If you haven’t already encountered JLL in Sarasota and Southwest Florida, you will soon. Industry veteran Brad Berzins, SIOR, is leading the charge to expand JLL’s physical presence throughout the Sarasota area as well as Southwest Florida. He and his team have made significant strides in just a short... Read more

  Sanibel Captiva Community Bank started out with a focus on its namesake islands. As the local region grew, though, the bank grew right along with it, open­ing locations in Fort Myers as well. As Sanibel Captiva Community Bank celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023, its reach has expanded,... Read more

Few buildings in Southwest Florida can claim as much history as McCollum Hall in downtown Fort Myers. Built in 1938 by Clifford McCollum Sr., the building in the Dunbar neighbor­hood was home to touring jazz giants such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louie Armstrong and B.B.King. It was a... Read more

Long-term vision and persistence are two keys to success in real estate development, especially when it comes to unique projects. Just ask the Cape Coral father-and son team of John and Charles Ringland, whose vision for a luxury storage development called The Caves took four years to realize. While... Read more

The JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort is among Southwest Florida’s most luxurious hotels, a waterfront retreat full of amenities like exquisite cuisine, championship golf, a full-service spa and suites with breathtaking sunset views. It has every modern-day feature of the world’s top resort properties… except one. It lacks... Read more

Stretching out from the Alaskan peninsula into the freezing Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands are among the most remote and challenging islands for hu­man habitation. If you think labor and supply chain issues are challenging in Florida, a chat with Derrick Perry, vice president of construction at GCG Construction,... Read more

In 2012, when Cameratta Compa­nies was scouting for development opportunities in Lee County, the region was still in the grips of the Great Reces­sion, which devastated the homebuild­ing industry. Like Cameratta, Busey Bank ex­ecutives were confident the worst of the recession was over, even though conditions still appeared bleak.... Read more

When Seagate Development Group acquired a rock mine in east Lee County earlier this year, it was another example of why the firm is considered one of the most forward-thinking construction and development companies in Southwest Florida. The $15 million deal for the 502-acre Bell Boulevard Mine on State... Read more

At six years old, Waltbillig & Hood is a relatively new construction company in a region flush with generations of old firms. Yet, the Naples-based company already has earned a reputation as one of Southwest Florida’s leading general contractors. Waltbillig & Hood has built an impres­sive project portfolio with... Read more

Savvy real estate investors recog­nize that Randy Krise has an uncanny ability to spot Southwest Florida’s next big area for development. It may be a crystal ball, intuition, street smarts, nose for opportunity or simply experience. Krise, founder of Krise Real Estate Group in Fort Myers, has four decades... Read more