CRA approves commercial property improvement matching grant for Veronica Shoemaker Plaza

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved a commercial property improvement matching grant for Veronica Shoemaker Plaza in the not-to-exceed amount of $12,651.00. The CRA Commercial Property Improvement Matching Grant Program is a matching grant for commercial property owners and businesses within Fort Myers redevelopment areas. The maximum potential…

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Del Webb is gearing up for the opening of new active adult community in Fort Myers

Del Webb, the nation’s pioneer of active adult communities, is getting ready to introduce its vibrant, resort-inspired lifestyle to North Fort Myers. Del Webb Oak Creek located one mile west of I-75, close to Southwest Florida’s beaches and attractions, opens for sales in summer 2022 and will offer 900+ new-construction single-family homes surrounded by a…

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Owen-Ames-Kimball Florida hires Brandon Henderson as project superintendent

Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K), a preeminent general contractor with a longstanding presence in Southwest Florida, has announced the hiring of Brandon Henderson as a project superintendent. Henderson has served as a project superintendent for more than twenty years in the site/civil construction industry. He began his career in the Local 324, Operating Engineers of Detroit, MI,…

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Seagate to complete Rice Insulation & Glass in second quarter

Seagate Development Group is on track to complete Rice Insulation & Glass’ approximately 32,000-square-foot warehouse and 3,000-plus-square-foot office space by the second quarter of this year. This will be the first design-build facility at 40-acre Alico Trade Center,  a Seagate-owned, Class-A business park at Three Oaks Parkway and Oriole Road, just north of Alico Road…

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Fifth Avenue South Welcomes Carl’s Wine Vault to Naples’ Historic Main Street

The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) announced that Carl’s Wine Vault, Southwest Florida’s premier wine vault and storage facility, has opened an executive suite on Fifth Avenue, adding to the roster of high-end service providers who are locating operations along Naples’ historic main street. Located at 780 Fifth Ave. S., the new Carl’s…

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Seagate Completes First Phase of Infrastructure at Alico Trade Center

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Seagate Development Group has completed the first phase of infrastructure at 40-acre Alico Trade Center. This Seagate-owned, Class-A business park is located on Oriole Road, just west of the intersection at Three Oaks Parkway, and north of Alico Road next to the I-75 interchange in Fort Myers.  Roads are paved and…

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Reynolds Asset Management expands senior leadership team

 In its continuing dedication to economic development in communities along the east coast such as Poughkeepsie, New York, Orange, New Jersey, and Cape Coral, Reynolds Asset Management announced the appointment of Adam Triglia to vice president of acquisitions and development. In this role, Triglia will oversee investment projects over all aspects of the deal cycle, investor…

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BSSW Architects finalizes design for Marco Island Fire & Rescue Station 50

BSSW Architects has completed the design for Marco Island Fire & Rescue Station 50, a multi-use facility that also will serve as the community’s Emergency Operations Center. The 24,000-square-foot complex is designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane and has a hardened “safe room,” an emergency power generator with 48 hours of running capacity, independent…

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Hole Montes recognized during National Engineers Week

Hole Montes Project Manager Kevin Dowty, P.E., was among three individuals who accepted a Collier County proclamation in honor of engineers across the region. The Board of County Commissioners issued a proclamation designating Feb. 20-26 as National Engineers Week in Collier County. Joining Dowty in accepting the proclamation were Alison Bickett, P.E., a traffic engineer…

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