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LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (February 24, 2025) – Having the right tools is one of the most important necessities for workers in the construction trades, so for students training to work in those trades that need is even more urgent.  A recent $11,000 donation from Neal Communities to support Sarasota’s Riverview High School Construction Academy will […]

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (February 21, 2025) – Ivory Matthews, a mentor and former board member of Take Stock in Children Manatee has been named to the Florida State Board of Take Stock in Children.   Matthews serves as Vice President of Community and Governmental Affairs at Neal Communities, Southwest Florida’s largest locally owned and operated […]

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (January 31, 2025) – Neal Communities, southwest Florida’s premier, private homebuilder, has donated $46,000 to support community events in January and early February.   Neal Communities donated $2,500 toward the Marine Corps League Golf Tournament, with proceeds going toward the Marine Corps League Scholarship Fund and additional funds assisting Wreaths Across America. […]

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla (February 3, 2025) – For the second year, Neal Communities recently donated $10,000 donation to the Defibrillate Manatee Foundation to help the foundation provide 40 defibrillators to the Palmetto Police Department.  This donation follows last year’s assistance which helped to supply the Manatee County School District with 21 AEDs and the Bradenton […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (January 15, 2025) – For Graham Jones, the path to pursuing a degree in construction management began as a child in Russia, where he was mesmerized by construction sites and mimicked the sounds of machinery. After moving to his adoptive home in Miami, Graham’s passion for building was fostered by his mother, who […]