Growth & Development

Hundreds of people took a trip down memory lane Saturday to Everglades City’s 85th anniversary celebration of the completion of Tamiami Trail.

"We need to capture and to purchase and control as much (land) as we can at this stage of the game because it won't come around again," Paul Arsenault said.

Hotel rates are climbing in Collier County, helping drive up visitor spending. In March, the average daily rate increased to $288.30, up nearly 11 percent during the past year. Meanwhile, occupancy only rose 1.3 percent to 93.4 percent.

The ride is over for King Richard’s Family Fun Park and its owners. The property was purchased for a new Hyundai dealership.

A developer’s proposal to donate 640 acres to Florida Gulf Coast University drew support and opposition as the idea was floated for the first time publicly Tuesday. Private Equity Group, the owner of the land, made its pitch for the ...

With a new name and a new owner, a sleeping golf community has been awakened in North Naples. Talis Park is the new name for the revived housing project off Livingston Road, just south of the Lee County line.

A proposal to give commercial developers a three-year break on impact fees for roads when building small projects is advancing in the Legislature over the objections of Florida’s cities and counties.

A petting zoo east of Naples remains closed as a court dispute between two partners in the venture continues another week.

Annexed into the city in 2009, the land has sat vacant since developers backed out of a deal to build a retirement community there the same year. "It makes sense for Moorings Park," said Adam Benigni, senior planner for Naples.

It’s crunchtime for Paul Arsenault and Neville Williams who want to turn the recently sold Grand Central Station property downtown into a park.

To appease concerns from residents of the nearby Collier’s Reserve subdivision, the developer agreed to a 75-foot building setback from Goodlette-Frank Road for what gets built on the 22-acre vacant parcel on the east side of Goodlette-Frank Road. Collier’s Reserve ...

The site that today features the go-carts of King Richard’s Family Fun Park will someday have Hyundais instead.