Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at FGCU Announces Upcoming Webinar Featuring Laura Maas, Deputy Director of the SBA’s HUBZone Program.

Mark Odell, PTAC Specialist at Florida Gulf Coast University announces that its June 22nd webinar at 1pm will feature Laura Maas, Deputy Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s HUBZone Program. HUBZone program The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least 3% of federal…

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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces $25 Million to Lee County Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —  Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of a $25 million bridge loan to Lee County through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program. The program, created in a Special Legislative Session earlier this year, is administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to support government operations that may have been…

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SWFL Equitable Jobs Pipeline Open for Public Input

FORT MYERS, Fla.  –   FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory and FGCU are welcoming public input into all aspects of their RFP until June 16th. All comments will become part of the public record and will be used to refine the final RFP before it is released July 1st. Florida Gulf Coast University, together with FutureMakers Coalition…

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Groundbreaking ceremony set for Big Carlos Pass Bridge replacement

Fort Myers, FL, – The public is invited to attend an official groundbreaking ceremony for the Big Carlos Pass Bridge replacement at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at the west parking area for Lovers Key State Park, on the south side of the Big Carlos Pass Bridge. The Big Carlos Pass Bridge connects the south…

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Governor DeSantis Signs Legislation to Streamline Economic Development in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 5, creating a singular Department of Commerce in Florida to streamline and modernize Florida’s economic development agencies to meet the needs of today’s businesses. The bill:   Consolidates the responsibilities and resources of Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) into the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), which the bill…

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Sanibel Captiva Community Bank reopens Main Office on Sanibel

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has reopened its Main Office at 2406 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Since November, the bank has been using its board room as a temporary branch while construction continued on the remainder of the building. Prior to that, the bank provided banking services in the parking lot for seven weeks after Hurricane Ian…

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Young Employees Want Leaders Who Care About Them. But What Does That Really Mean?

Hoboken, NJ —More than anything else, Millennials and Gen Z workers want employers to care about their well-being. Sure, they need a paycheck, but they also want leaders who are invested in their mental, physical, and emotional health and committed to helping them live up to their potential. Frankly, it’s not just a generational thing: Humans…

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ChatGPT is the Most In-Demand Workplace Skill in Q1 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a company dedicated to improving lives through online learning, today released its Q1 2023 Workplace Learning Index, a quarterly report highlighting skills that are growing in demand among today’s professionals as they seek to keep pace with innovation and help support their company’s continued growth. Analyzing data from nearly…

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