Investors flock to Charlotte County, creating visible transformation and vital prosperity. Charlotte County is looking bigger and better these days as more and more investors see compelling opportunities here. The expansion of Cheney Brothers distribution center is...

Collaboration equals multiplication with the formation of COAD. The circumstances were extraordinary, and so was the resulting math: An equation in which one plus one plus one came to equal hundreds, thousands and even millions. On March 15th of this year as the...

Babcock Ranch, America’s first solar city, shows—and sells. School was in session for viewers around the world who tuned in this summer to the half-hour documentary about Babcock Ranch produced by NBC Nightly News Films, the network’s longform digital documentary...

Three R’s elevate Charlotte County as the smart location choice. Although the pandemic is far from over, important lessons have already emerged regarding the creation and maintenance of robust supply chains. Call them the three R’s: Risk management, resilience and...

Critical factors provide economic “inoculation” for Charlotte County When an entire national economy crashes to a halt, ill effects are bound to reverberate. However, despite the delays of several construction projects, Charlotte County’s economic news is actually...

While the EDP’s mission has always been to attract, retain and grow business and industry in Charlotte County, during the COVID-19 pandemic the EDP quickly pivoted to addressing the immediate needs of both Charlotte County’s residents and its business owners. The EDP...

Did you know the Florida Chamber of Commerce began in 1916 as “The Florida Cattle Tick Eradication Committee?” It’s true. Since then, the Chamber has been fighting for Florida’s economy for more than a century, addressing challenges and providing support in...

Since 1994, Charlotte County has used a 1% sales tax authorized by the state of Florida to help fund quality of life improvements in our community. In November 2014, this tax was on the ballot in local and state elections of Nov. 4, 2014, and the community voted to...

Metrostudy, a national company that bills itself as the leading provider of primary and secondary market information to the housing and residential construction industry, reports that Babcock Ranch is now the #1 master-planned community in Southwest Florida based on...