Sustainability 101
January 20th, 2023So – what does it take to be named the first, and only, community to achieve Platinum Certification from the Florida Green Building Coalition? Find the answer to that question […]

New Date set for TechXpedition Startup Challenge
January 12th, 2023Innovators invited to compete for startup funds BABCOCK RANCH, FL – A new date has been set for the inaugural TechXpedition startup challenge at Babcock Ranch. Originally slated for last […]

On Call Electric of SW Florida LLC
December 19th, 2022On Call Electric is your Babcock Ranch neighborhood electrician. Large or small, we can do it all!

Tony Martin, REALTOR®
December 19th, 2022Michigan native and Florida resident since 2014
• Committed to a seamless and memorable real estate experience for my clients with keen focus on honesty and integrity
• Extensive background working in mortgages, retail banking and investments
• Previous Multi-Award-Winning, Top Producer in Sales both regionally and nationally
• A TITAN negotiator achieving nothing than less than the best deals for my buyers and making top dollar sales for my sellers
• Maintains a vast network and in-depth knowledge of local property markets
• Proven champion of client retention and targeted marketing solutions
• Will ALWAYS go above and beyond to do what it takes to make my client’s real estate dreams a reality

Babcock Cleaning Services LLC
December 19th, 2022Professionally Home Cleaning Services. Recurring cleaning, Move-in, Move-out, Condo, Apartment, Rental, and Airbnb cleaning.

The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won
December 16th, 2022As Hurricane Ian moved toward Florida’s west coast in late September, Amy Wicks drove around this rapidly growing community, trying to figure out what she hadn’t thought of yet. She […]

America’s first solar-powered town relies on infrastructure after Hurricane Ian devastation
December 16th, 2022Pocket of Light In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, an estimated 2.7 million Florida homes and businesses lost power. For customers of LCEC, which provides electricity to more than 240,000 […]

The Race To Net Zero Energy
December 16th, 2022It is clear that more countries, cities, and communities are embracing technology and access to renewable energy such as solar, wind, water, thermo, and biomass power sources, and creating viable […]

What is Florida’s plan for the next hurricane season? | Editorial
December 16th, 2022• The Babcock Ranch development between Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, with its solar-powered community, underground power lines and retaining ponds that kept houses from flooding, showed the art of […]

4 questions answered: Hurricanes and the grid
December 16th, 2022As the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season entered its final month, utilities in the U.S. Southeast may have been tempted to exhale. Then came Hurricane Nicole. The Category 1 storm made […]

The Ranch Realty
November 18th, 2022Real estate broker serving exclusively Babcock Ranch buyers and sellers
BIZ@BR Holiday Reception
November 18th, 2022Join BIZ@BR in celebrating our growing small business community at a holiday reception on December 13th! It’s a great opportunity to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, and hear what’s on tap […]

AFTER the STORM
October 26th, 2022BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY STEPS UP FOR OTHERS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IA WHEN HURRICANE IAN SLAMMED INTO SOUTH west Florida, one community rode out the storm with relative ease, […]

“This place looks like it’s been bombed out”: Florida communities devastated by Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022Even in a state that’s no stranger to hurricanes, the destruction in the wake of Ian is staggering: more than 100 deaths, most by drowning; communities in tatters; the price […]

This 100% Solar-Powered Town in Florida Left Virtually Unscathed After Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022Hurricane Ian caused mass destruction to Southwest Florida, taking dozens of lives and leaving millions without power. But in the midst of devastation, a small solar-powered community was left virtually […]

Solar-Powered US Town Successfully Weathers Hurricane
October 25th, 2022WASHINGTON — Sitting on a 7,000-hectare stretch of land in southwest Florida, Babcock Ranch has made a name for itself as the first solar-powered town in the United States. Its […]

258 billion reasons why sustainability is important | Opinion
October 25th, 2022On September 25th, Hurricane Ian was projected to slam into Tallahassee; however, over the next few days, Ian decided to take a right turn and decimate our neighbors to the […]