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Registration now open for 2024 Everglades Coalition Conference
Registration is now open for the 39th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference, hosted by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The conference will take place from Jan. 25 through Jan. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. The Everglades Coalition, an alliance of 60 conservation and environmental organizations, hosts the conference each…
Read MoreNCEF Receives Grant from KeyBank Foundation to Support Out-of-Time Initiative
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) has been awarded a two-year, $100,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation to support NCEF’s Out-of-School Time Initiative. This grant will help local nonprofit organizations provide groundbreaking programming that closes gaps in education and prevents learning loss during after-school, holiday and summertime hours for children in the Immokalee area.…
Read MoreIndustry Appreciation Awards announces 2023 winners
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Horizon Foundation, the Horizon Council and Lee County Economic Development have announced the winners of the 2023 Industry Appreciation Awards. The 30th annual awards program recognized Lee County businesses and leaders that drive the local economy, employ the workforce and shape their industries. The event took place on Oct. 27 at…
Read MoreNational Entrepreneurship Month: Here Are the States Where Millennials Venture the Most
National Entrepreneurship Month is celebrated in November every year, and it’s the perfect time to explore the prime destinations where millennials are channeling their efforts and resources into launching their new enterprises. Even though only 7% of millennials own a small business in the country, Scholaroo’s Best and Worst States for Millennials 2023 report – the second…
Read MoreFederal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $8 Million Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund
The Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund will provide up to $500,000 in grant funding per project for the development of affordable rental housing ATLANTA, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it is making $8 million in grant funding available for a new program to help close funding gaps…
Read MoreAchieva Credit Union purchases Cannella Insurance Services
Dunedin, FL – Achieva Credit Union announces that they recently acquired Cannella Insurance Services and will continue to operate under the same management and team under the new name, Achieva Insurance Agency, LLC. Cannella Insurance Services was founded in 2003 by Joseph H. Cannella, a third-generation native of Tampa, as a result of a split from Allines…
Read MoreAdam Palmer Elected to Serve as CCIM Global President
Naples, Fla. – The CCIM Institute (CCIM) announced the election of Adam Palmer, CCIM, SIOR as its 2024 First Vice President during its annual Governance Meeting in Seattle. CCIM is hub to the world’s most advanced commercial real estate experts and is widely considered as the industry’s “gold standard” designation; one in which less than 10% of professionals hold. Its…
Read MoreCounty’s Tourist Development Tax revenue to fund four projects on Fort Myers Beach
Town of Fort Myers Beach, FL – The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted on Tuesday of this week to fund four projects on Fort Myers Beach totaling $1,534,924. The funds will be from Tourist Development Tax revenue and are in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Lee County budget. They are to be used for maintenance…
Read MoreSBA Celebrates National Veterans Small Business Week
WASHINGTON, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) marked the start of National Veterans Small Business Week today, with a series of virtual and in-person events throughout the country occurring from October 30 – November 3 to highlight the entrepreneurial journeys of veteran- and military spouse-owned small business owners, the agency’s support of this important community,…
Read MoreB&I Contractors, Inc. Embraces Change
Fort Myers, FL – B&I Contractors, Inc., congratulates Jeff Zenoniani on a successful career of 28 years with B&I. Jeff announced his planned retirement as Special Projects Department Manager at the end of the company’s fiscal year in October of 2023. B&I’s leadership team and staff wish Jeff all the best as he marks the end of his work chapter and looks…
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