The cities of Mesa, Ariz., and Naples, Fla., are gearing up for a battle over the Cubs.

On Thursday, officials from Chicago-based Esmark Inc. and Naples-based Fifth Avenue Advisors held a news conference in Naples announcing their intent to convince the team to move from Arizona to Collier County in Florida.

Tom and Laura Ricketts, siblings who are part of the Cubs' new ownership group, and Cubs chairman Crane Kenney recently visited the Naples area to look at possible sites.