We hope everyone is safe and secure following Hurricane Milton. We are thankful our employees and communities made it safely through the storm. Our thoughts are with you all during this time.
Please know that our sales offices and model homes are open and ready to serve you. Your safety and comfort remain our top priorities. Take care and stay safe!
Lakewood Ranch, FL (September 23, 2024) – Neal Communities, a leading new home builder in the region, has demonstrated its commitment to the community by providing financial assistance to organizations impacted by Hurricane Debby.
In response to the devastating effects of the hurricane, Neal Communities donated $1,000 to Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee. This contribution will help ensure that those affected by the storm have access to essential food supplies. Neal Communities has a longstanding history of supporting Meals on Wheels PLUS and recognizes the critical role it plays in providing meals to vulnerable individuals.
Additionally, Neal Communities donated $5,000 to the Palmetto Youth Center to assist with roof repairs caused by the hurricane. Established in 1957, the Palmetto Youth Center is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for at-risk young people. Neal Communities understands the importance of supporting local organizations that serve the needs of the community.
By providing these donations, Neal Communities is not only helping to alleviate the suffering caused by Hurricane Debby but also reinforcing its commitment to being a responsible and engaged member of the Lakewood Ranch community. As a new home builder, Neal Communities is dedicated to creating vibrant and sustainable neighborhoods where residents can thrive.
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (September 13, 2024) – Neal Communities, southwest Florida’s premier, private homebuilder, has donated $8,000 to support community events this Fall.
A donation of $1,000 supports Venice Vikings Pop Warner Football. Since 1969, the Venice Vikings has offered football and cheer programs for 250-300 children each year, with teams at many age levels, including 14U, 12U, 11U, 10U, 8U and 6U.
Neal Communities also donated $1,500 to the Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota as a Visionary Sponsor of its Leadership Breakfast. Since 1970, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties have played an integral role in the Sarasota County community, providing daily programs and services to thousands of young people.
A donation of $2,500 will support the Pace Center Girls Believing in Girls Luncheon. Since 1985, Pace has been a leading advocate, providing programs that help girls and young women thrive across more than 23 communities in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Pace Center for Girls Manatee, located in Bradenton, Florida, opened in 1989. Since that time, Pace Manatee has served more than 1,500 girls in Manatee County by providing holistic social, academic, and career-building services. Neal Communities also supports the organization’s primary fundraising event, the Lucky Duck Race for Pace.
Neal Communities also supports the Marine Corp Golf Tournament with a $2,500 donation and a golf tournament to support the USF College of Education/Manatee County Grow Your Own Teacher Leader Academy with a $500 donation.
“Neal Communities is proud to play a role in our communities where we live and build homes through contributions and active participation in events,” says Ivory Matthews, vice president of community and governmental affairs for Neal Communities, who administers the company’s philanthropic efforts. “Our employees influence and help guide many of our local contributions and it is our honor to support their efforts.”
Neal Communities has a philanthropic culture and a core belief that “Where You Live Matters.” The latest giving is part of more than $8 million Neal Communities has donated to local charities and causes throughout Southwest Florida.
For more information about Neal Communities, visit NealCommunities.com.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (September 12, 2024) – Thanks to a partnership with Neal Communities, the Lee County Sheriff’s office conducted training in August on land that Neal Communities purchased for future development.
The site itself contains a now-closed restaurant and some trailers. Instead of just demolishing the structures during development, Neal Communities allowed the local sheriff’s office to conduct training for a more real-world scenario.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) utilized this site for various training purposes. The Patrol Unit had the opportunity to do immersive reality-based training. This training includes discretionary use of force, practical legal applications, building clearing, and teamwork, according to Julie Martin, public affairs officer for the LCSO. The LCSO Special Operations Unit also used the property for large-scale scenario training involving multiple armed suspects, rural tactical approaches, and building clearing.
The LCSO K9 Unit trained multiple times in the buildings, doing apprehension work with the patrol dogs and distance tracking with the bloodhounds. SWAT and bomb squads also conducted training exercises at the site.
Team members from Neal Communities were also invited to participate in the training. Employee participants included Eric Bissler, Ben Gibbs, and Carl Thrushman.
Bissler said of the experience, “It was unique to say the least. No coffee needed when your day starts off having a K-9 trying to pull you to the ground. The LCSO team members were great with explaining and demonstrating some of their training techniques, they even had us run some of these drills.”
“We are extremely grateful to Neal Communities for their support in allowing the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to utilize their property for training purposes,” says Sheriff Carmine Marceno. “This unique opportunity, allowed for training that cannot be done in a classroom setting or normal range. Locations like this are one-of-a-kind and allow for an immersive deputy experience. This is crucial to the success of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and keeping our community safe. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Neal Communities.”
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Discover Your Perfect City on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Florida has more than 1,300 miles of coastline dotted with wonderful cities and towns, each with its own charming character, colorful history and unique offerings. Neal Communities has been building unique communities along Florida’s Gulf Coast for decades. The sunset side of our peninsula offers powdery white beaches, plenty of culture and much more. You’ll get the same great living experience no matter where you settle – let’s take a closer look.
Nicknamed “The Friendly City of Florida” Bradenton is the largest city in Manatee County and includes cultural gems like the South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and the picturesque Bradenton Riverwalk.
Lakewood Ranch is nationally ranked as the “best-selling, master-planned multi-generational community in the U.S.” and the best in Manatee County.
With a blend of arts, culture, fine dining, circus history and Gulf coast beaches, Sarasota is ranked as one of the “Best Places to Live” by U.S. News & World Report. Venice is located in Sarasota County with scenic views of Florida’s Gulf coast, Venice is nicknamed the “Shark Tooth Capital of the World.”
