Posts by Michelle Hudson
Hurricane Ian Resource to Begin Rebuilding Your Business – Additional Resources
The Hub at SWFL Inc. is open and operating with power, WiFi and water so you can keep your business moving. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has set up a Disaster Recovery Center in The Hub. A core tenet of SBA’s mission is to render federal disaster assistance as quickly as possible to small business…
Read MoreHurricane Ian Resource to Begin Rebuilding Your Business
The devastating impacts of Hurricane Ian are far-reaching and long-lasting. We’re working hard to provide relief to our members and the local business community as we continue to rebuild and recover. We’ve created a Hurricane Ian Resources section on our website to provide our members with useful information to help our business community come back stronger than…
Read MoreBed tax deadline extended by Florida Department of Revenue
FORT MYERS, FLA. (Oct. 21, 2022) – The Florida Department of Revenue has extended the deadline for hotels and businesses to remit any bed taxes collected in Lee County. After Hurricane Ian, the agency issued an emergency order to extend September and October due dates to November 23, 2022. The 5% bed tax, also known…
Read MoreHurricane Supply Distribution this Saturday!
FEMA Operating 13 Disaster Recovery Centers, Provides $357 Million for Survivors
WASHINGTON — As of today, FEMA has approved more than $357 million in federal disaster assistance to over 191,508 individuals and households to help jumpstart their recoveries. How FEMA is Helping Floridians FEMA has made individual assistance available to 24 counties in Florida. Residents in Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee,…
Read MoreFort Myers Welcome Room Continues to be Open to Public, Media & is Offering Mobile Medical Care to Community
Sunshine Health’s Welcome Room, which opened immediately in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, continues to offer an air conditioned, fully stocked venue to recharge and gather needed supplies, including water, food, and diapers, among other daily necessities. Also stationed many days at Sunshine Health’s Welcome Room is a mobile medical care unit that is offering…
Read MoreNor-Tech, Mercury Racing donate $50,000 to Cape Coral Caring Center
Cape Coral, FL (Oct. 13, 2022) – The generosity of boat manufacturer Nor-Tech Hi Performance Boats and its engine partner Mercury Racing is kicking off one of the largest fundraising campaigns in the history of the Cape Coral Caring Center in response to the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian. With matching donations of $25,000…
Read MoreEarly Voting & Election Day Voting Information
This all-inclusive guide includes information on where to vote during Early Voting and Election Day for the November 8 General Election. Due to the impact of Hurricane Ian, numerous Election Day polling places in Lee County are unavailable. As a result, Lee County’s 12 Early Voting sites will be open on Election Day and will…
Read MoreHurricane Ian update from Lee County and FEMA
Fort Myers, FL, Oct. 20, 2022 – Lee County Emergency Management partners were briefed today on Federal Emergency Management Agency statistics that illustrate the recovery effort here. Residents impacted by Hurricane Ian who have not yet registered with FEMA are asked to go towww.DisasterAssistance.gov. That is the first step in the process for receiving…
Read MoreFederal Support Tops $1 Billion to Help Floridians Recover from Hurricane Ian
WASHINGTON — More than $1 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and Floridians to help jumpstart their recovery from Hurricane Ian. FEMA has provided more than $545 million to households and $302 million to the state for emergency response and recovery. The U.S. Small Business…
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