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The Alliance for the Arts Calls for Artists (in Florida) to Submit Work to the 37th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition
FORT MYERS, FL -The Alliance for the Arts is excited to be hosting the 37th Annual All Florida Exhibition. This annual show is the most anticipated of the year. As the name suggests, this exhibition features pieces created by artists working in a wide variety of media from all over the 65,000 square miles that…
Read MoreChicken Salad Chick now open in Estero
Estero, FL – Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual, Southern-inspired chicken salad concept, is now open at 10151 Estero Town Commons Place in Estero. In celebration of its grand opening on Dec.7, Chicken Salad Chick hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gave away free chicken salad for a year to its first 100 guests. Featuring outdoor patio…
Read MoreThe Preserve and Hodges University announce corporate education partnership
The Preserve and Hodges University have announced a corporate education partnership that will allow for The Preserve to recruit through the university, offer internship opportunities and serve the university and its students in a variety of additional ways including guest lectures and job shadowing. Recruiting and retaining high-caliber talent are significant challenges faced by employers.…
Read MoreMark Loren Designs creates, donates Sea Oats Collection to benefit CROW on Sanibel
Fort Myers, FL – A new collection created by Mark Loren Designs based on sea oats will benefit Sanibel Island’s Clinic for and Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), a teaching hospital and visitor education center dedicated to saving wildlife through state-of-the-art veterinary care, research, education and conservation medicine. “CROW was hit hard and had to move…
Read MoreCommissioners approve grant agreements for housing assistance
Fort Myers, FL – The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award Disaster Assistance State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) grant agreements totaling about $4.5 million to nonprofit housing development organizations to assist households affected by Hurricane Ian. The grant agreements provide funding for: Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Inc. $2.5…
Read MoreSouthwest Florida Community Foundations Receive $375,000 from Governor Ron DeSantis to Assist with Hurricane Ian Rebuilding Efforts
NAPLES/FORT MYERS/ PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis presented the three area community foundations with a check for $125,000 each in a special ceremony in Matlacha, FL, yesterday to assist in their shared goal of rebuilding Southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian left behind massive devastation in the tri-county area. 100,000 homes were…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Delivers Over $2 Billion in Federal Support for Floridians to Jumpstart Their Recoveries from Hurricane Ian
WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris Administration announced today it has delivered over $2 billion for Hurricane Ian recovery in Florida in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments. FEMA has provided $710 million to households and $322 million to the state for emergency response, while the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has provided $631 million in disaster…
Read MorePresident Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Florida Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON — FEMA made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Florida by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures undertaken in the state of Florida as a result of Hurricane Ian from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4, 2022. Under the President’s order, the time period…
Read MoreSanCap names Kyle DeCicco as President and Chief Executive Officer
We are pleased to announce Kyle DeCicco has been named President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2023. Kyle was appointed President a year ago and now adds Chief Executive Officer to his title. This leadership change represents the first time in 20 years the Bank will be under new leadership. Our founder, Craig…
Read MoreThe Alliance for the Arts Calls for Artists (in Florida) to Submit Work to the 37th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition
FORT MYERS, FL -The Alliance for the Arts is excited to be hosting the 37th Annual All Florida Exhibition. This annual show is the most anticipated of the year. As the name suggests, this exhibition features pieces created by artists working in a wide variety of media from all over the 65,000 square miles that…
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