Southwest Florida's newest retail
epicenter, The Mall at University
Town Center will opens its doors
October 16th. With several national
restaurant brands such as Brio Tuscan Grill, The Cheesecake
Factory and Seasons 52, this new area attraction is providing
excitement and economic opportunities in the region. Early
estimates show that the Mall at UTC will attract 1.2 million
shoppers from St. Petersburg to Fort Myers. Also included
on UTC's roster of tenants is Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and
Dillard's with several other first time chains to be included.
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USA Today ranked New College of
Florida the No. 2 Best Value Public
College, while The Princeton Review
and Entrepreneur magazine ranked
the University of South Florida's
Center for Entrepreneurship as the
13th best graduate business school
in the country.
Discovery Senior Living based out of
Bonita Springs plans to build a $30
million senior-housing apartment
complex in Bradenton scheduled to
be complete in November 2015. The
facility will include apartments for
supervised independent living, apart-
ments for assisted living.
An average of 8,000 baby boomers
are expected to retire daily in the
U. S. for the next several years.
Southwest Florida is expected to
greatly benefit from the influx of
new home buyers looking for the
perfect spot to make the best of
their golden years.
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