.8
26.7
24.8
25.5
Jacksonville MSA
Florida
United States
25.3
0
5
10
15
Minutes
20
25
30
35
Note: The Jacksonville metropolitan statistical area = Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey; figure for Baker County, 2008-2010 ACS
LLC to Birch Hill
Properties LLC, 4237
Salisbury Road Suite
F. Richard Mill Grant
Sec. 52 02 27 Parcel
ID No. 134670 0000,
$2,725,000.
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware
Inc. to TT Duval Inc.,
505 S. Flagler Drive Suite
700, West Palm Beach
33401, Sec. 24 02 27
Parcel ID No. 123029
0100, $2,250,000.
Ashley B. Collins as
Trustee and Emma Jean
Collins to Brandon J.
and Sarah E. Kambach,
7987 Little Fox Lane,
Jacksonville 32256, Sec.
19 03 28, $1,000,000.
Chantal G. Hook to
Kendall B. Adkisson
and John M. Stinson,
1916 First St. N.,
Jacksonville Beach
32250, Lots 5/6 Atlantic
Beach, $940,000.
Kondaur Reo LLC
to Mathew L. and
Dawn M. Boren, 4559
San Loranzo Blvd.,
Jacksonville 32224, Lot
50 Villini at Glen Kernan,
$575,000.
William T. Smoot and
Teresa Bishko Smoot
to Michelle M. and
Alexander G. Moore,
14585 Aqua Vista Court,
7 Sec. B San Pablo Park
Unit 2, $525,000.
Richard F. and Clara B.
McFarlin as Trustees to
Malcolm Richard Lewis
Jr. and Melissa J. Lewis,
4949 Vandiveer Road,
Jacksonville 32210, Unit
706 Seascape, $520,000.
Timothy A. and Susan
Ann Peeler to Keith
and Eileen Simmonds,
2415 Pine Island Court,
17 Seven Pines Island
Unit 3, $515,000.
John C. and Helaine
S. Riffaud to Seth
Alexander Pajcic and
Kathleen Madden
Pajcic, 3536 St. Johns
Ave., Jacksonville 32205,
Unit 1710 The Peninsula
at St. John’s Center,
$500,000.
Brandon J. and Sarah
E. Kambach to Steven
Leonard Losardo
and Kristin Welch
Fanning, 109 25th Ave.
S., Jacksonville Beach
32250, Lot 148 Hampton
Park Unit 1, $420,000.
St. Johns Phase 2 LLLP
to Kenneth Gelme, 217
N. Bridge Creek Drive, St.
Johns 32259, Unit 1205
The Peninsula at St. Johns
Center, $400,000.
JoAnn Townsend as
Successor Trustee
to Reid and Julia
Wicker as Trustees,
8351 Hollyridge Road,
6 Deerwood Unit 4,
$395,000.
Union Metal Trading
Inc. to Grand Mansion
Realty Inc., 614 N.
McDuff Ave., Jacksonville
32254, Woodstock Park,
$387,571.
Barbara A. Phillips
to Carl E. and Judith
M. Harkleroad, 2019
Beach Ave., Atlantic
Beach 32233, Lot 3 Selva
Marina Unit 9, $385,000.
Gary G. and Robyn O.
Gioia to Thomas M.
and Nancy R. Lane,
10096 Persimmon Hill
Court, Jacksonville
32256, Lot 16 Deercreek
Country Club Unit 5,
$335,000.
Anthony E. and Tammy
L. Watkins to Jeannie C.
Perry, 10059 Amherst Hills
Court, Jacksonville 32256,
Lot 13 Deercreek Country
Club Unit 2, $330,000.
JP Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corp. to
Jason M. and Lauren K.
Bolin, 2541 Tuscan Oaks
Lane, Jacksonville 32223,
Lot 10 Tuscan Oaks,
$304,857.
Flagler County
The Grand Club LLC to
The Golf Group of Palm
Coast LLC, 12 Edison
Lane, Palm Coast 32164,
Cypress Knolls (multiple
parcels), $2,000,000.
