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How long does it take to create a new commercial development in Florida?

Just ask Rich Galvano, who's been on a 10-year quest to develop a 241-acre tract of land ideally situated near Florida Gulf Coast University and Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

“I feel like Rocky at the beginning of the fight with the Russian,” Galvano says, referring to the famous boxing movie. Dubbed the Innovation Hub, Florida Gulf Coast University plans to jumpstart the development by constructing a 25,000-square-foot building there for its Emergent Technologies Institute.