Creighton Construction & Development has completed the remodel of a 7-Eleven convenience store/gas station at 13550 Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers, just north of the main entrance to Southwest Florida International Airport. The new and improved 7-Eleven includes a 5,613sf convenience store with eight fuel pumps and 16 dispensers.... Read more
Parker/Mudgett/Smith Architects, Inc. in Fort Myers has expanded its staff by two. Brad Mills is the firm’s newest project manager. He has more than 25 years of architectural experience in Central America, the Republic of Honduras and Florida, where he relocated in 2015. During his career, Mills has managed... Read more
Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K) recently relocated to a larger Naples office to accommodate the company’s growth in Collier County. The new 1,600sf office is at 5117 Castello Drive, Suite 2, just southeast of the intersection of U.S. 41 and Pine Ridge Road. Its previous location was less than a mile... Read more
Oscar Prieto has joined BSSW Architects, Inc., in Fort Myers as an architectural designer. Prieto is skilled in software for technical drawing, graphic imaging and three-dimensional renderings. He also has managed all phases of architectural projects including design, construction documents and construction administration for several high-end residential projects. Prieto’s... Read more
Bonita-based GATE S Construction has expanded its Florida presence with the opening of an office in Palm Beach Gardens and the naming of a project executive to oversee it. Kim Bragg has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, much of it in Palm Beach County... Read more
Cl i f f o r d “Chip” Olson, a 25-year veteran of the real estate industry, was recently n a m e d t h e Commercial Achievement Award winner by Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR). The 5,000-member professional organization honored Olson based on his contributions to... Read more
T h e L e e Building Industry Association (Lee BIA) hosted its 11th Annual Bricks & Sticks Fishing Tournament on June 2nd at South Seas Island Resort on Captiva. More than 260 registered anglers on 74 boats competed for cash prizes. The tournament was preceded by the Captain’s... Read more
Earlier this year, Art Castellanos, AIA, was elected to a one-year term as president of the American Institute of Architects Florida Southwest Chapter, which includes 160 architects in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades and Hendry counties. Castellanos is the president of Castellanos + Tramonte Architects, a fullservice architectural firm specializing... Read more
Home Centric will be joining the lineup at Daniels Marketplace in Fort Myers. Beall’s, Inc. launched the home concept in May in North Carolina. The Fort Myers location is its first in Florida. When completed next March, the 15,000sf Home Centric store will offer distinct home decor and home... Read more
Naples-based Barron Collier Companies has named Jack Cecil as the new chairman of its board of directors. Cecil replaces Barron Collier, III, who held the position since 2013. According to company CEO Blake Gable, Cecil has served as an independent board member for the past five years, during which... Read more