Hancock Bank to Mark
and Cynthia Kimmel,
107 Willow Oak Way, Palm
Coast 32137, Lot 16 The
Estates at Grand Haven
Phase 1, $350,000.
Nassau County
Jennifer Gregory
Hambrecht to Bradley
A. and Lynn G.
Peterson, 7125 Bunny
Brook Court, Longmont,
Colo. 80503, Lot 43
Beach Wood Village Unit
One, $455,000.
L.B.U.B.S. 2004-C8
Yulee Retail LLC to
Chrystal Lake Holdings
LLC, 17214 Broadoak,
Tampa 33647, Sec. 25
02N 28E, $409,428.
Seda Constuction Co.
to James E. VanWinkle
and David B. Lawson,
550 Patriots Way,
Fernandina Beach 32034,
Lot 7 Isle De Mai at
Amelia, $330,000.
Jerome and Gwendolyn
B. Calhoun to Darrell
L. and Maria J.
Savoldi, 1889 First
Ave., Fernandina Beach
32034, Sec. 18 02N 28E,
$303,000.
Springleaf Home
Equity Inc. fka
American General
Home Equity Inc. to
Michael C. and Tracy M.
Hardin, 44020 Maude
St., Callahan 32011, Sec.
4/5 01N 25E, $300,000.
St. Johns County
PV Beach LLC to James
A. Staman and Teresa
F. Bennett, 1028 Ponte
Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra
Beach 32082, Sec. 11 04
29, $6,000,000.
Lubna Real Estate Inc.
to Jeffrey Lienert, 995
Hildebrand Circle, Folsom,
Calif. 95630, Sec’s. 06/07
07 29, $1,685,000.
Richard R. Gore to
Dick Gores RV World
Inc., 14590 Duval Place
W., Jacksonville 32218,
Sec. 08 07 29 Parcel
ID No. 087780 0000,
$1,126,285.
Kathleen M. Utz
to Bart Adlam and
Angelique Faustino,
2451 S. Ponte Vedra
Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
32082, Lot 7 South Ponte
Vedra Beach, $950,000.
T. Scott Dennis and
Wendy Dennis to
Steven Tarantino III
and Virginia Victoria
Tarantino, 1435
Sheffield Road, St. Johns
32259, Francis P. Fatio
Grant Sec. 39 05 27,
$649,000.
TD Bank National
Association to
Standard Pacific of
Florida, 405 N. Reo St.
Suite 330, Tampa 33609,
St. Johns Six Mile Creek
North Unit 6, $640,000.
Marilyn Matrisciana
as Trustee to Wayne
and Leila Burrus, 200
Lamplighter Lane, Ponte
Vedra Beach 32082,
Lot 6 Marsh Landing
at Sawgrass Unit 17,
$601,571.
Woodrow Herbert
Moore Jr. and
Catherine J. Moore to
Howard and Mary B.
Miskey, 24651 Misty
Lake Drive, Ponte Vedra
Beach 32082, Lots
19/20 Marsh Landing
at Sawgrass Unit 3,
$570,000.
Prestwick at Plantation
Bay to Richard A. and
Shelly H. Alexander,
200 Vale Drive, St.
Augustine 32095, Lot 1
Marshall Creek Drive Unit
MV-3, $569,571.
Michael A. and
Nicola L. Parimucha
to Michael C. and
Maryanne J. Sanders,
2464 Den St., St.
Augustine 32092, Lot 35
St. Johns Six Mile Creek
North Unit 1, $474,857.
Neil D. and Marjorie
J. Hughes to Richard
Panner, 752 Mill Stream
Road, Ponte Vedra Beach
32082, Lot 7 Odom’s
Mill Unit 2 Phase II,
$460,000.
Peggy G. Britt to Bill
Britt and Peggy Britt,
19 S. Roscoe Blvd., Ponte
Vedra Beach 32082, Lot
13 East Coast Canal
Estates, $452,571.
