Florida developer scoops up Dacono land

DACONO – A $10 million, 130-acre land sale on Interstate 25 in southern Weld County could be the first step in the development of a new retail complex serving the fast-growing communities of the so-called Carbon Valley.
A Florida investment company headed by a former golf pro and resort developer bought the parcel from Dacono Gateway LLC, a Colorado partnership that has lined up just one user – a gas station and convenience store – for the site on the southeast corner of Colorado Highway 52 and Interstate 25.
Dacono annexed the property several years ago and set up a…