Nov
4
Welcome to SW Florida Business Today, where YOUR business is OUR business
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Oct
15
In memoriam: Kenneth Oscar Johnson
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Source: Hodges University
Kenneth Oscar Johnson, the namesake of the Kenneth Oscar Johnson School of Business at Hodges University and a founding director of the Hodges University Foundation Board, died Oct. 15 in Naples at the age of 88. Johnson was a distinguished chemical engineer, respected petroleum industry executive and venture capitalist.
Oct
10
Growth taking off around local airports
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Real estate investors get window-seat view of Lee’s future
By JESSICA HEHIR
Business Writer
Few sectors are immune from current economic hardships – and the Lee County Port Authority is no exception. But there is optimism and plans for economic growth and stability on the horizon.
Robert Ball, executive director of the Lee County Port Authority says you have to deal with today’s facts.
“The airline industry is retreating to absorb losses,” he said. “We are seeing about a 15 percent reduction in seat capacity. Flights are not flying if they’re not full. Airlines are using older, smaller, less fuel-efficient planes. You deal with the times that you have. We are supported by air industry.”
With that sentiment the Port Authority is moving ahead with several capital projects. Ball believes there is a direct connection between local airports and growth and development in Southwest Florida. He will expound on those claims as well as give a state of the industry report at the Oct. 14 meeting of the Real Estate Investment Society (REIS).
Oct
10
While advocates and legislature wrangle, businesses must pick up the pieces
By CAROL J. DeFRANK
Business Writer
and SARA FITZPATRICK
Associate Editor
This month hundreds of disabled Southwest Florida residents may lose fundamental services that help them get to work, including job training and transportation.
Area businesses that employ the disabled may also be at a loss.
A new tier system voted on by the budget-strapped legislature will cap Medicaid benefits the disabled now use to also pay for housing and therapy.
Among other prominent companies in the region, Publix, FGCU, SunTrust Bank and Lee Memorial Health Services have made hiring the disabled part of their mission and corporate persona.
The question now is: Will their dedication be strong enough to overcome the challenges presented by the funding cuts?
Oct
10
Match the right person to the right position
By JOHN LANKFORD
Creating a corporate culture of success begins with understanding what top performers have in common: a passion for what they do, and a skill set that matches what their job responsibilities demand.
Knowing how to match the right person to the right job is an essential piece of the human resources puzzle, which can make or break a potential producer. As a certified business coach and former human resource executive I have utilized a variety of personality profiling tools to help managers of all levels take their teams to the next level. The DISC profiling tool is one that I recommend most often to my clients.
Oct
10
New division focuses on IT, medical and specialty jobs
“If businesses do not have the ability to recruit highly skilled employees, they will never have the ability to compete.” – James I. Wall, Business Development Division director of the Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board Inc.
By ROBERT DEANE, Business Writer
With the current job market, it’s easy to fill most positions these days. But what if you’re in need of a highly trained specialist – someone experienced in information technology or medicine, for example?
That’s a challenge the Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board Inc. (SFWDB) is in the process of answering – with the new Business Development Division (BDB).
Whereas the SFWDB has been and continues to be an aid for individuals seeking employment, the new division is deigned to help businesses with the tools that they need to stay competitive – primarily in the area of education.
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