The Ryland Group Inc.
to Kendrick L. and
Aya Hobbs, 112 Carrier
Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach
32082, Lot 50 Greenleaf
Village at Nocatee Phase
I, $370,000.
Edward F. and
Beth I. O’Leary to
Catherine M. Foster,
5193 Medoras Ave., St.
Augustine 32080, Lot
1 Alta Vista Avenue,
$342,000.
Monarch Homes LLC
to Mark S. and Carolyn
T. Latham, 245 W.
Berkswell Drive, St. Johns
32259, Lot 142 Durbin
Crossing South Phase 1,
$334,571.
Steve Mitchell and
Michael Mitchell and
Richard Harold James
as Trustee et al. to
Shadrox LLC, 390 A1A
Beach Blvd. Unit 61, St.
Augustine 32080, Sec.
09 07 29 Parcel ID No.
088110 0000, $325,000.
Taylor Woodrow
Communities at St.
Johns Forest LLC to
John W. and Leanne R.
Taylor, 1253 Matengo
Circle, St. Johns 32259,
Lot 218 St. Johns Forest
Unit 3, $325,000.
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LAND: Expected Brooklyn development could revive interest in adjacent land
FROM PAGE 1
square foot for the land, put the project on hold when
the real estate market collapsed and eventually lost the
land to foreclosure in 2009. Oliver Barakat, a senior
vice president with CBRE Group Inc. in Jacksonville
who represented BBVA Compass, said the next year
could bring more sales like the one he brokered — at
$8.70 a square foot — as developers start to make longterm plans for well-located, well-priced assets.
“I do think a mixed-use residential and retail development is appropriate,” Barakat said. “While I had
it for sale, I had several retail users contact me. Most
were along the lines of restaurants, fitness facilities.
Regional and national established chains were very interested in that location. They wanted to get into Riverside, but couldn’t find adequate space. The barrier to
entry to quality retail space is very high in Riverside.”
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More interest in development
The $8.70 per square foot that Pope & Land paid would
have been on the low end of average in 2001, Barakat
said.
“2001 was prior to Fidelity [National Financial Inc.],
[Lender Processing Services Inc.] and EverBank [Fi-
“So no, I never envisioned prices retreating
to that level.”
Oliver Barakat
Senior vice president
CBRE Group Inc.
■
nancial Corp.] being there, and prior to Riverside Avenue being improved,” he said. “So no, I never envisioned prices retreating to that level.”
The previous developer’s plans — to the tune of
$300 million over the course of five to seven years —
failed because of the market, not the plans themselves.
Pope & Land Enterprises Inc. bought 3.25 acres on Riverside Avenue from BBVA Compass for $2 million.
“They had their permits pulled and ready to go, and
then 2008 happened,” Barakat said. “They just had bad
timing.”
BBVA Compass had the property for sale for about a
year — not long in Northeast Florida, where some land
has languished on the market for several years, though
that market has started to pick up recently.
In late October and early November, several sites
zoned for high-end apartment buildings were bought,
with plans for development to begin in early 2012. Investors and homebuilders have also started to buy residential lots, but that’s a longer-term vision than the
commercial plans.
“I think it speaks well to the area, and it was properly
priced by the bank,” Barakat said. “We are reaching a
point where there seems to be more interest in land and
development. And if the economy continues to grow
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the property since 2007 with plans for a mixed-use
development.
“It’s just a great area — it’s very well located in terms
of proximity to Downtown,” Hallmark Partners principal Jeff Conn said. “It’s just sitting there awaiting
additional development.”
He said the sale of the neighboring land could only
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CORE: Stein Mart adds three new stores, first since beginning of downturn
FROM PAGE 1
will continue to be an important driver of customer
foot traffic.
The company also continues to refine its merchandise selection based on customer feedback and add new
national brands, Stein said.
“We are spending a great deal of our time, most of
it, on merchandising strategies and marketing strategies,” Stein said.
