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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…
Read MoreGovernor 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…
Read MoreAmerican Oncology Network Announces List of Research Studies Presented at the ASCO 2023 Annual Meeting
FORT MYERS, Fla., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) announced that six research papers, co-authored by AON physicians and the vice president of pharmacy operations, were accepted and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2023 Annual Meeting, which was held on June 2 and ended on June 6. The following abstracts…
Read MoreGoodwill Industries of SWFL Announces Initiative to Bring Affordable Home Internet to 25,000 of SWFL Unconnected Households
Fort Myers, FL – Today, Goodwill Industries of SWFL in partnership with Civic Nation announced a new initiative to close the digital divide in SWFL. The new initiative aims to build awareness about the $14 billion Affordable Connectivity Program, a long-term federal benefit that will help to lower the cost of broadband service and help…
Read MoreSWFL 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…
Read MoreGroundbreaking 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…
Read MoreGovernor 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…
Read MoreSanibel 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…
Read MoreYoung 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…
Read MoreChatGPT 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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