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Executive shares experience and expertise with sustainable regional planning and

impacts of recent legislation

(Bonita Springs, Fla. – December 18, 2009) – Dennis Gilkey, CEO and Principal of Bonita Springs-based land planning and development consulting firm Gilkey Organization, was a featured speaker at the University of Florida’s conservation summit “Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Energy Conservation II: Comprehensive Planning Under Florida’s HB 697” in October.

Gilkey joined other state experts on sustainable development to provide course attendees including land development professionals and government officials, with a goal of reviewing and explaining new energy and greenhouse gas planning requirements by HB 697. This legislation includes requirements involving energy efficient land use patterns, greenhouse gas reduction strategies and energy conservation. Gilkey’s presentation focused on explaining the bill’s implications for developers.

Gilkey and other presenters also authored a comprehensive policy analysis on these subjects for the University of Florida Program for Resource Efficient Communities. More information on the report, entitled “Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Energy Conservation,” is available at www.buildgreen.ufl.edu.

About Gilkey Organization

Gilkey Organization provides land advisory, real estate development and development management services in Southwest, North Central and Northeast Florida. The company specializes in projects that are environmentally sound and based on sustainable principles. CEO Dennis Gilkey has more than 30 years of experience in land development, highway, building and utility projects throughout Florida. He also recently completed a four-year term as a commissioner on the 15-member Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, which is charged by the Florida Legislature to envision the future of the state 25 and 50 years into the future.

The company shares its headquarters with Gilkey Realty, Inc. at 9220 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 215, in Bonita Springs. For more information about the Gilkey Organization, call (239) 498-7840, or visit online at www.gilkeyorganization.com.

 BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (June 23, 2009) – Dennis Gilkey, CEO of Gilkey Organization, was a featured speaker at two recent workshops on Low-Impact Development (LID), an innovative approach to community design, construction and maintenance that can be used to minimize the adverse impacts of development. The workshops, held in Lake City and Spring Hill, were presented by the University of Florida IFAS Extension Service Program for Resource Efficient Communities and Florida Yards & Neighborhoods, for government officials and staff, developers, builders, realtors and water resource protection advocates.

Gilkey joined other leading LID experts at the Ichetucknee Springshed LID Workshop held in Lake City, providing information about fundamental LID practices and principles for springs protection, focusing on Columbia and Suwannee counties. The event was sponsored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Suwannee River Water Management District and The Ichetucknee Partnership.

At the Springs Coast LID Workshop, held at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Gilkey was part of a distinguished panel of experts providing information for attendees from Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. The workshop focused on protection of springs, surface water and groundwater, through the use of LID practices. The program was supported by Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Florida Water Management District and Florida Park Service Environmental protection.

Gilkey Organization provides land advisory, real estate development and development management services in Southwest, North Central and Northeast Florida. The company specializes in projects that are environmentally sound and based on sustainable principles. CEO Dennis Gilkey has more than 30 years of experience in land development, highway, building and utility projects throughout Florida. He also serves as a commissioner on the 15-member Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, which is charged by the Florida Legislature to envision the future of the state 25 and 50 years into the future.

The company shares its headquarters with Gilkey Advisors, LLC and Gilkey Realty, Inc. at 9220 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 215, in Bonita Springs. For more information about the Gilkey Organization, call (239) 498-7840, or visit online at www.gilkeyorganization.com.