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Charlotte County, home to the renowned cities of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte is consistently ranked among the nation’s top communities to retire.
With pristine beaches on the islands of Sanibel and Captiva, family-friendly attractions in Cape Coral and the innovative spirit of Thomas Edison’s and Henry Ford’s winter estates, Fort Myers is one of Florida’s most popular cities.
Naples, considered the Crown Jewel of Southwest Florida, shines with exquisite sunsets, boutique shopping and alfresco dining on Fifth Avenue South, championship golf, and, of course, awe-inspiring Gulf beaches.
With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 109 Percent, Neal Communities Ranks No. 4,099 Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
NEW YORK, August 22, 2024 – Inc. revealed that Neal Communities ranks No. 4,099 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, Patagonia, and many other household-name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
“Neal Communities is honored to be recognized with our inclusion on the 2024 Inc. 5000,” says Pat Neal, founder and chairman of Neal Communities. “As Southwest Florida’s largest private homebuilder, our growth is a testament to the trust that the region’s homebuyers have placed in our communities and the ongoing demand for our homes.”
The Inc. 5000 class of 2024 represents companies that have driven rapid revenue growth while navigating inflationary pressure, the rising costs of capital, and seemingly intractable hiring challenges. Among this year’s top 500 companies, the average median three-year revenue growth rate is 1,637 percent. In all, this year’s Inc. 5000 companies have added 874,458 jobs to the economy over the past three years.
For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000. All 5000 companies are featured on Inc.com and the top 500 appear in the August 20 issue of Inc. magazine.
“One of the greatest joys of my job is going through the Inc. 5000 list,” says Mike Hofman, who recently joined Inc. as editor-in-chief. “To see all of the intriguing and surprising ways that companies are transforming sectors, from health care and AI to apparel and pet food, is fascinating for me as a journalist and storyteller. Congratulations to this year’s honorees, as well, for growing their businesses fast despite the economic disruption we all faced over the past three years, from supply chain woes to inflation to changes in the workforce.”
The region’s largest private homebuilder, Neal Communities, and its trade partners raised a record $30,975 as the presenting sponsor of the 25th Anniversary Annual BIG Backpack Event on July 28, 2024.
Hosted by the Multicultural Centre of Southwest Florida, the annual BIG Backpack Event provided 2,500 backpacks filled with school supplies and groceries to area families with children ages 5 to 12. More than 200 volunteers, including Neal Communities’ employees and trade partners, assisted with packing supplies and distribution at the event, which took place in a drive-thru at the Fort Myers Skatium. In its 25 years, the event has donated nearly 50,000 backpacks.
“This is a great event for our employees, our trade partners and the community,” says Tim Oak, south region president of Neal Communities. “Knowing that we are helping local families with important school supplies is a great way to kick off the school year.”
This was the ninth consecutive year that Neal Communities was the presenting sponsor of the BIG Backpack Event, and this year’s donation was the largest to date collected by the homebuilder. With a core belief that “Where You Live Matters,” Neal Communities has given more than $8 million to local charities throughout Southwest Florida and is committed to the communities where they live, work and build.
The BIG Backpack Event provides children with new backpacks filled with pencils, pens, paper, crayons, folders and other essential back-to-school items as well as coupons and other giveaways.
For more information about the Multicultural Centre of Southwest Florida, visit www.Multicultural-Centre.org. For more information about Neal Communities, visit staging.nealcommunities.com/.
Julieanna Etter, a recent high school graduate, is an intern in project management and warranty service here at Neal Communities. Julieanna penned the article featured in Fortune Magazine.
Each generation of a family wants to build a better life for their children. They want to see their sons and daughters carve out a little more success than they had themselves.
In America, success is often portrayed as a single pathway: study hard, get good grades, go to college, graduate, and get a white-collar desk job that supports your family and funds the mortgage of your dream home with the white picket fence. Well, as a 2024 high school graduate, I’m not buying the picket fence. I’m building the picket fence—and defining success on my own terms.
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LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (June 26, 2024) – Thanks in part to a Neal Communities donation to Take Stock in Children, of Manatee County, Owen Ferreto will pursue a degree in environmental studies at the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg this fall. Ferreto is the recipient of a $10,800 award, donated by Neal Communities, a longtime supporter of the Take Stock in Children program in Manatee County.
The mission of Take Stock in Children is to break the cycle of poverty for low-income, academically qualified students by providing opportunities for a postsecondary education. The students, from middle to high school age, are matched with a volunteer mentor, provided college readiness services and a dedicated college success coach. Each student is awarded a college scholarship and provided with postsecondary support through degree or certification attainment.
“Your investment in my education means a lot to me and my family,” says Ferreto. “Inspired by Neal Communities’ values, I am committed to working hard and giving back to the community. This generous support will greatly assist me in pursuing my studies in Environmental Science.”
Neal Communities is an avid supporter of the Take Stock in Children program in Manatee County. As the largest privately owned home builder in Southwest Florida. In total, Neal Communities has donated $40,000 to the organization and has nine employees who volunteer as mentors through the program.
“Being part of shaping a student’s life decision is one of the most impactful ways we can participate in our community,” says Katie Alderman, community affairs coordinator for Neal Communities and a mentor in the Take Stock in Children program. “I am consistently proud and impressed of the students that I mentor and can’t wait to see all they accomplish and give back to their communities.”
For more information about Take Stock in Children in Manatee County, visit TakeStockManatee.org. For more information about Neal Communities visit staging.nealcommunities.com/.