Corporate Report: March 1

Comprehensive Care Corp.providing services for Humana
Tampa-based Comprehensive Care Corp. signed a contract with Humana Health Plan of California Inc., a subsidiary of Humana Inc., to provide Medicare covered behavioral health care services in select California counties.

Humana provides Medicare Advantage Plans, prescription drug plans and supplemental insurance plans for Medicare recipients in both Southern and Northern California.

Rib City to sell concessions at JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Fort Myers-based Rib City Group Inc. has signed on as an official concession vendor at JetBlue Park at Fenway South for the 2013 Spring Training season. Rib City will operate under Aramark, the Red Sox food and beverage partner and concessionaire.

Rib City will sell its baby back ribs, pulled pork sandwiches and sides along Fenway South Drive - a street festival reminiscent of Yawkey Way in Boston. The company will also supply a la carte items to the private suites and picnics.

Rib City is a family-owned national barbecue chain. There are currently 13 corporate restaurants in Florida and 16 franchise restaurants across the country.

PilotMall.com introduces iPad Mini case for pilots
St. Petersburg-based PilotMall.com has released a modular case for the iPad Mini designed for pilots to use in the cockpit. The hardcover case contains a smart cover and an adjustable hold-flat leg strap for easy placement on the pilot's knee.

The adjustable leg strap can also attach the iPad Mini to a headrest, turning the device into an in-flight or in-car entertainment screen for rear-seat passengers. There's also an optional suction-cup mounting adapter for auto use.

Pavese partners Montgomery, Hartsell join legal, regulation reform committee
Pavese Law Firm partners Neale Montgomery and Steve Hartsell of Fort Myers have been named to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council's Legal and Regulatory Reform to Increase Governmental Efficiency Ad Hoc Committee. The committee has been tasked with a special six-month project to address regulatory barriers to economic development in rural communities in the region, and to identify potential solutions including comprehensive plan amendments and land development regulation amendments.

Montgomery and Hartsell were reportedly selected based on their experience in land use development and permitting law. The two attorneys practice zoning, land use and development law as well as handling other real estate and environmental issues related to the development.

Tampa area lawyers form group to oppose foreclosure bill
St. Petersburg attorneys Matt Weidner and Charles Gallagher and Tampa lawyer Mark Stopa are creating Florida Consumer Justice Advocates to lobby against Florida House Bill 0087.

The mortgage foreclosure bill, as proposed by state Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, would create a faster foreclosure court process when the borrower/defendant is judged to have no defense to a deficiency. The bill would also reduce the time period a bank would have to sue someone after a foreclosure for a deficiency from five years to one year.

The attorneys argue the bill would remove due process safeguards for homeowners and restrict access to the courts.

“If passed, this bill would further handicap homeowners from defending their foreclosure and provide banks with no impediment [to] the quick tacking of homes,” Gallagher says in a press release.

The group has also added law firms and attorneys support from Parker & Dufresne, Oppenheim Law, Forrest Law Firm, Ice Legal, Law Offices of Darin Lentner, Lynn Drysdale and Alice Vickers.

Pinellas Code Enforcement hires Accelerated Waste Solutions
Tampa-based waste removal and recycling firm Accelerated Waste Solutions has been awarded the Pinellas County Contract for Code Enforcement's Vacant Lot Debris Removal and Maintenance.

Fred Tomlin Jr., the director of business development for Accelerated Waste Solutions, says the company offered the county a quicker, more efficient and technologically advanced way to remove debris from vacant, fire-hazard or city-owned properties.

Along with its more standard services the company offers the city and the public access to a smartphone app for iOS or Android, called Junk Shot. Promoted as the United States' first and only junk/trash removal smartphone app, the software allows users to photograph debris and upload the picture to the company for a price quote and pickup time.

Walter Investment Management buying Ally Bank lending, broker businesses
Tampa-based Walter Investment Management Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the correspondent lending and wholesale broker businesses of Ally Bank. Upon the completion of the deal, Walter Investment Management expects it will employ 300 of the correspondent lending and wholesale broker businesses' employees.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“This transaction brings to Walter Investment a team of knowledgeable, experienced employees with which to pursue correspondent lending opportunities ... ” Mark O'Brien, chairman and CEO of Walter Investment, says in a press release.

Walter Investment Management is an asset manager, mortgage servicer and originator with more than 3,700 employees.

Evolucia completes partnership with Mexico's OSRAM
Sarasota-based Evolucia Inc. has finalized its partnership with OSRAM Mexico to develop, market and deliver the OSRAM ProPoint LED Cobrahead fixture using Evolucia Aimed Optics in Mexico. The fixtures are currently being manufactured and should be delivered and installed in Mexico starting this year.

“OSRAM is the second-largest lighting company in the world, and we believe this partnership will allow Evolucia to be a major player in this rapidly growing market,” company CEO Mel Interiano says in an update letter to shareholders. “We are working diligently with OSRAM in our hope to potentially deliver tens of thousands of these new LED Aimed Optics Cobrahead fixtures to Mexico over the coming months.”

The company says there are an estimated 20 million streetlights in Mexico with market potential of $6 billion based on current prices.

At the same time, the company plans to start shipping its new generation of LED fixtures sometime this quarter.

White Cloud Electronic Cigarettes launches 'Cin' flavored e-cigarette
Tarpon Springs-based White Cloud Electronic Cigarettes has released a cinnamon flavored electronic cigarette for its Fling product line.

The new flavor, “Cin,” also marks the first flavor from White Cloud Electronic Cigarettes to be made in the United States. The company plans to continue bringing production of its current products to the U.S. this year.

The “Cin” flavor is currently available in light, full and extra strength nicotine level, and the flavor will soon be offered in replacement cartridges for White Cloud's rechargeable line of electronic cigarettes.

The Fling disposable cigarette products have a lifespan equal to two packs of tobacco cigarettes.

“With the arrival of 'Cin' we now offer 15 flavors, many of which have been created due to the demand from users who have made the switch,” Matthew Steingraber, managing director of White Cloud Electronic Cigarettes, says in a press release.

Givens Law Group adds partners, changes name
After 30 years of practicing divorce and family law, Stann Givens announced the promotion of two of his staff members to partners in the firm Givens Law Group and a new name, Givens Givens Sparks.

Chris Givens, Stann Givens' son, has been working with the firm since 2005, when it was Knox & Givens. He served as assistant state attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit from 2003-2005 and then began practicing family law.

Robert Sparks joined the firm in 2006 after also serving as an assistant state attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit, and working in a large insurance defense firm.

The firm will continue to practice family and marital law but will also handle civil trial issues including personal injury and insurance claims litigation.

Small PC's Roadwater Computer lands U.K. contract with Primetech
Primetech (UK) Ltd. has agreed to buy vehicle display systems from Roadwater Computer, a division of Clearwater-based Small PC Computers. The Roadwater vehicle display model RWD080M will be used in Primetech's Fire Service Thermal Imaging camera system integrated into the Bronto Skylift boom (articulated lift) ladder control system for fire trucks.

The display allows the boom operator to see what the thermal imaging camera sees 40 meters up. The boom control station is open to the elements and must withstand wet and dirty conditions as well as extreme heat and cold. The display must also be clearly visible for direct sunlight and daylight viewing.

The RWD080M 8-inch Vehicle LCD display is specifically designed for mobile public safety and public security applications, including use on fire trucks, police marine units and coast guard vehicles. The unit is sealed to water, and dirt and includes an optically enhanced LCD using low-power LED backlights.

Primetech is one of the United Kingdom's top providers of satellite services and rugged computers for vehicle uses.