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One hundred and twenty million households across the country begin receiving their U.S. Census questionnaires this week. The mass mailing is the first phase of the country's ten year population count. Local census officials say the region's ethnic diversity and the down economy make Southwest...
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The 2010 U.S. Census will bring thousands of temporary jobs to Southwest Florida. Although the bulk of the work won’t begin until next spring, Census officials say the time for job seekers to act is now. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Florida Gulf Coast University started fall classes Monday with more students than ever before. Even with all the construction underway the university has room for even more. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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The developer behind the planned 18-thousand home Babcock Community east of Punta Gorda laid off 9 people who’d been working on the project last week – that’s half its staff…they were planners and office workers. Chairman & CEO of Kitson & Partners – Syd Kitson – told WGCU’s Mike Kiniry they...
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While it’s going to be several years - at least - until they’re actually building homes…a group of architects has gathered at Babcock Ranch to share visions for the proposed community’s first homes. Once complete there’ll be about 19-thousand homes at the Babcock Ranch Community. The master plan calls...
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A controversial golf course community in northern Collier County won unanimous approval from the South Florida Water Management District’s governing board yesterday. It’s the second time the governing board has approved the proposed 17-hundred-acre development, called Mirasol. The U-S Army Corps of...
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It was standing room only inside an air-conditioned tent pitched on a Charlotte County field Monday – as hundreds of state and local officials gathered to watch Governor Jeb Bush sign the Babcock Preservation Act. While the new law does set aside 310-million-dollars for the purchase of 74-thousand-acres...
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Collier County is feeling the heat of an expensive housing market. This week, commissioners voted to approve four new developments that will include a total of 350 affordable homes and condominiums. A family of four who makes less than 52-thousand dollars a year would be eligible to buy the discounted...
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Collier County is home to the most expensive housing market in Florida. This week, commissioners voted to allow more developments with affordable homes. Business owners in Naples and the surrounding cities are having a tough time finding enough workers who can afford to live in Collier County. So after...
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Charlotte County Commissioners recently voted to allow changes to their comprehensive plans to allow more development on the 90-thousand acre ranch.
Now Kitson needs similar approval from the Lee County Commission to build his town of 40-thousand residents.
Judah says now it’s up to Kitson to...
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