Manufacturer gets oil change

Peter Bagwell is one of the Gulf Coast's biggest cheerleaders for manufacturing.

So it came as a bit of a shock to industry peers when one of Bagwell's partners bought out the company they started in Fort Myers called Polygon Solutions. Polygon is a specialty manufacturer, and the company has been a big proponent of the industry, hosting manufacturing events at its facility and training young people in the field.

Now Bagwell and his wife, Susie, are starting a new venture called I Love Oils to sell therapeutic oils and teach the public and professionals how to use them. They've opened an office and classroom off Alico Road between Interstate 75 and U.S. 41. “We're going to launch it from kitchen table to conference table,” he says.