Creative Destruction

Roger Hutchison is exactly the kind of entrepreneur Fort Myers is hoping to attract — and the city didn't have to offer him any incentives to move here.

Hutchison recently acquired an 18,000-square-foot building on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River for $1 million, a fraction of the $3.5 million the owner was asking for five years ago.

Although owners of commercial real estate might bemoan the crash in prices, it spells opportunity for entrepreneurs such as Hutchison. He's turning what used to be a crab-processing warehouse into high-tech offices for two companies he owns: D3 Services and eTriage.