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Pex Tufvesson has founded many successful companies. We do not need a shopping center. We have a Stop & Shop. We do need a library. But 7,000 square feet? No.

The company was started with two people and 600 square feet of leased space at the back of a tool-and-die shop. Today we have 55 full-time and 10 part-time. On March 1, we will have 21,000 square feet of space.

We still have some landscaping left to do and our backlog has doubled. Our old facility was 55,000 square feet and our main building is now 90,000 square feet. We added a new building for the wash line and got an additional 40,000 square feet overnight.

Two interesting things are happening. The growth of western-style malls is changing the way urban consumers shop. Secondly, we're seeing many more big box, value-based formats setting up shop. The size of these stores is about 50,000 square feet, a departure from the smaller mom & pop-type store that dominates the local retail landscape.

Michael Fernandes

We've really made a tremendous turnaround with that property. We purchased the center in April of 2004. It was struggling. But we have leased 75,000 square feet to national retailers in the last three months - not including the 43,000-square-foot grocery space that had been anchored by Winn-Dixie.

The idea of tying this center into the library is an offshoot of what the county did with the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center. We have space. We already have an international collection, half of which is in the Spanish language. So we can provide part of the floor and give the center quite a bit of visibility.

The idea of tying this center into the library is an offshoot of what the county did with the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center [on Sistrunk], ... We have space. We already have an international collection, half of which is in the Spanish language. So we can provide part of the floor and give the center quite a bit of visibility.

Based on current enrollment, state regulations would only allow us to build 130,000 square feet if we started from scratch. The Old Intermediate School is 160,000 square feet.

The construction will involve about 4,000 square feet and the hall of fame area will take up about 1,500 square feet. We're bringing the old girl up to date.

One-third of the new homes sold this year will be at 3,000 square feet. At 4,000 square feet, automation almost becomes a necessity, not a luxury.

We expect even more exciting additions in 2006. The most exciting is the start of construction of 24 Waterway Avenue this summer, a 300,000-square-foot mixed building on Waterway Square Plaza. Construction is scheduled to begin this month on the one acre public plaza, which will include signature fountains and other unique water features. Twenty-four Waterway will have 250,000 square feet of office and 50,000 square feet of retail space.

For the supervisor to want a shopping center without an anchor means he is dooming that shopping center for failure.

Today's average coin laundry features approximately 3,000 square feet of space. That's about 1,500 more square feet than 20 years ago. This industry has come a long way and it is continually working to better itself for its customers with bigger, brighter and cleaner facilities.

We're trying to stay at Fishermen's Village. We want the shopping center management to reconsider extending our lease. I don't think they realize the amount of traffic we generate for the shopping center. There are other spots available in Charlotte County, but none are high-traffic areas. (The Port Charlotte) Town Center mall is not an option because there are no available stores.

Shopping is both a necessity and entertainment so while consumers may have to less money to spend, that doesn't necessarily affect their enjoyment of the shopping experience. What is fundamentally different is where consumers shop and their shopping mindset.

Candace Corlett

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