Shop Talk

business moves

Zounds Inc. hearing-aid maker opened a new store at 23181 Village Shops Way, Suite 101, in Estero's Coconut Point Mall.

Bonita Bay Group launched an amenities management division called New Leaf to manage the clubs and amenities in its communities as well as some amenity operations outside the company.

Brooks & Freund began construction on Reliance Bank's new corporate headquarters at 14241 Metro Parkway in Fort Myers.

Marble Slab Creamery ice cream shop opened a new location near the main entrance to the Lake Shops in Coconut Point, on U.S. 41 between Corkscrew and Coconut roads.

Konsultar Corporation, owned by Anna Kubit in Naples, will facilitate the import and export of medical equipment and other goods between the Dominican Republic and Southwest Florida.

General Motors awarded J.L. Wallace Inc. a contract to build the Estero Chevrolet car dealership off Corkscrew Boulevard near I-75.

Bonita Bay Group Realty opened an office at Coconut Point next to Blue Water Bistro.

Morse Shores Professional Center broke ground on a new commercial building for general use at 4857 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers to be constructed by Richardson Homes Inc., Commercial.

Florida Yachts expanded its chartering fleet with a 35-foot sailing catamaran named Firenze.

Salon Alfredo Spa & Boutique hired stylists Denise LaForge, Leyna M. Verrastro, Heidi Stidams and Megan Hartley.

Pet Protect, a Naples-based company, recently launched a new Web site dedicated to pet-friendly real estate, www.petrealtynetwork.com.

Investors' Security Trust Co., a Fort Myers firm providing estate, trust and investment management services, has exceeded $250 million in assets under management.

Southwest Florida Addiction Services awarded the architectural contract for its new Detoxification Center and Outpatient Treatment Center to Burt Hill/Pollock Krieg Architects Inc. of Fort Myers.

The Florida Department of Education debuted a new monthly

television show, Teacher Talk: An Inside Look at Florida Education, on The Education Channel (cable channel 20 in Collier County).

Partners Financial Corporation, the holding company for Partners Bank, opened its new corporate headquarters in Naples in the Capital Center near the intersection of Airport-Pulling Road and Golden Gate Parkway.

WilsonMiller relocated its Fort Myers office to the Westlinks Business Park in Gateway.

Boran Craig Barber Homes of Naples changed its name to

BCB Homes.

Sheeley Architects relocated its Fort Myers office to the fourth floor of the nearby One University Park office building at the intersection of College Parkway and Summerlin Road in south Fort Myers.

Benchmark Home Mortgage opened its newest branch office at 2326 Del Prado Blvd. in Cape Coral.

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