July/June-2015

Thursday, July 9th

SOS Smackdown to benefit
Cape Coral Caring Center

6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The Dixie Roadhouse
1023 SE 47th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33904

Friday, July 17th

CCCIA & CFP Joint Networking
& Breakfast Meeting
7:00 AM to 8:30 AM

Palmetto Pines Country Club
1940 SW 9th Court, Cape Coral, FL. 33991
Speaker: Representative Dane Eagle

Friday, July 17th

CCCIA Hardhat Hold’em Poker
Tournament

5:30 PM to 11:30 PM

Cape Coral Yacht Club
5819 Driftwood Parkway, Cape Coral, FL 33904

Contact CCCIA for sponsorship
opportunities & Player entry

Tuesday, July 28th

AIM Committee Meeting
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

CCCIA Office
611 SE 11th St. Suite A, Cape Coral, FL 33990

Thursday, August 13th

August General Membership
Dinner Meeting
5:30 PM to 7:45 PM

Palmetto Pines Country Club
1940 SW 9th Court, Cape Coral, FL. 33991
$35 Cost Member - $45 Cost Non Member

WE SALUTE OUR CAPE CORAL
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
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CCCIA

2014 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Joseph Francioni ..................................................... President
The Smart Companies, Inc.

Keith Moyer .......................................................Vice President
Manhattan Construction Florida

Brian Rist..........................................Immediate Past President
Storm Smart Building Systems, Inc.

Yvonne Werline ........................................Secretary/Treasurer
Kevin M. Burns & Associates, P.A.

Matt Sinclair .......................................General Contractor Rep
Sinclair Custom Homes

Geoff Campbell ........................................Sub Contractor Rep
Honc Marine Contracting

John Rauschenbach ..........................................Supplier Rep
Preferred Materials

Tyra Read ..............................................Affiliate Rep / Director
Becker & Poliakoff

Irina Prell ..................................................... Two-Year Director
Elysium Construction

Ed Ramos .................................................... Two-Year Director
Ramos Builders

Chris Spiro .................................................................. Director
Spiro & Associates

John Dailey.................................................................. Director
Habitat for Humanity

Mike St. Pierre ............................................................. Director
R&R Sprinkler & Landscape

Bob Ryan.........................................Ex-Officio/Horizon Council
Lutgert Insurance

Frank Pavese ............................... Ex-Officio/General Counsel
Pavese Law Firm

Staff Officer Darryl Aubuchon ................................ Ex-Officio
Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Officer Gerald Moll .................................................. Ex-Officio
Cape Coral Police Department

Bill Johnson, Jr. .......................................... Executive Director
Janis Keim .............................. Membership Account Executive
Heather Allen ....................................... Administrative Director

Cape Coral Construction Industry Association, Inc.
611 S.E. 11th Street, Suite A Cape Coral, FL 33990

(239) 772-0027 • (239) 772-0071 fax
www.CCCIA.org • info@cccia.org

CONSTRUCTION NEWS DISCLAIMER: The CCCIA Construction News is published by the Cape Coral
Construction Industry Association, Inc. Opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not
necessarily represent the opinions of the CCCIA. We welcome guest columns and articles of interest to our
members. If you are interested in contributing to this newsletter, please submit to the address above.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

BY JOSEPH FRANCIONI • THE SMART COMPANIES, INC.

Though we are in the middle the past, the CCCIA will be instrumental in helping
of Hurricane Season, we still our businesses and members before, during,
have a long stretch to the end and after a major storm with preparedness tips,
of the season in November. It’s important to our strategies, and community recovery efforts.
members, businesses, neighbors, and friends that Lastly, I am pleased to announce we just had
we continue to be prepared. I recently attended our first joint CCCIA and Cape Coral Council for
the “Hurricane Season Kick Off Meeting” on Friday Progress meeting. We had a Special speaker;
June 12th at the Cape Coral Emergency Operations State Representative Dane Eagle, He gave us
center along with the emergency operations staff, an impressive legislative update on the current
City Officials, and various utility representatives. building code, Health Care, State Budget and other
It’s wonderful to be able to have a relationship with local matters.
the community and First responders. Thank You,

In early August, our Executive Director, Mr. Bill Joseph Francioni
Johnson and I will be attending a 4- day FEMA Proud President of the 2015 CCCIA
Training seminar. Since Bill and I have a seat at the
Emergency Management Operations Center in the
event of a major storm, it’s important that we keep
our organization current with information we will
receive from FEMA. Just like hurricane seasons of

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CITY OF CAPE CORAL

CITY OF CAPE CORAL
May 2015 Permits Issued

# PERMITS # UNITS BLDG COSTS
PRV MTH CUR MTH
Y-T-D PRV MTH CUR MTH Y-T-D PRV MTH CUR MTH Y-T-D

SINGLE FAMILY 83 85 536 83 85 536 $19,944,135 $19,665,295 $112,534,014
NEW CONSTRUCTION 28 33 199 28 33 199 $804,564
REMODEL/ADDITION $870,731 $6,491,666

