S t e p h e n Arrivello joined SVN Commercial Partners as the company’s new leader of capital markets. In addition to tradi t ional capi tal sources, Arrivello provides direct C-PACE lending capabilities to SVN’s client base. Arrivello has 15 years of experience in commercial banking... Read more
Tri-Town Expands Footprint, Adds New Service
SUITE TALK July 6, 2023
Tri-Town Construction opened a new headquarters building in the Gateway community of Fort Myers. The facility includes 6,000sf of offices, showrooms and design studios, along with a 7,000sf warehouse. The building was designed to inspire clients with previews of Tri-Town’s capabilities. Functional areas, including the reception, lobby, kitchen... Read more
DeAngelis Diamond Adds Safety Manager
SUITE TALK July 6, 2023
Kassidy Hernandez has joined DeAngelis Diamond as a safety manager responsible for the management of safety programs across all projects, ensuring safe and effective work practices and environments. Hernandez assists the director of health and safety in striving to achieve DeAngelis Diamond’s zero accident goal. Hernandez earned a... Read more
SanCap Bank Hires New Customer Service Rep
SUITE TALK July 6, 2023
Darlene Ottervanger has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a customer service representative at the bank’s Winkler Branch in Fort Myers. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. A seasoned banking professional, Ottervanger has close to 40 years of banking experience at various... Read more
Owen-Ames-Kimball Promotes Senior Staffer
SUITE TALK July 6, 2023
Owen‑Ames‑Kimball Company (O‑A‑K) promoted Alesha Watchowski to director of operations, a role in which she coordinates training and procedural processes for the company. She joined O-A-K in 2014 as a project manager assistant and was promoted to project manager in 2017. In 2022, she was named senior project... Read more
Wright Construction Group is building a new fire training facility in Cape Coral that will enhance firefighting skills of departments across Southwest Florida. The $11.6 million City of Cape Coral project will include a five-story training tower, a two-story residential structure and classrooms for training. Firefighters will be... Read more
PBS Contractors has added Zig Piwowarski as vice president of construction and promoted Edward Arnolde to vice president of field operations. Piwowarski manages and coordinates activities of the project management team, oversees the pre-construction process from initial client contact through contract, and monitors project budgets and progress through... Read more
Seagate Development Group has completed the $24.5 million sale of a 3.5- acre property in Naples that was formerly home to the Collins Hotel, which had recently closed. The buyer was Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago’s premier academic health system that provides world-class care through 11 hospitals, two medical... Read more
Mayhugh Leasing Shops in Heart of Cape Coral
SUITE TALK July 6, 2023
Mayhugh Commercial Advisors secured the leasing for a new 30,000sf retail project in the heart of Cape Coral’s commercial corridor. The Shops at Del Mar will consist of four single-story buildings with more than 370 feet of frontage on the heavily traveled Pine Island Road corridor. The shopping... Read more
Compass Rose Marina held an “anchor setting” event for a new boat storage facility on San Carlos Island at Fort Myers Beach. The boat storage facility will be capable of withstanding 200 mph winds and flood waters. It will be able to store 286 boats up to 50... Read more