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Luminary Hotel & Co. Now Open in Downtown Fort Myers, Florida
New hotel opens, along with trio of new dining outlets and neighboring convention center FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 23, 2020) – The highly anticipated 243-room waterfront Luminary Hotel & Co. officially opened its doors today, making its long-awaited debut in downtown Fort Myers, Florida. Opening in conjunction with the new 12-story Luminary Hotel are three of…
Read MoreShare your entrepreneurial successes, struggles
Southwest Florida Business Today (SWFBT) is dedicating its October edition to the entrepreneur. Share your latest entrepreneurial successes and struggles, lessons lived and learned. There is no charge for these guest column submissions.They run on a space-available basis. Please email them to [email protected]. If by chance we are unable to run your submission in this issue we will do our best to run it…
Read MoreMade In SWFL, Manufacturing On The Rise
In the September edition of Southwest Florida Business Today we are featuring “Made In SWFL, Manufacturing On The Rise.” Deadline is 5pm Friday 8/14 for space reservations and proof ads: we can accept system ready material up till noon Monday 8/17. Contact Karen at [email protected] or (239)770-7527. General guest column submissions only are accepted this issue; must be educational in approach. The average length…
Read MoreRead SWFBT August Trade Show in print and online
In the August edition of Southwest Florida Business Today, we are featuring a “Trade Show In Print And Online”: a showcase of business services and products owners need to run their operations. READ IT NOW
Read MoreSWFBT wants to hear from you
To better serve you, the Southwest Florida business community, please take the time to complete this anonymous 4-question survey. By completing this short survey, you are helping us to keep SWFBT 1) doing what you like best about us and 2) improving to better serve the SWFL business community news, information and marketing needs. TAKE…
Read MoreRead SWFBT’S July Technology Update edition
As we all know, technology is changing almost daily. It seems that as soon as you purchase “the latest thing”–it’s already obsolete. Am I right?! To address these rapid technological advances Southwest Florida Business Today (SWFBT) dedicated its July FocusFeature to this theme, “SWFL’s Technology Update.” READ IT NOW
Read MoreRead June edition: Disaster Services 411
Business Owners: What do you do when– …a hurricane hits? …you’re a victim of identity theft? …your hard drive crashes? …a principal of the company dies suddenly? …an employee sues you for discrimination? Or some other catastrophe like COVID-19 strikes? Business Owners: What does your business offer other businesses when… DISASTER STRIKES?? Southwest Florida Business…
Read MoreSenate passes PPP Flexibility Act
The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, making a number of retroactive improvements to the Paycheck Protection Program. The National Restaurant Association release a summary of components of the legislation, including the following: Extends the loan coverage period from 8 weeks to 24 weeks Modifies the “75/25” rule, which had required…
Read MoreCareerSource Southwest Florida authorized to help unemployment applicants, reset pins
CareerSource Southwest Florida will expand its services to aid individuals applying for unemployment. That includes helping reset pin numbers with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity website, An executive order issued Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis authorizes local workforce boards with CareerSource Florida to reset pins and help individuals file for benefits. That comes after…
Read MoreCareerSource Southwest Florida goes virtual in response to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 virus CareerSource Southwest Florida will stop public access to its network of career centers throughout Southwest Florida. “We need to balance the priority of our services against public and employee safety”, said Joe Paterno, Executive Director. “We understand people need to pay bills, buy groceries and a large percent of…
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