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December 2017 Volume 14, Issue 12 Ph: 657-2418 1 5

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Valrico Sprouts Announces February Opening, Hiring To Fill 120 Jobs

By Tamas Mondovics

Osprey Observer 918 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33511-6121

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organic products offered throughout the store under Sprouts’ “Healthy Living for Less” approach to grocery shopping. Employment opportunities include: Department Managers, Assistant Department Managers and Clerks (Produce, Meat and Seafood, Grocery, Bakery, Vitamins and Body Care and more), Cashiers, Courtesy Clerks, Backup Receiver, The soon to open new Valrico Sprouts Fresh Market is Administrative Coordinator and now hiring to fill approximately 120 full- and part-time positions to be ready for late February, 2018 opening. Scan Coordinator The store is located at the renamed Valrico Landing The company also boasts Plaza on the northeast corner of Lithia Pinecrest Rd. of additional perks including and Bloomingdale Ave. competitive pay, excellent benThe long-awaited Sprouts Farmers efits, team member discounts along with Market in the heart of Valrico is reaching career advancement opportunities. its competition and is now slated to open In 2016, Sprouts’ team members late February 2018. reportedly saved more than $9 million The new 30,000-sq. ft. store located through store discounts and received at 3315 Lithia Pinecrest Road is the fifth $150,000 in scholarships. Sprouts cusSprouts in Florida promising to meet the tomers can enjoy more than 1,800 growing local demand for fresh, natural Sprouts Brand products. and organic foods at great prices. Through the company’s mobile app, The store, in the now renamed shoppers can also clip exclusive mobile Valrico Landing Plaza, will anchor the coupons and find local weekly ads, just to 55,000 sq. ft. former Albertsons grocery name a few. store building that has been vacant for The new Valrico store will feature an the past half decade. Currently scheduled in-house butcher who prepares handto open on Wednesday, February 21 at 7 crafted sausages daily and assists cusa.m., Sprouts will schedule a grand open- tomers with special cuts of meat and ing celebration at a later date. seafood seasoning. Shoppers will also While offering its much-talked-about enjoy a variety of fresh and prepared deli fresh produce and specialty products, the items ideal for lunch or dinner, a wide new store is also boasting of bringing selection of fresh-baked goods and craft approximately 120 full- and part-time beer and wine. The Vitamins and Body career opportunities to the area. Care Department features more than According to company officials, work- 7,500 cutting-edge vitamin and body care ing at Sprouts comes with a specific products made with sustainable and ethirequirement; that is to share a passion for cally sourced ingredients. healthy eating and the fresh, natural and Visit sprouts.com/stores/search.

Orange Theory Fitness Sales Associate Michele Almeida assists Chandra Bachu in joining the brand new gym located at the former Albertsons Plaza on Lithia Pinecrest Rd., just north of Bloomingdale Ave. The facility is said to open next month.

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Keller Williams Realty Moves In To Five-Story Valrico Office Building

By Kate Quesada

Keller Williams Partner Steve Moran, pictured with wife, Rhonda, and Keller Williams Broker and Team Leader Lisa Spencer.

It has been almost 10 years since construction was completed on the exterior of the fivestory building located at 2350 E. S.R. 60 in Valrico and last month it finally received its first tenants. The team from Keller Williams Brandon/Suburban Tampa and Plant City already occupy the bottom floor of the building and are in the process of building out the second floor to make offices and classrooms for their 300 real estate agents. Located next to the Valrico post office, near the intersection of S.R. 60 and Miller Rd., the Angelica Tower building is owned by National Properties Trust and has five approximately 10,000 sq. ft. floors and a large parking lot. Space that is hard to find in the area. Keller Williams Partner and Brandon resident Steve Moran moved into his office on the bottom floor of the building last month after closing his former location on Lithia Center Lane in Valrico. “After driving by this building for so many years, it is so exciting that we are here,” said Moran, who refers to the building as “The Glass Skyscraper of Valrico.” Keller Williams is moving all of its agents from the Brandon, Suburban Tampa and Plant City offices into the building due to it’s centralized location and ease of parking. “It is very important to us that we

have a location that works for our agents and customers,” said Lisa Spencer, Keller Williams broker and team leader. “The space allows us to offer convenience to our buyers and sellers, something Keller Williams is prioritizing more and more.” The new location will offer spacious window offices for the group’s top agents and eight-by-eight, glasswalled offices for other Realtors. In addition, the location will feature a reception area, classrooms for continuing education for agents, meeting spaces and a kitchen. “It is rare to have this much parking space and visibility,” said Moran, who graduated from Brandon High School and has worked in real estate in the area for 23 years. “This is going to be a great move for our team.” The three remaining floors, each about 10,000 sq. ft., are in shell condition for customized build-out. Anyone interested in renting, should contact Megan Lawler with Colliers International at 2212290. Contact Moran at 661-2476 or visit www.stevemoran.com for more information on his Real Estate business.

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