Stein, who is the third-generation leader of the lowcost retailer based in Jacksonville, took back the reins
after former CEO David Stovall announced his retirement in September. Stovall and his top executives were
largely credited by analysts with turning the struggling company around in the past few years. After the
company’s stock hit an all-time high of $22.21 in May
2005, it sank to 99 cents in December 2008, according to
Yahoo Finance.
Since the recession began in 2007, the retailer has
lost 6.4 percent of its stores from a high of 280 stores in
the fourth quarter of 2007, along with about 10 percent
of its total staff through layoffs. Stein Mart executives
have also been cutting costs by finding less expensive,
more efficient ways of doing business, making investments in technology and improving brand selection.
The company’s stock hit a recession-era high of $13.54
in September 2009. Its highest single-day stock price so
far this year has been $10.88 on April 29. On Dec. 7 it
closed at $6.71. The company reported a net loss of $1.8
million in its third quarter, compared with net income
of $4.3 million in the third quarter of 2010.
Stein Mart will finish the year with three new stores,
a first for the retailer since the recession started. Those
stores include a 35,000-square-foot store in Folsom,
Calif.; a 32,000-square-foot store in Columbia, S.C.; and a
30,000-square-foot store that opened last month in Denver.
Stein said that while the results are still early, all the new
stores, as well as four that were relocated during the year,
are performing at or above company expectations.
The company also closed five stores for a year-end total
of 262 nationwide, compared with 265 stores at the end of
fiscal 2010.
“We have worked to reinvigorate our new store growth
strategy after mostly sitting on the sidelines during the
depths of the recession,” Kleffner said. “Our 2011 openings are the first sign of our increased activity in this
area.”
Robin Murchison, an analyst at SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey Inc., the Atlanta-based investment banking
arm of SunTrust Banks Inc., said while Stein Mart’s
new stores in 2011 were a good effort, in general, retailers
should aim for a 5 percent net unit growth each year.
“It’s appropriate to be slow and deliberate,” Murchison said, adding that she believes Stein Mart could be a
chain as large as 500 stores. “The opportunity should be
for a much larger fleet of stores, but they’ll do that when
they’ve got the business model in good shape.”
STELLAR: Former Jacksonville connections, strong capitalization fuel growth
STELLAR RECOVERY INC.
FROM PAGE 1
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Jacksonville have worked with Schanck
before.
Third-party debt collection agencies
collect on past-due credit accounts and
payment installment plans issued by
credit card companies, banks, car dealers, retail stores, health care facilities
or governments. Schanck estimates
that Stellar Recovery has about 2.8 million accounts, most of them with national companies.
The debt collection industry includes
about 6,500 agencies nationwide as of
2009, the latest data available, according to the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals of Minneapolis.
About 80 percent of the nation’s debt collection agencies are small businesses
with 15 or fewer employees. Twenty debt
collection agencies are based in or have
offices in Jacksonville, according to the
association. That list is not complete,
however, because some debt collection
agencies request not to be listed.
Mark Schiffman, a spokesman for
ACCP, said the debt collection industry,
Headquarters: Kalispell, Mont.
Year established: Acquired in 2009
Total employees: 150; 75 each in Kalispell and
Jacksonville
Estimated 2011 revenue: $15 million
Projected revenue growth in 2012:
100 percent
SOURCE: Stellar Recovery Inc.
like so many others, has been hurt by
the recession and the slow economic
recovery.
“In the pre-recession, we always knew
consumers were over their head in debt
and the industry worked hard to recover some of that debt,” Schiffman said.
“During the recession, there was a lot
of debt to be collected, but the reality
is that American consumers are struggling. It’s tough to collect when people
are worried about the necessities.”
In addition, the industry has faced increased regulation and costs in recent
years related to the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and the Consumer Pro-
tection Act of 2010. Schanck attributes
his company’s success during the recession to its lower-than-average employee
turnover rate, which hovers around
10 percent per year; its outsourcing,
which allows the company to focus on
business; and its use of technology.
