Posts by Jacob Ogles
Blue Horizon to open Behavior Analysis Academy in Fort Myers
Blue Horizon Academy is expanding its footprint in Southwest Florida with a 11,515-square-foot lease at 13751 Metropolis Ave in Fort Myers. The additinal location will serve as a learning academy focused on providing therapeutic and academic support to students with disabilities. Well known for its speech therapy, occupational therapy, and academic programs, Blue Horizon will extend…
Read MoreHahn Loeser attorneys recognized as Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Hahn Loeser & Parks announced Joel W. Hyatt, Jeanne L. Seewald and Theodore L. Tripp Jr. have been selected as 2025 Florida Super Lawyers, while, Kyle T. Mordew has earned inclusion on the 2025 Florida Rising Stars list. The list of Super Lawyers represents no more than five percent of lawyers in the state, while Florida’s Rising Stars recognize the top 2.5% of up-and-coming…
Read MoreLee Commissioners approve HUD grants to rehabilitate 644 affordable rental units
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted recently to approve agreements to rehabilitate 644 affordable rental units at four multi-family affordable housing developments. This is part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery allocation to Lee County. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Lee County on Sept. 28, 2022.…
Read MoreCity of Fort Myers awards $150,000 in arts and culture grants
This June, the City of Fort Myers is awarding $150,000 in grants to arts organizations, groups and individual artists advancing arts and culture within the City. Fort Myers City Council unanimously approved the item at the June 16 meeting. The City recognizes the importance of the arts to the cultural, economic, educational and well-being of…
Read MoreFort Myers CRA announces live request for statement of qualifications for Innovation Walk Master Plan
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) launched Request for Statement of Qualifications for the Ft. Myers Walk of Innovation. In the same spirit of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford sparking the genesis of innovation in Fort Myers, the Innovation Walk will reignite their legacy of human genius, melding the past with future-forward thinkers. The…
Read MoreVineyards Country Club’s North Course named among nation’s best renovated by Golf Inc.
Vineyards Country Club’s North Course in Naples has been recognized with an honorable mention in Golf Inc. magazine’s 2025 Best Renovation of the Year awards, distinguishing it as one of the top course renovations in the country. It is the only course in Southwest Florida — public or private — to earn a spot on this…
Read MoreSBA offers disaster relief to Collier small businesses and private nonprofits affected by drought
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Florida who sustained economic losses caused by drought occurring June 1. The disaster declaration covers the Florida counties of Collier, Miami-Dade and Monroe. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is…
Read MoreFort Myers, Naples area students win awards at national RTX Invention Convention
In Dearborn, Michigan, three Fort Myers-Naples area students were honored for their ingenuity at the 10th annual RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, powered by The Henry Ford. Area winners included Community School Of Naples ninth grader Arabella A., recent Fort Myers High School graduate Dhruva S. and Dunbar High School 11th grader Nishini F. These students were among 70 award-winning K-12 inventors from…
Read MoreThe Beach Bar FMB reopens, reviving community spirit and good times
In a milestone for the Fort Myers Beach community as The Beach Bar, on I Street, officially opened its doors. On Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian swept through Fort Myers Beach, severely damaging the community, including the historic Beach Bar. Just 97 days after Hurricane Ian turned Fort Myers Beach upside down, Greg and Madeline…
Read MoreImmokalee Foundation receives $40,000 grant from Woman’s Foundation of Collier County to support middle school girls
The Immokalee Foundation received a $40,000 grant from the Women’s Foundation of Collier County. These funds are earmarked to support middle school girls participating in the Foundation’s after-school Career Pathways education and workforce development program. The Women’s Foundation of Collier County awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process. Funding is made possible…
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