His laptop may have been held together with duct tape, but Bill Ness had an idea that was perfectly intact. In 2007, Ness’ experience in active adult community real estate sales and an entrepreneurial spirit culminated to fill a void he saw in the Illinois market — a central resource for people to discover and weigh the nation’s 55-plus communities by location. As his brainchild 55places.com reaches nearly a decade of existence, it remains rooted in Chicagoland but has achieved national reach. The site currently houses around 1,600 active adult community listings across the nation searchable online and captures about 25,000 unique visitors daily. Individuals who come to the site are generally reaching or at the retirement stage, still 100-percent independent and looking to ex…
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