Business Briefs

Hit the accelerator

Seacoast National Bank has named Diane Velazquez–Acevedo as accelerator of Accelerate’s Bayhill Fuel Cell. In her new role, Velazquez–Acevedo will develop and accelerate the commercial business within a designated micro-market, with the ability to transition the business owner from traditional full-service retail branch services over to electronic banking services. Previously, Velazquez –Acevedo was vice president, commercial relationship manager for Seacoast National Bank in Central Florida. She has more than 20 years of commercial banking experience.

Brookshire’s new look

Teachers and students moved into a new, modern administration and pre-kindergarten through fifth grade classroom building yesterday at Brookshire Elementary School, an Orange County Public School located in Winter Park at the intersection of Greene Drive and Cady Way. HuntonBrady Architects of Orlando was selected to design the two-story school, which consists of 78,700 square feet of new construction and 4,522 square feet of renovated space to accommodate 539 student stations. It includes new spaces for administration, music, media/library, food services and classrooms.

America’s top lawyer

Florida law firm Shutts & Bowen is proud to announce that 60 lawyers, including 15 in Orlando, have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. Two of the firm's Orlando partners were among the four Shutts & Bowen lawyers selected as "Lawyers of the Year" in their practice areas: Charles Robinson Fawsett in labor law and Michael J. Grindstaff in real estate law.