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Development in Cape Coral

The Southwest Florida stories that are too local, too early or too ongoing for the evening news.

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Oct 24Cape Coral
Cape Coral council approves $500 million Bimini East redevelopment in South Cape
Cape Coral City Council gave final approval to the $500 million Bimini East project, a 34-acre mixed-use redevelopment around Bimini Basin with apartments, hotels, shops and a marina. The plan takes in Four Freedoms Park, which city leaders say will be relocated and redesigned, though some nearby families worry about losing the greenspace. No construction start date is set, but the agreement requires work to begin within two years.
Source: WINK News and 2 more
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Oct 23Cape Coral
HCA's planned Cape Coral hospital comes with about $30 million in incentives
HCA Florida plans to turn its freestanding emergency room on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral into a 100-bed hospital with operating rooms and a cardiac lab, a roughly $300 million project that includes about $30 million in local incentives. Construction is expected to start in 2027, with completion projected for 2029.
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