BUSINESS BRIEFS

Auction claimed a success

The Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach was the site of a real estate auction on Saturday, July 14. Ten properties were sold during a lively round of bidding for an office building, five residential lots, a commercial lot and three condominiums. The office building, located at 205 Intendencia, was one of the first properties to be sold.

The event drew 125 people, including 49 registered bidders, some of whom were from out of state. Three large residential lots located at Peake's Point in Gulf Breeze were among the most sought after properties at the auction conducted by Anderson Auctions, Inc. of Destin. Two other lots in the Whispers Subdivision were also sold. Auctioneer Chris Camp kept the momentum going for more than an hour for the standing room only crowd.

Real estate auction marketing has become the first choice method of sale for property owners all across the country. The fast pace of the auction process continues to attract property owners who simply want to sell their property quickly. For more information about upcoming Anderson events call 850-654-5300 or visit the Anderson website www.AndersonRealEstateAuct ions.com.

ActionCOACH named as business of the month

ActionCOACH Business Coaching was awarded as the Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month at the Chamber Breakfast July 18. ActionCOACH is owned locally by Bill Eveleth. Eveleth brought ActionCOACH to Northern Florida in June 2004.

For more information contact Eveleth at BillEveleth@ActionCOACH.c om or 850-916 - 7588.

Local owner recognized for performance

Home Instead Senior Care, the world's leading provider of non-medical home care and companionship to older adults, has honored local business owner Carlette Howell of Pensacola for outstanding business performance.

Howell received a Vista Award at the company's International Convention recently held in Omaha, Nebraska. The award was presented for superior sales and service satisfaction.

With nearly 37,000 CAREGivers, including those in the Pensacola area, the Home Instead Senior Care franchise network provides seniors with personal care and non-medical home-care and companionship services including meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands and shopping.

LeaP selects 50 for leadership class

Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) recently selected 50 professionals from diverse business backgrounds for the Leadership Pensacola Class of 2008. Those selected will join a prestigious group of more than 1,000 community leaders who have graduated from LeaP since its inception in 1983.

Leadership Pensacola, a popular Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce program, is committed to developing community leaders who have a comprehensive knowledge of the Pensacola area and have the skills, commitment, and desire to inspire positive change in the community.

Members of the Class of 2008 are as follows: Marie Adams, The Adaugeo Group; Edward Akin, Allstates Employer Services Inc.; Hope Allen, Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce; Glenn Barclay, Blake Management Company; Russell Beaty, City of Pensacola; Justin Beck, Beck Property Co., Inc. Kyle Brinkman, WEAR-TV ABC 3; Miller Caldwell III, Caldwell Associates Architects, Inc; Lisa Chamberlin, Baptist Health Care; Jennifer Clark, Silver Bullet Technology, Inc.; Brock Dickens, Mark Downey & Associates, Inc; KC Etheridge, University of West Florida; Lisa Fairbanks, Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund; Jerry Feagles, United States Navy; Gail Husbands, Escambia District Schools/Escambia Education Association; Mark Harden, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society; Mike Heller, Gulf Coast Community Bank; Brian Hoffman, Shell, Fleming, Davis, & Menge, P.A.; Vickie Horton, Gulf Coast Kids House, Inc.; Ildi Hosman, Junior League of Pensacola; sCherie Isakson; Interfaith Housing Coalition of NW FL, Richard Johnson; Bank of Pensacola, Leslie Keck; Baskerville-Donovan, Inc., Kerrin Kostelic; Coldwell Banker JME Realty, Cliff Long; State of Florida Department of Financial Services; Sandra McCreary; ECUA; Bo Marks; Whitney National Bank, Randy Maxwell; Spencer Maxwell Bullock Architects; Curt Morse, White Sands Storage Solutions, LLC (PODS); Micheal Morette, Morette Company; Robert Mott, Bikes Plus; Lori Perkins, American Cancer Society;Istvan Peteranecz, Bullock Tice Associates; Sean Quigley, Brown, Thornton, Pacenta & Co. P.A.; David Ratliff, UBS Wealth Management; Natasha Reynolds, City of Pensacola; Doug Rehm, Regions Bank; Chad Rich, Rodney Rich and Company; David Sansing, Sandy Sansing BMW; Juanita Scott, Pensacola Junior College; Shardra Scott, Gulf Power Company; Cameron Smith, Merrill Lynch; Irvn Stallworth,

Century Community Development Partnership Inc.; Jill Stinemetz, Cox Communications; Tim Sweeney, O'Sullivan Creel, LLP; Carrie Swilley, Gulf Power Company; Andy Terhaar, Terhaar and Cronley; Lee Turner, Sacred Heart Health System; Chip Wade, Andrews Institute; Tiffany Washington, The Fallen Angels Intiatitive;

For more information, contact Amy Maddox, Leadership Pensacola Coordinator at 850.438. 4081, ext. 242 or visit www.leadership- pensacola.com.