DUPLEX 0 4 13 0 8 26 $0 $879,210 $3,154,440
NEW CONSTRUCTION 00 0 00 0
REMODEL/ADDITION $0 $0 $0

TOWN HOUSE 00 0 00 0 $0 $0 $0
NEW CONSTRUCTION 00 0 00 0 $0 $0 $0
REMODEL/ADDITION
00 1 00 8 $0 $0 $691,000
MULTI-FAMILY 00 0 00 0 $0 $0 $0
NEW CONSTRUCTION
REMODEL/ADDITION 01 9 0 1 24 $0 $124,000 $6,057,200
7 15 76 10 18 106 $124,750 $3,565,000 $9,456,889
COMMERCIAL
NEW CONSTRUCTION 00 0 00 0 $0 $0 $0
REMODEL/ADDITION 00 2 00 3 $0 $0 $24,000

INDUSTRIAL 00 0 00 0 $0 $0 $0
NEW CONSTRUCTION 10 3 50 6 $65,000 $0 $77,000
REMODEL/ADDITION
83 90 559 83 94 594 $19,944,135 $20,668,505 $122,436,654
RELIGIOUS 36 48 280 0 0 314 $994,314 $4,435,731 $16,049,555
NEW CONSTRUCTION 1772 1536 10860
REMODEL/ADDITION

CATEGORY TOTAL
NEW CONSTRUCTION
REMODEL/ADDITION
MISC TOTAL

DOCKS 40 25 199 N/A N/A N/A $558,872 $345,967 $2,888,028
NEW MISC CONST 103 84 573 N/A N/A N/A $3,972,342 $3,077,948 $21,288,061

POOLS
NEW MISC CONST

CITY OF CAPE CORAL
June 2015 Permits Issued

# PERMITS # UNITS BLDG COSTS
PRV MTH CUR MTH
Y-T-D PRV MTH CUR MTH Y-T-D PRV MTH CUR MTH Y-T-D

SINGLE FAMILY 85 89 625 85 89 625 $19,665,295 $20,349,992 $132,884,006
NEW CONSTRUCTION 33 29 228 33 29 228 $870,731
REMODEL/ADDITION $852,450 $7,344,116

DUPLEX 4 3 16 8 6 32 $879,210 $754,530 $3,908,970
NEW CONSTRUCTION 011 022 $0 $15,000 $15,000
REMODEL/ADDITION
000 000 $0 $0 $0
TOWN HOUSE 000 000 $0 $0 $0
NEW CONSTRUCTION
REMODEL/ADDITION 001 008 $0 $0 $691,000
000 000 $0 $0 $0
MULTI-FAMILY
NEW CONSTRUCTION 1 1 10 1 1 25 $124,000 $322,236 $6,379,436
REMODEL/ADDITION 15 11 87 18 13 119 $3,565,000 $1,370,167 $10,827,056

COMMERCIAL 000 000 $0 $0 $0
NEW CONSTRUCTION 013 014
REMODEL/ADDITION $0 $2,000 $26,000

INDUSTRIAL 000 000 $0 $0 $0
NEW CONSTRUCTION 025 0 6 12
REMODEL/ADDITION $0 $199,500 $276,500

RELIGIOUS 90 93 652 94 96 690 $20,668,505 $21,426,758 $143,863,412
NEW CONSTRUCTION 48 44 324
REMODEL/ADDITION 1536 1685 12545 0 0 365 $4,435,731 $2,439,117 $18,488,672

CATEGORY TOTAL
NEW CONSTRUCTION
REMODEL/ADDITION
MISC TOTAL

DOCKS 25 45 244 N/A N/A N/A $345,967 $769,020 $3,657,048
NEW MISC CONST
84 73 646 N/A N/A N/A $3,077,948 $2,762,907 $24,050,969
POOLS
NEW MISC CONST

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CAPE CORAL MEMBERSHIP MESSAGES CAPE CORAL

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

CCCIA CCCIA

NEW MEMBERS

Timothy W. Barrier CPA, P.A. Page Mechanical Group Spiro Services, LLC.

Tim Barrier David Collins jeff@spiro-services.com
tim@barrierCPA.com davecollins@pagemech.com Jeff Spiro
616 Se 47th Terrace
Cape Coral, FL. 33904 4611 Cummins Court 2286 West First Street
Ft. Myers, FL. 33905 Ft. Myers, FL. 33901
(239) 542-1600
(239) 275-6635 (239) 214-1286

R. Fry Builders, Inc. Teco Energy Smargasy, Inc.

Connie Fry Ericka Augutis Andreas Dolleschal
connie@rfrybuilders.com emaugutis@tecoenergy.com info@smargasy.com
923 Del Prado Blvd. # 203 611 SE 11th Street Suite B
Cape Coral, FL. 33990 5901 Enterprise Parkway Cape Coral, FL. 33990
Ft. Myers, FL. 33905
(239) 772-2666 (239) 229-9003 (239) 214-8592