Michael Lamm, director at the mergers and acquisition advisory firm
Kaulkin Ginsberg, said Stellar Recovery is also successful because it is well
capitalized, has facilities in different
time zones and offers a full suite of collection services including purchasing
debt. In addition to the contingency and
first-party debt collection side of the
business, Stellar Recovery also bought
about $1 billion in distressed assets
from clients.
K au l ki n Gi nsberg,
which is based in Rockville, Md., specializes in
the debt collection and
other service industries.
Lamm said that while
the debt collection industry sometimes gets
a bad rap, it plays a vital Lamm
role in the economy.
“Without it, our credit market would
be in shambles,” Lamm said.
Four of Stellar’s top six executives
were already living in Jacksonville
or relocated from the existing headquarters in Kalispell, Mont., including
Schanck. The Kalispell office will still
be an important part of the business
after the headquarters transition is
completed, Schanck said, and will provide back-office services. That office is
expected to grow by 10 to 12 employees.
For Schanck, who has more than 30
years’ experience in the debt collection
industry, this is the third business he’s
started and the one he wants to retire
from. His succession plan includes his
son and Chief Operating Officer Garrett Schanck and Doffie Howard, who is
president of sales and asset acquisitions
for the company.
“My objective is to grow the business
and hand it off to the appropriate people
at the appropriate time,” Schanck said.
“I want to sail into the sunset.”
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I’m particularly proud of our efforts to help
owners for nearly 60 years.
Cassius
veterans, thousands of whom are returning from
In fact, for the fiscal year that just ended, we
Butts
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We’re working
helped provide nearly 8,500 loans to small busito ensure that businesses have every incentive to
nesses in this Southeast region. Nationwide, we ■
hire veterans, and that veterans themselves can
had our biggest year ever.
transform their skills and leadership into startGenerally, we can help in two big ways.
ing their own business.
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Cassius Butts is regional administrator for Region IV of the U.S. Small
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is a great place to start. You can find local help by going
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and North and
to www.sba.gov/direct and typing in your ZIP code.
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For example, you can often find our Small Business
Development Centers at local colleges. Also, check out
www.score.org; SCORE is a volunteer organization with
more than 350 chapters and more than 10,000 mentors,
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ON THE MOVE
DEC. 9-15, 2011
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To include your new hires, promotions or
board appointments in People on the Move,
submit your entries online at http://www.
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BANKING
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Fifth Third Bank promoted Mark Carden
to vice president of commercial banking for North
Florida. Carden was public
funds relationship manager. He will manage commercial relationships and
operations for the region.
In this new role, he will
also serve as the middle
market team leader and
will assist in expanding
Fifth Third’s coverage
area to Tallahassee. He
has more than 15 years’
industry experience and
has been with the company for four years. He
earned a degree from
the University of North
Florida.
Carden
GOVERNMENT
■
Gov. Rick Scott
appointed Christopher
J. Greene to the Seventh
Circuit Judicial Nominating
Commission. Greene
is a partner at Purcell,
Flanagan, Hay and Greene
PA. He earned a bachelor’s
from Stetson University
and a law degree from the
University of Miami.
an associate. Oldenburg
earned a juris doctorate from the Walter F.
George School of Law at
Mercer University and a
bachelor’s from Emory
University. He clerked for
Marks Gray and interned
with the legal department
of the Mayo Clinic in
Jacksonville.
Brennan, Manna &
Diamond hired Mike
Ivan as head of the tax
and estate planning group
and regional transactional
group. Ivan earned a
bachelor’s in accounting
from the University of
Miami and a juris doctorate and a master’s of law
from the University of
Florida.
Ivan
Smith Hulsey & Busey
hired Brian Zargham,
Michael Johnson, Ross
Chafin and Stephanie
Ambs as attorneys.
Zargham will work in
Zargham
SPOTLIGHT
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Intent on making an impact
Ranaldo Allen, incoming president of ImpactJax, has three main goals for the
Jax Chamber’s young professional organization for 2012: supporting Downtown revitalization, improving education and supporting the community’s efforts to strengthen
Jacksonville’s port.
