Robert Gurd­ian has joined LSI Companies, Inc., as director of accounting. In this role, he works closely with the CFO to provide fi­nancial governance and is responsible for completing monthly financial statements, opera­tional budgets, internal analyses, and payroll. Gurdian received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Illinois State University... Read more

PBS Contrac­tors welcomes to the team Bryant Johnston. John­ston brings decades of experience in construction proj­ect management, working through­out Florida and previously in Royal Oak, Michigan. He is responsible for project planning, coordination, and financial controls. As the liaison to the client, keeping them informed of project updates and... Read more

GATES Con­struct ion has hired Brion Sala­tino as senior project manager.He is responsible for overall project coordination and management from pre-construction and permitting through owner occupancy. Salatino has more than 12 years of construction experience with various project types and particular expertise in hospitality, healthcare, and education projects. Based... Read more

Barron Collier Companies and Metro Commercial Development Group announce a collection of res­taurants and services for The Pointe at Founders Square, a new 40,000sf dining, retail and services plaza located on the southeast corner of Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard in Naples. Initial tenants include Fuji Sushi, Lux­ury Nails... Read more

Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K) recently held a topping-off ceremony for the new Lehigh Acres Middle School at 651 Sunrise Boule­vard. The 167,000sf school is situated on 42+ acres and will cost nearly $43 million to build. It is slated for comple­tion next fall. O-A-K’s project manager is Alesha Watchowski, and... Read more

Commercial brokers with CRE Consultants recently negotiated a number of significant sales and leases in Southwest Florida. SALES Neal Communities of Southwest Florida, LLC: 654 acres at Winchester Lakes, 4697 Oil Well Road, Naples from Winchester Land, LLC for $9.25 million.(Dan Guoan) Encompass Health Corp.: 31 acres at 1720-1730... Read more

David Ledermann has joined Henderson, Frank­lin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.’s Business & Tax Depart­ment. He will be based out of the Fort Myers office. Ledermann has more than 20 years of experience in the employee benefits field. His representations involve tax-qualified retire­ment plans and non-quali­fied deferred compensation arrangements, as... Read more

MK Architecture has completed construction documents for Saint Raphael Roofing’s new 7,800sf head­quarters to be located in the Alico Commercial Park at 7911 Drew Circle in Fort Myers. The pre-engineered build­ing will house approximately 2,100sf of its operations and administrative functions with 5,700sf of warehouse and storage space. The... Read more

Brokers with Lee & Associates| Naples – Ft. Myers recently closed the following sales and leases. All proper­ties are in Fort Myers unless otherwise indicated. SALES Motorsports Storage, LLC: 18,600sf building at 3600 Westview Drive, Naples from Midland 1031, LLC for $3.02 million.(Jeff Buckler, SIOR, Bill Young and Biagio... Read more

Wade Smallwood has joined the team at Heatherwood Construction as a project superintendent. Smallwood has over 34 years of experience in the construction industry. His experience includes managing the construction of luxury custom homes and a variety of commercial construction projects throughout Southwest Florida. He is also a veteran... Read more