Trip dispatch: Orlando golf resorts for adults at Omni Championsgate & Mission Inn By Mike Bailey Jan 27, 2014 5:03 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — No doubt, there’s lot of magic to be found in Orlando, Fla., but it isn’t just limited to Mickey Mouse at Disney World or Harry Potter at Universal. For golfers, this is epecially true as I found out last week while in town for the PGA Merchandise Show. Not only did I spend the week viewing the latest and greatest in golf products at the show, but I also checked out two resorts that are beyond Disney World and then some. The Omni Orlando at…

Dec 6, 2013, 12:01pm CST Convention center hotel moves forward for spring groundbreaking Olivia Pulsinelli Web producer- Houston Business Journal   Enlarge Courtesy Morris Architects Downtown Houston’s second convention center hotel has the financing to move forward with an April groundbreaking, the development companies said this week. Houston-based Rida Development Corp. and Los Angeles-based Ares Management LLC said in a Dec. 5 statement that they secured funding from a six-bank consortium to build the $335 million, 1,000-room hotel, which is expected to break ground April 11 and be complete in 2016. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is the lead agent, with Birmingham-based BBVA Compass as the co-agent,…

Developer buys Central Station acreage By Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel 4:01 PM EDT, June 26, 2013 A chunk of prized downtown property – land adjacent to what will be Sunrail’s main downtown terminal – sold to a developer who plans to start work this year on 275 apartments and retail space. RIDA Development Corp. sold two acres across from the Orange County Courthouse on the northern portion of the planned 5.6-acre Central Station project to Crescent Communities of Charlotte, N.C. As planned, Crescent Central Station will include apartments, amenities, and 12,000 square feet of urban retail space along Orange Avenue. Crescent and RIDA will extend “Gertrude’s Walk” to Amelia Street,…

Exclusive: Rida, Crescent Communities share details on $50M 1st phase of downtown Orlando’s Central Station – Orlando Business Journal. The Buzz Exclusive: Rida, Crescent Communities share details on $50M 1st phase of downtown Orlando’s Central Station Jun 19, 2013, 2:47pm EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2013, 10:58am EDT View Slideshow Lord Aeck & Sargent Inc. Rendering of Crescent Central Station project in downtown Orlando

Downtown Central Station apartment project to break ground in the fall – Orlando Business Journal.

New Client Spotlight: Lennar Homes Posted In: Client Spotlights The start of the new year welcomed the beginning of a new partnership for us. Lennar Homes, one of the nation’s top homebuilders, selected FHB to assist them with branding and marketing for their Central Florida division – Orlando and Tampa. We’ll be helping them with creative design and media planning/buying for print, broadcast, outdoor and online advertising as well as providing a variety of public relations and interactive services. The first few weeks got off to a speedy start as we geared up for the grand opening of Lennar at ChampionsGate – their much-anticipated luxury, resort-style community. Brand new billboards,…

  New home construction is making a comeback in Osceola County. Thousands of houses are expected to be built over the next several years in the ChampionsGate community, and the development could provide Osceola County with 16,000 jobs over the next decade, and a $1 billion economic impact. “We are really seeing more move-up buyers that are able to sell their homes and relocate,” said Mark Methany of Lennar Homes Each home added to the tax base gives Osceola county more spending power, which is something it needs, according to officials. “We have lost 35-40 percent of our tax base,” said Osceola County Commissioner Frank Attkisson The 5,000 new homes…