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Byline: -- Compiled by Ben Jauron

Intero Real Estate Services has recently entered the Los Angeles County real estate market by opening an office in Woodland Hills. Leading the new office will be Ron Ario, who comes to Intero from Keller Williams, where he worked for 25 years, most recently as director of the Central and Southern California regions. Ario's leadership team includes Scott Green, who was a top agent for a San Fernando Valley brokerage for 27 years, and Roger Hance, a real estate entrepreneur for more than three decades. Intero intends to open franchise offices throughout the county.

Scott Silverstein and Tom Specker, principals in commercial real estate firm Lee and Associates' Calabasas office, recently represented the Almar building in an eight-year office lease exceeding $2.8million. The local family that owns the 12,649-square-foot property at 16030 Ventura Blvd. in Encino leased it to the business management and consulting firm Philpott Bills Stoll and Meeks LLP, and, upon completion of build-outs, will expand into part of an adjoining office suite. The new lease of the larger suite will take place next month.

Furthermore, Ron Feder, Joe Jusko and Scott Linklater of Lee and Associates' Calabasas office have negotiated three separate industrial leases in Canoga Park totaling more than $1.3million. Working on behalf of the TLM Group, Feder, Jusko and Linklater negotiated the leases for units at 8116 Deering Ave. The units went to Gilmore Shutters, Tikal Doors and Deans Catering, Inc.

Prudential Financial retirees Mona Marian Bielby Enos of Sherman Oaks and Glenn Cotham of North Hollywood have earned $1,000 Prudential CARES volunteer grant awards for their work with local nonprofit groups. Enos gave 549 volunteer hours to the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Guild, and Cotham gave 240 hours to the San Fernando Valley Alliance on Mental Illness.

Troop Real Estate Inc. will hold its 20th Anniversary Awards Banquet at the Ronald Reagan Library on Thursday. The banquet is the first of several events Troop has scheduled through the year to mark its anniversary. Troop is the largest commercial real estate company in Ventura County, with 13 of its 15 offices there.

Stay Green Inc., a Santa Clarita landscape contracting company, has recently appointed Michael Caruso as its account manager for Los Angeles County. Caruso will operate out of North Hollywood. Stay Green Inc. is a family-owned company providing landscape maintenance, and tree and plant health care services in Southern California and just celebrated its 36th anniversary.

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