Campbell Roofing Counterstrike Security Florida Cooling Solutions, Inc.
Marie Mansson Kelly Schroeder
Campbellroffing2@gmail.com and Sound, Inc. flcooling@yahoo.com
3613 Del Prado Blvd. South
Jason Natoli PO Box 152726
Cape Coral, FL. 33904 Jason@counterstrikess.com Cape Coral, FL. 33915
(239) 437-9100
503 SW 2nd Street (239) 462-6512
Cape Coral, FL. 33991

Captain’s Complete Restoration / (239) 772-0155

Captain Steamer
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Cape Coral, FL. 33909

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Stokes Marine, Inc.
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2 - 10 Years
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We are currently looking to add members
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Cape Coral Housing Development Corp. NCR / West Coast Insulation • Carpentry • Home Inspections

Caloosa Tent & Rental Palmer Homes of SWFL

Crowther Roofing and Sheet Metal Progressive Employer • Concrete Construction • Legal Services
• Credit Card Processing • Paint Contractors
Enterga Roof Tile Management Company • Engineers • Pool Care

Estero Bay Chevrolet Redfish Drywall & Construction, Inc.

Fox 4 Television WFTX-TV Southern Premier Homes, LLC.

GB Custom Homes, Inc. The Smart Companies • Fencing • Property Maintenance

1 Year • Financial Advisors • Shutter

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Florida Builder Appliances Trebing Tile, Inc.

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL

ECONOMIC INDICATOR REPORT

It is my pleasure to provide you the June 2015 Southwest Florida Regional Economic Indicators Report.  This report
is provided by the Regional Economic Research Institute of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast
University. 

A revised first quarter real GDP estimate indicated U.S. economic output fell 0.7 percent, and although there are
concerns about data collection problems resulting in weaker-than-average first quarter measures for GDP in recent
years, the general consensus is that the higher-than-expected trade deficit contributed to the revision.  In the third
and fourth quarters of 2014, GDP increased 5.0 and 2.2 percent, respectively.  In contrast, the Southwest Florida
economy continued to exhibit strong growth in June compared to last year.  In general, the regional economic data
suggest an economy still in a strong recovery mode as we move into a slower summer season. 

While the second quarter GDP figures for 2015 are expected to show improvement, the national economy continues
to exhibit conflicting signals, with strong monthly jobs reports and wage pressure associated with the boom phase
of the business cycle, coupled with weak manufacturing output.  Meanwhile, statements emanating from the recent
Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meeting (see below) reiterated its intention to begin a slow, calculated
process to raise short-term rates and inch away from the zero-bound interest rate policy it has maintained since
December 2008.   

Seasonally-adjusted regional taxable sales for March 2015 were up 10 percent over March 2014.  Seasonally-
adjusted tourist tax revenues were up nine percent for the region encompassing Collier, Lee, and Charlotte counties. 
April 2015 passenger activity for the three Southwest Florida airports was four percent higher than the April 2014
figure.  Continuing the positive trend, Realtor® sales of existing single-family homes for the three coastal counties
in May 2015 were up two percent over May 2014, along with substantial increases in median prices.

The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for the five-county region was 5.6 percent in May 2015 compared to
6.4 percent a year earlier, while Florida’s unemployment rate amounted to 5.7 percent in May 2015, down from 6.3
percent in May 2014.  The national unemployment rate in May 2015 was 5.5 percent, down from 6.3 percent in
May 2014.  The May 2015 national, state, and regional unemployment rates were each 0.1 points higher than the
previous month.  The number of long-term unemployed in the U.S. (those jobless for 27 weeks or longer) was 2.5
million in May 2015, which is a 25.3 percent decrease from May 2014 and 28.6 percent of all unemployed.

The May Bureau of Labor Statistics Establishment Survey showed that national nonfarm payroll employment
increased by 280,000 for the month, an increase of 59,000 from April.  Employment growth nationally has averaged
251,000 per month over the last 12 months.    

Our sincere thanks to the individuals and organizations who contribute to this report.  These include the Southwest
Florida Regional Planning Council, the Economic Development Organizations of Charlotte, Collier, and Lee
Counties, the Convention and Visitors Bureaus of Collier and Lee Counties, the regional airport authorities, the
Realtors® of Lee and Collier County, the University of Florida Survey Research Center, and the county and city
permit offices.

Best,

Chris Westley

Christopher Westley, Ph.D.
Assoc. Director, Regional Economic Research Institute
Professor of Economics Lutgert College of Business
Florida Gulf Coast University

The above article compliments of the CCCIA 13
Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral

    2015 

ADVERTISE ON THE CCCIA NEWSLETTER! 

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• Viewed monthly by our membership through email distribution 

• Deliver your ads to a targeted market. 

• Residual exposure on the CCCIA Website on:  ”In the News” page. 

• In the current Newsletter page turning format 

• Then as an archived Newsletter in a PDF format. 

• Your ad will visible for at least 1 year from the print date!  
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Cape Coral, FL 33990
(239) 772-0027