Breaking Ground: Tiger Woods' contribution to Collier and Lee counties

Forget the golf club. Tiger Woods swings a pretty powerful hammer.

With a partner, Woods' contribution to Southwest Florida development is scheduled to debut next month. And there's going to be more after that.

PopStroke is popping up in September on Six Mile Cypress Parkway in Fort Myers, and another is in the works for Naples.

The entertainment venture combines a putting course with food and booze and may be one of the segments in Retail-tainment that can overcome the challenges of the pandemic.

Buy a house. Get a doc.

A home builder is offering a year of free telemedicine appointments to home buyers in its Ave Maria community amid the pandemic.

The company's founder called the technology a "win-win" for customers these days, as the last place many want to step foot in is a hospital. 

That community, deep in rural east Collier County, has seen sales surge as more residents have been seeking to get away from urban areas during the COVID-19 era.

More growth and development news

» What had been rare has become more routine in the region: Job cuts across the board in local industries, and the list keeps getting longer.

» America's oldest apparel seller has begun closing locations. At least one of them is in Southwest Florida.

» Want to help local small businesses get back on their feet and start building up again? Here's one way.

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