(Courtesy of The Cleaning Authority)
The Cleaning Authority collecting food donations
Owners of The Cleaning Authority, Laura and Larry Liebler, won the company’s 2016 Franchisee of the Year Award.
The couple opened their franchise in Tampa about 11 years ago, and now have about 100 employees who provide home and apartment cleaning services in Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Lutz and Land O’ Lakes. The Cleaning Authority provides environmentally friendly “green” cleaning, and does move in/move out cleaning services.
The company also places a high priority on giving back to the community.
The Lieblers participate in The Cleaning Authority CARES program by collecting food donations from their clients and giving it to the nonprofit Feeding Tampa Bay.
The food drive began May 1, and will continue over the next four weeks.
The Cleaning Authority started in the late 1977s in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, and began franchising in the mid-1990s. It has more than 215 locations in North America.
For information, call The Cleaning Authority at (813) 701-2190, or visit TheCeaningAuthority.com.
Pulte Homes opens Birchwood Preserve
Pulte Homes will have a grand opening of the Birchwood Preserve community May 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., off North Dale Mabry Highway, at Geraci Road.
There will be refreshments, live music and tours of the Millstone, a 3,400-square-foot model home, which boasts four stories and three-and-a-half baths.
Birchwood Preserve is a gated community, with nearly 170 new home sites, a resort-style beach entry pool, open-air cabanas and hammocks, a multipurpose space, and playground.
Homes range from three bedrooms to six bedrooms, with prices from nearly $318,000 to more than $460,000.
For information, visit Pulte.com/birchwoodpreserve, or call (888) 500-2107.
Bexley homebuilders win awards
The master-planned community of Bexley by Newland Communities won a Best in Class award and several Grand Awards at the 2017 Parade of Homes, hosted by the Tampa Bay Builders Association, according to a news release from Newland Communities.
The award haul was the most of any community in the Parade. Bexley is located on State Road 54, at the Suncoast Parkway, in Land O’ Lakes.
Judges looked at criteria including architectural detail, floor plan, master suite, kitchen and overall curb appeal.
Five Bexley model homes earned Grand awards.
David Weekly Homes’ Tangelo model earned Best in Class in the kitchen category, as well as an overall grand award. Other winners were ICI Homes’ Brooke model home; Homes by WestBay’s Bayshore II; CalAtlantic Homes’ Sandpiper II; and, Lennar’s North Carolina model home.
For information, visit NewlandCommunities.com.
Confidex partners with ADP
Confidex Payroll Solutions is partnering with ADP to offer additional payroll and tax solutions.
The Dade City-based company provides payrolls services, accounting and tax planning services. ADP, based in New Jersey, provides human resources management software and services.
The partnership with ADP will increase the level of services offered by Confidex Payroll Solutions to bring payroll savings to small and mid-size businesses.
For information, contact Rich Mackiewicz at (352) 458-4829 or .
Westcoast Landscape contracts
Westcoast Landscape and Lawn won seven new contracts with community associations in West Central Florida. The commercial landscaping company serves clients from Citrus to Charlotte counties.
Two of the seven contracts are for Wesley Chapel neighborhoods: Larkenheath and Wiregrass CDD (commercial development district).
Westcoast specializes in commercial landscaping for homeowner and condo associations, community development districts and business developments. Residential landscape design and installation also are provided.
For information, visit WestcoastLawns.com.
Holiday Inn Express award
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Trinity received the InterContinental Hotels Group 2016 Newcomer Award as one of the best properties to join the IHG system within the last year as a new development or a conversion property, according to a company press release.
The hotel is one of 10 properties selected from more than 5,100 of the company’s hotels, in recognition of overall quality excellence.
IHG is a global organization with a portfolio of hotels that include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza, and Staybridge Suites.
For information, visit IHG.com.
Lunch n Learn
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce will host a Lunch n Learn luncheon May 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Don Porter boardroom at the chamber’s office, at 6013 Wesley Grove Blvd., Suite 105, in Wesley Chapel.
Guest speaker will be Steve Miller of Google Partner.
The cost is $15, including lunch. Space is limited so preregistration is recommended.
For information, contact the chamber at (813) 994-8534 or .
Central Pasco mixer
Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly mixer May 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Copperstone Executive Suites, at 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, in Land O’ Lakes.
The event is free. All are welcome.
