Ron Osborne reps buyer in purchase of Fort Myers cannabis dispensary

Ron Osborne, managing director/broker of Sperry – RJ Realty, represented the buyer, GCDC Fort Myers, in the purchase of a retail property located at 2952 Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers. Terps Acquistions FM sold the property for $5.3 million. The acquisition closed May 22. The property is currently occupied by AYR Wellness, a cannabis dispensary. “The investor not…

Read More

John Lai takes Visit Florida board chair position

John Lai, president and chief executive officer of the SanCap Chamber, took the one-year position of chair for the Visit Florida board of directors, moving up from second vice chair. The board of directors is the governing body for Visit Florida’s private sector. It provides guidance, input, and insight for the evolution of its marketing…

Read More

DFCU Financial completes acquisition of MidWestOne Bank’s Florida Operations

DFCU Financial and MidWestOne Bank have finalized their previously announced acquisition of MidWestOne Bank’s Florida operations in the Naples-Marco Island MSA and the Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA. “We are excited to announce that the acquisition of MidWestOne Bank’s Florida branches is now complete. This integration brings both MidWestOne’s Florida customers and employees into DFCU Financial. We…

Read More

Collier clerk receives GFOA Distinguished Budget Award

The Government Finance Officers Association  announced the Collier County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller has been recognized with GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 23rd year. “Many hours of preparation and development go into the creation of our annual budget to guarantee its quality and accessibility to our community,” said Clerk Crystal K. Kinzel. “It…

Read More

Blind Pass Condos, CHR office sanctioned with SanCap Chamber ribbon-cuttings

SanCap Chamber welcomed continued post-hurricane progress this week with two Sanibel Island ribbon-cutting celebrations at Blind Pass Condominiums, 5117 Sea Bell Rd., on June 3; and a new office for Community & Housing Resources, 2340 Periwinkle Way, on June 5. The 107-unit, seven-acre Blind Pass Condominiums includes more than 80 units in its rental programs.…

Read More

Integrity Employee Leasing named one of Best Places to Work

Integrity Employee Leasing, one of the country’s fastest-growing Professional Employer Organization companies, is again being honored as a top workplace in Southwest Florida. For the second time in three years, the Charlotte County-based business has been named one of the region’s Best Places to Work by Gulfshore Business magazine. The 2024 honor follows a similar designation in 2022.…

Read More

Henderson Franklin welcomes law clerks to its summer associate class

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, welcomed the five law students who were selected to join this year’s summer associate internship program. The five members of the 2024 Summer Associate Class are Kendall Coughlin from Ave Maria School of Law; Patrick Hodges from the University of Florida Levin College of Law; Dylan McHugh from Louisiana State…

Read More

Tanner Kelly and Terrence Wrighter earn Certificate in Principles of Public Relations

Tanner Kelly and Terrence Wrighter, recent Florida Gulf Coast University graduates and members of the FGCU Student Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association, recently earned the Certificate in Principles of Public Relations. The certificate, which is earned through passing an examination designed to test the foundational knowledge of those entering the public relations profession,…

Read More

Governor DeSantis awards $7.5 million to support Lee infrastructure improvements

Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $7.5 million to Lee County through the Job Growth Grant Fund to support the Lee County shrimping industry, which was devastated by Hurricane Ian. The award will be used to rebuild and enhance the shrimp fleet dockage facility at the publicly owned San Carlos Maritime Park. Through this award, the dual-purpose…

Read More