Bankunited Provides $2.16 Million Refinance Loan to Leasa Industries, Inc., Liberty City’s Largest Employer in Metro Miami, FL

MIAMI LAKES, FL  – BankUnited announced it has provided a $2.16 million loan to Leasa Industries, Inc. to refinance its Liberty City facility at 2450 Northwest 76th Street.

As the largest employer in Liberty City, with more than 70 employees, Leasa is known for its socially responsible practices, including hiring its employees from within the Liberty City community, and locating its facility within a designated Empowerment Zone/Community Redevelopment Area.

One of the largest growers, manufacturers, processors and packers of healthy food products across the Southeastern United States, Leasa brand products are distributed to various retail locations throughout Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Caribbean and Alaska.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Mary Harris,

(305) 817-8117                                           

MHarris@BankUnited.com

Savannah Whaley,

 (954) 776-1999, ext. 225

swhaley@piersongrant.com

Amy Hoffman

Pierson Grant Public Relations

6301 Northwest 5th Way  Suite 2600

Fort Lauderdale, FL  33309

v. (954) 776-1999  ext. 228

f. (954) 776-0290

ahoffman@piersongrant.com

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