Not surprisingly, they correspond to the chamber’s goals for the next year. But Allen,
who has been mentored by incoming chamber president Tom
Van Berkel, feels there is a lot young professionals can do to
help move those goals forward.
ImpactJax plans to host an event Downtown every month,
visiting various businesses and local hotspots. He also mentioned a movement to encourage young professionals to live
PHOTO AND
Downtown — a move that he himself can vouch for.
STORY BY
On the education front, Allen said two ImpactJax co-chairs
LISA LENDA
are working on an initiative to put members in schools as volunteers. Those members would mentor students as a way
to improve education.
“Studies have shown that kids who have someone
to look up to do better in school,” Allen said. “This
issue is so important for the future of our city.”
To help support growth and strength at the port,
the organization will continue to hold meetings
there as it did in October with port executives and
policymakers as the guest speakers.
Allen also wants to increase the level of engagement that young professionals have with the
chamber and the city as a whole.
As a business owner, Allen knows the benefits
of professional development that the organization can offer. He started his own business, called
Assemblymen, six months ago. His company will
send an employee to a customer’s home to assemble anything from Ikea furniture to a flat-panel
television mount.
He said he always knew he wanted to do something in the field of business. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration from Florida A&M
University and a juris doctorate from the University
of Florida. After a few years with a law firm as a corporate litigator, he decided legal work was not for him
and ventured out on his own.
When he’s not busy with ImpactJax or running his company, the Jacksonville native enjoys spending time with
his girlfriend, going out to eat and rooting for just about
any team from Jacksonville, be it the Jaguars, the Giants
or the Sharks.
Greene
LEGAL
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Marks Gray PA hired
Tyler Oldenburg as
Johnson
Chafin
Ambs
the business law and
health care departments.
He earned a bachelor’s
in mechanical engineering from Northwestern
University in Evanston,
Ill. Johnson will work in
the litigation practice
department. He earned
a bachelor’s in finance
and international busi-
ness from Washington
University in St. Louis,
Mo. Chafin will work in
the real estate and land
use departments. He has
experience as a real estate
paralegal and earned a
bachelor’s in finance from
the University of Central
Florida. Ambs will work in
the bankruptcy and litiga-
tion practices department.
She was a judicial extern
for the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court for the Middle
District of Florida and
earned a bachelor’s in history from the University of
Florida, where she graduated cum laude.
City Rescue Mission
named Kendall Spencer
as chairman of its board
of directors and Albert
“Bud” Toole as a member. Spencer has been a
board member for three
years, and has a strong
background in banking.
MARKETING
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Brunet-Garcia
Advertising promoted
Nikki Guillette to
finance and operations
manager. Guillette was
accounting manager. She
will now oversee accounting, human resources
and operational functions
for the San Marco-based
agency.
Spencer
REAL ESTATE
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Prudential Network
Realty hired Kathy
Coletti as a real estate
agent. Coletti will be
based at the company’s
Fleming Island office.
She has three years’ real
estate experience.
Guillette
NONPROFIT
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Dignity U Wear named
Deborah Moore to its
board of directors as a
member.
Deltona Realty
Property Management
hired Melissa McCall
Owen as property manager. Owen has nearly
three decades of real
estate experience, including 18 years in property
management. She earned
an associate of management degree from
St. Johns River State
College.
Moore
Angelwood Inc.
announced its 2011-2012
board of directors and
officers: Brian Kelly,
president; Angela Cox,
vice president; Mark
Thompson, treasurer;
Sharon Dowe, secretary;
and Susan Chattaway,
Vilma Consuegra,
Debra Harrison,
Melissa Intemann,
Randy Nader,
Stephen Ramsey,
John Rutherford, Troy
Smith, John Wagner,
Robin Wahby, Bill
Wendell and Robert S.
Willis, members.
Owen
Davidson Realty hired
Christine Skaggs as a
real estate agent.
Skaggs
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