'Broad Scope'

At least once a month, Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Kirk Boylston is on the road touting a vision he has for the master-planned community in east Manatee County.

At health-industry conferences he hands out brochures depicting a modern, industrial development where biomedical researchers and medical suppliers mingle against a classic Lakewood Ranch backdrop of wetlands, trees, bridges, pedestrian and bicycling trails.

“There's a lot of bio research hubs,” Boylston says. “We're just trying to create a smaller version here. It's a pretty broad scope, so we're really looking for anything that's related to enhancing health.”