Pasco County
Walter Investment Properties plans to develop 71,500 sf of medical office space in Thousand Oaks Commerce Center on 10.58 acres at 8736 Mahaleb Dr., New Port Richey. Eng: Gustafson Engineering Co. (727/494-2014).

Pinellas County
Florida Craftsmen Inc. has purchased the 18,000-sf Renaissance building at 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, for $1.23 million from Rahdert, Steele, Bryan & Bole PA. Transaction handled by Structure Real Estate Inc., Wendy S. Giffin (727/894-2525).

Hernando County
F.J. Velton & Sons is renovating 8,280 sf of space at 5363 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. Contractor: Van Bebber & Associates Inc. (813/909-1819).

Sarasota County
Clyde H. Wilson Jr. plans to develop 209,050-sf of commercial office space on 49.71 acres at Bee Ridge Rd. and Honore Ave., Sarasota. Eng: Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc., Thomas M. Stovall (941/922-8187).

Polk County
Graphic Sciences Inc. has leased a 10,000-sf building at 3633 Reynolds Rd., Lakeland. Transaction handled by NAI Krauss Organization, Richard L. Skrovanek (813/885-5656).

Hillsborough County
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is developing the $5.5-million, 45,000-square-foot Dr. Pallavi Patel School for the Performing Arts at 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Pl., Tampa. Contractor: J.O. DeLotto & Sons Inc. Arch: Harvard Jolly Clees Toppe Architects (813/286-8206).

Manatee County
M6. River Club Properties plans to develop River Club Park of Commerce with 425,000 sf of commercial space, 325,000 sf of office space, 60,000 sf of mini-warehouse space, 450 multi-family units and a 270-room motel on 245.38 acres at the southeast quadrant of SR 70 and I-75, Bradenton. Eng: Zoller, Najjar & Shroyer LC, Steve J. Shroyer (941/748-8080).

Hernando
Joyce DiIorio has been appointed assistant vice president and branch manager of the newly opened Regions Bank Plaza Office, 7539 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill (352/684 3725).

Hillsborough
The Lowry Park Zoological Society, Tampa (813/935-8552), has named Fassil Gabremariam chairman of the board of directors.

Manatee
Kirk Brummett has joined Lombardo, Skipper & Foley Inc., Palmetto (941/722-4561), as vice president of landscape architecture.

Pasco
Guy S. Frankenfield has been elected as vice president of sales for Global Energy Group Inc., Odessa (727/372-3939).

Pinellas
Avid Engineering Inc., Palm Harbor (727/789-9500), has named Constantine Tsamouras land planning manager and David Breitrick, Steven Merk and Kimberley Hall project managers.

Polk
Jeff Clark has been appointed executive director of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce (863/533-7125).

Sarasota
Craig Colburn has joined the law firm of Norton, Hammersley, Lopez & Skokos PA, Sarasota (941/954-4691), as a land use consultant. Darren Inverso has joined as an associate..


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