Retail acquisition
>>Forestry Resources Inc. (www.gomulch.com) of Fort Myers will venture into Sarasota County with the purchase Englewood Landscape Supply, an Englewood retail outlet and supplier of landscape and garden supplies. Forestry Resources is known for its manufacture of FloriMulch, which is made from the famously invasive and confounding melaleuca tree. The Englewood store will bring the company’s total to six.

Habitat excellence
>>A senior housing project in North Fort Myers built by Habitat for Humanity of Lee County has won the organization a 2007 “Excellence in Construction” trophy from the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. The 60-unit, $5 million project is a first of its kind for any Habitat affiliate. The units are rented to seniors.

Expanding Dominion
>>Dominion Video Satellite Inc. is going into the television and radio production business. Dominion, which delivers Christian-oriented TV and radio programming nationwide and into U.S. territories and Canada through Sky Angel (www.skyangel.com), is launching Sky Angel Productions LLC. Kathleen Johnson has been promoted to president and Hope Daley has been promoted to vice president of the production company.

Radio star
>>Matt Johnson, a program director for B103.9 WXKB-FM, has been named among the nation’s top young talent nationwide by Edison Media Research. He was selected from hundreds of nominations the New Jersey-based research company received from across the country for its 30 Under 30. WXKB is a Beasley Broadcast Group (www.bbgi.com) station in Fort Myers. Johnson joins other winners participating on a panel at the 32nd Annual Conclave Learning Conference tomorrow in Minneapolis.

Going once, going twice
>>There is another way to deal houses and land besides sticking a for-sale sign in the ground. Carla Bonten, owner of Auctioneers by Carla Bonten Inc. in Bonita Springs, will hold a reserve auction of lots in San Carlos Park and Lehigh Acres as well as single-family homes in Bonita Springs and Cape Coral, and a condominium in Bonita Springs. This auction will be held at 1:30 p.m. July 14 the Elks Lodge at 3231 Coconut Road in Bonita Springs. Pre-register by 5 p.m. July 13 by calling 825-9495. 

Chocolate cruise
>>Call it the Love Boat. Chocolatier Norman Love will sail the eastern Caribbean aboard Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium to raise money for the Lee County division of the American Heart Association. Love will participate in private events, such as demonstrating how he creates his signature chocolates and a forum including a photo and autograph session. Fifty dollars from every cabin booked for the “Chocolate Covered Caribbean Cruise” will be donated to the association. For information about the cruise or to make reservations, contact CruiseOne at 332-3335, e-mail at tdelaney@cruiseone.com or visit www.delaneycruise.com.

Education donation
>>Local architect R.J. McCormack (www.rjmccormack.com) has donated $20,000 to provide scholarships for local Latino students through the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce college scholarship fund.

Appraisal certification
>>Michael Polly, vice president of Denny Grimes & Co., has earned the Certified Property Valuator designation from the National Association of Broker Price Opinion Professionals, qualifying him to provide real estate appraisal services. 

K2’s new COO
>>Interior design veteran Wanda Wagner has joined K2 Design Group as its chief operating officer. She holds an MBA and has nearly 20 years experience in the industry. She will be working at K2’s Bonita Springs studio.

Workforce housing grand opening
>>The Avenues, a new workforce housing community in Charlotte County, is holding a grand opening from noon to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The sales center is at 24400 Airport Road in Punta Gorda. The Avenues is a collaborative effort between the private and government sectors to help answer the demand for local workforce housing. Affordable new housing is available with a low down payment and low monthly mortgage payments. Partners include Bove Co., The Housing Corp. of Charlotte County, Punta Gorda Housing Authority, the City of Punta Gorda, Mercantile Bank and others. For more information, call (941) 833-3300. 

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