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a larger terminal in 2005 to ac- commodate record passenger counts and I-75 is in the midst of a widening project from four to six lanes. “Naples is such a mecca for Fortune 100 CEOs, CFOs and boards of directors,” says Staros. “One day two CEOs of two ma- jor automobile companies were having cocktails in the lounge just 70 feet from one another. Th at could only happen here.” Southwest Florida, however, isn’t just about the rich, the fa- mous and The Ritz-Carlton. Much of its charm is its layered personalities and juxtaposi- tions—the old and the new, the high-end and the kitsch. Shop or dine in style at Waterside Shops or along Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South on Saturday, and join revelers at Stan’s Idle Hour in Goodland on Sunday. Take in a Broad- way show one day, and trek in a swamp the next in search of the elusive ghost orchid. Swamp buggy races? Five-star dining? A cheeseburger in paradise? Yes, we have that, too—all just wait- ing to be discovered by those visitors-turned-residents. 2000 Sales begin at Mediterra, Bonita Bay Group’s 1,697- acre master-planned community in North Naples. Bonita Bay Group acquires TwinEagles, also in North Naples. GHOSTS IN THE SWAMPS: The rare and endangered ghost orchid is native to Southwest Florida. 2001 The inaugural Naples Winter Wine Festival raises nearly $3 million for local children’s charities. 2002 Sales begin in Shadow Wood Preserve, Bonita Bay Group’s 440-acre community in south Lee County. 2003 Bonita Bay Group introduces Verandah along a 1.75-mile stretch of the Orange River in Fort Myers. Two months later the 1,456-acre community is named Florida’s fi rst green land development by the Florida Green Building Coalition. 2005 The new terminal opens at the airport, renamed in 1993 to Southwest Florida International Airport. 2005 Bonita Bay Group introduces Sandoval in Cape Coral. IN Good Company | 2009 35 DENNIS GOODMAN
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