Florida Traditions Bank was organized in 2007 by a group of East Pasco business owners who saw a need for a locally owned and locally managed bank. Shares of stock were made available to interested investors who provided the foundation of what quickly became a growing and thriving commercial bank in Pasco, Polk, and Hernando Counties.

 The bank was opened for business in December 2007. Independent, community owned, and staffed by long time residents, Florida Traditions Bank focuses its lending and banking services on owner occupied businesses, professionals, retirees, and individuals.

 Florida Traditions Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The bank offers a complete array of banking services to individual and corporate customers throughout Pasco, Polk, and Hernando counties.

 Florida Traditions Bank has five convenient locations: Dade City, Zephyrhills, Spring Hill and Winter Haven, and Lakeland. Two additional locations will be coming soon to Kissimmee and Plant City. 

 Florida Traditions Bank

440 S Florida Ave

Lakeland, FL 33801

(863) 660-8880

www.FLTraditionsBank.com

Panther Properties Investment LLC specializes in the acquisition, development and operations of class “A” multifamily properties, is pleased to announce its newest acquisition, Victoria Manor Apartments, in Lakeland, Florida. The property was constructed in 2006 and consists of 352 units of class “A” multifamily units situated on 23.31 acres and was purchased for approximately $36,500,000 from the original developer.

“We are excited to expand our Southeastern United States portfolio with this latest acquisition,” said David R. Masse, co-founder of Panther Properties. “We are confident this will be a successful acquisition due to the stringent evaluation standards, strong operating fundamentals and best class multifamily property in this submarket. This acquisition aligns with our overall strategy of acquiring investment grade class “A” core multifamily assets constructed within the last 5 to 7 years located in the Southeastern United States.”

Victoria Manor Apartments is located in Lakeland, Florida, between Tampa and Orlando less than one mile south of central Florida’s primary transportation hub, Interstate 4. Victoria Manor is the best quality Class “A” apartment in its submarket. The newly acquired property features 1, 2 and 3 bedroom luxury apartments in a gated community with numerous unparalleled amenities such as a state-of-the-art fitness center, an indoor basketball court, an air conditioned racquetball court, car wash, two off-leash pet walks, pet wash, Tiki bar, resort style pool, spa, and private cabanas. Panther plans to make numerous upgrades to the property including several interior apartment upgrades as well as exterior improvements including landscaping. To learn more about Panther Properties, visit http://www.pantherpropertiesinvestment.com

 Greystar Real Estate Partners

Greystar Real Estate Partners is a fully integrated company offering expertise in multifamily management, development and investment throughout the United States. Greystar was founded in 1993 with the intent to become a provider of world-class service in the multifamily real estate business. Greystar’s innovative business model integrates the management, development and investment disciplines of the multifamily industry on both national and local levels. Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., Greystar manages over 180,000 units in 100+markets with a team that is more than 5,000 strong and growing. Greystar has invested approximately $3 billion in multifamily investments since its inception. To learn more about Greystar, visit www.Greystar.com.

Victoria Manor Apartments

3685 Victoria Manor Dr

Lakeland, FL 33805

(863) 682-1300

www.VictoriaManorApts.com

Looking for an opportunity to tell your company’s story to other Chamber members? On Thursday, March 8, you and 30 to 35 of your fellow members will share leads, needs and more at the Chamber’s Schmooze a’Palooza luncheon.

Held once every three months, Schmooze a’Palooza brings members together for lunch and networking, but also affords each attendee an opportunity to share his or her company’s 30-second commercial with the group. Reservations are required.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 West Caribbean Cuban Restaurant

2215 S Combee Rd

Please contact Kara Butch (863) 688-8551 Ext. 242 at the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce to directly register , visit LakelandChamber.com to register online, or email Kbutch@lakelandchamber.com

What if you could reduce your records storage costs by up to 80%? As your business documents hold value in every aspect of the word, keeping them safe and easily accessible is a part of your budget that seems to be ever-growing. Renting a storage unit or additional office space seems like the only option, however there is an alternative that is both more secure and cost-effective, a document management company. Utilizing a document management company, such as Business Records Storage and Retrieval, guarantees not only that your valuable business records will be stored safely and away from prying eyes, but also in the most cost-effective manner possible. With your typical storage unit or office you pay for space that will not be used (unless you pack it full) and even if that space is used what will happen when you need to reach a box in the back?

Business Records Storage and Retrieval (BRSR) is a full service off-site records and media storage management company.  For over 20 years, our office has been located in Lakeland, FL, servicing the Tampa and Orlando areas and everywhere in between.  BRSR offers services to small companies as well as large, world-wide corporations, offering all the personal small town-feel with big time document management solutions.

Our goal of 100% customer satisfaction, placing the customer’s needs before anything else, has led to BRSR’s success throughout its lifespan. The stellar services BRSR offers include Document Destruction, Collection & Delivery of files/documents to be stored, paperless transitional services, an endless supply of boxes, indexing, bar-code tracking, secure storage, and retrieval & refiling. We also allow 24 hour access to your documents through our online web-server, which means there is no time or day that you do not have access to your records! BRSR also offers magnetic media, disk drive, and film storage as well, all of which is stored in our secure climate-controlled facility.

Business Records Storage & Retrieval

3216 Winter Lake Rd

Lakeland, FL 33803

(863) 667-0622

www.BRSR.com

On Friday, February 24, 2012, APG Electric, Inc. was joined by Lakeland Chamber of Commerce representatives Amy, Terry, Katie, Kayla and Kara for a ribbon cutting ceremony at their newest office location, 1804 Lakeland Hills Boulevard (corner of Lakeland Hills and Bella Vista).  Formerly housed at 1507 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, this new location consolidates the APG Electric Lakeland and Orlando office operations into a larger Lakeland space, which is a testament to the company’s belief that Lakeland is “the place to be” in Central Florida.

More than sixty invited guests attended the Open House celebration, including representatives from local businesses, existing APG customers, vendors and employees, Chamber staff, and a few customers-to-be as well.  Southern Gourmet served a delicious lunch and guests toured the renovated office space.

APG Electric is a state of Florida certified commercial electrical contractor (EC0000486), established in 1983.  They have been members of the Lakeland Chamber since October 24, 1989, and are locally available to support Lakeland’s businesses in new construction projects, renovations, electrical service and maintenance, voice/data/video systems, fire alarm systems, electrical engineering, building automation, and much more.  Call them at 688-0600 or stop by anytime to see how APG Electric can help with your electrical needs.

APG Electric, Inc.

1804 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Ste 101

Lakeland, FL 33805

(863) 688-0600

www.APGElectric.com