Trades are Back

When Eastern Metal Supply expanded a few years ago into 60,000 square feet of existing industrial space in Fort Myers, owner Greg Weekes thought the football-sized building would easily accommodate his company's growth here.

But the recovery turned out to be a lot stronger than many people estimated. “A lot of the building is coming back,” Weekes says. “The economy has picked up.”

Now, Chris-Tel Construction is building a 172,000-square-foot facility for Eastern Metal Supply, which has plans to add another 80,000 square feet off Alico Road in Fort Myers.