Cape crusade: City leaders advocating for redevelopment and new growth

Establishing a commercial hub within a city — and chasing people's entertainment dollars — requires both bold vision and patience.

  • By Jay Schlichter
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 4, 2019
Cape Coral Economic Development Office Manager Ricardo Noguera is hoping to entice commercial developers to invest in the city with mixed-use and multi-family projects. Photo by Stefania Pifferi.
Cape Coral Economic Development Office Manager Ricardo Noguera is hoping to entice commercial developers to invest in the city with mixed-use and multi-family projects. Photo by Stefania Pifferi.
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When Shelly Walton opened BackStreets Sports Bar in Cape Coral more than two decades ago, little was happening and there were only a few businesses in the primarily single-family residential community.

 

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