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The Link Between Airport Growth and our Economy

By Gary Tasman The transportation corridors around Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) have been home to some of the fastest-growing development projects in our region during the past 10 years. While we’ve previously discussed some of the exciting commercial improvements near the airport, we haven’t focused on the airport itself, and how it both impacts

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Industrial Property Demand in Southwest Florida

By Gary Tasman Utter the words “industrial property” to someone outside the world of commercial real estate, and they’re likely to picture concrete jungles with enormous drab buildings, smokestacks and air pollution. In some parts of the country, that might be an accurate impression. However, when we talk about industrial property here in Southwest Florida,

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Does Collier County Have Room for Industrial Growth?

By Gary Tasman Our region has become one of the most popular in the nation for starting new businesses and relocating existing ones, thanks to high inbound migration numbers during the pandemic and a pro-business tax environment in Florida. Melanie Schmees, Director of Business and Economic Research for the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, states

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Resolving Southwest Florida’s Affordable Housing Woes

By Gary Tasman In early March, the Florida House passed a bill that is designed to help local governments and developers to create more affordable housing opportunities in the state. SB 962: Residential Development Projects for Affordable Housing has now passed both the Senate and the House with unanimous bipartisan support and appears to be

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Commercial Property Predictions for 2022

By Gary Tasman 2021 was an explosive year for commercial development in Southwest Florida. Thanks to what we’re calling the “COVID Economy,” our region experienced a population boom, which in turn created more demand for commercial and residential property than anyone anticipated. Southwest Florida saw an explosion of housing starts and rental communities, as well

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The Link Between Infrastructure Investment and Commercial Property

By Gary Tasman The ink is now dry on the $1.2 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The bipartisan bill represents the most momentous investment in U.S. infrastructure in more than 50 years, not only reauthorizing $650 billion in already appropriated funding, but also designating an additional $550 billion for new infrastructure projects.

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