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Above Board Chamber financial panel provided updates
A recent Above Board Chamber meeting in Fort Myers centered on “Tax Planning and Preparation Strategies for 2024.” The presenters included Alex Menendez, Pavese Law, moderator; Matt Shell, Markham Norton, Mosteller Wright & Company P.A.; Michael DeLuca, HBK CPAs; Jennifer Cail, Medrano & Cail Bookkeeping and Peter Savino, Leslea Ellis CPAs. The presentation honed in…
Read MoreBeach Daisy Boutique reopens with SanCap Chamber ribbon-cutting
Retail shopping returns bit by bit on Sanibel and Captiva islands, and the SanCap Chamber celebrated that trend with a ribbon-cutting Thursday, Feb. 1, at Beach Daisy Boutique in Periwinkle Place at 2075 Periwinkle Way on Sanibel Island. “Sanibel’s reputation as a shopping mecca will be restored as we welcome stores like Beach Daisy back…
Read More25 John R. Wood agents/agent teams named to Christie’s International Real Estate 2024 Masters Circle
Naples, Fla. — John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate today announced that 25 of its top-performing agents/agent teams have been named to the Christie’s International Real Estate 2024 Masters Circle. The program recognizes elite luxury real estate specialists within the Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliate network. The agents named to the 2024 Masters Circle…
Read MoreLeeCares Hurricane Ian Housing Recovery Program outreach begins today; Application portal opens Feb. 1
Fort Myers, FL, – Lee County has announced that the application portal for the LeeCares Hurricane Ian Housing Recovery Program will open Feb. 1. Door-to-door outreach to raise program awareness among individuals in need begins today, Jan. 16. Outreach workers will fan out across the county to provide information to residents who were impacted by…
Read MoreCRA approves commercial property improvement grants for Cleveland Ave. properties
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved Commercial Property Improvement Matching Grants for the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The first grant was awarded to Garvin Properties LLC property located at 4280 Cleveland Ave. in the not-to-exceed amount of $17,032.50. The funds will be used to install security fencing and…
Read MoreCRA approves increment rebate to JAXI CMD LLC
FORT MYERS, Fla. –The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has awarded a tax increment rebate to JAXI CMD LLC for The Royal Palm Hotel & Residences located at 2424 Edwards Drive in the not to exceed amount of $30,170,000. The rebate will be funded in three phases including $4,030,000 for Phase 1, $15,980,000 for…
Read MoreFloridaCommerce Announces Southwest Florida Labor Force Up 8,957 Over the Year in December 2023
Naples, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced that the Fort Myers area unemployment rate was 3.0 percent in December 2023, unchanged from the year ago rate. The Fort Myers area had the fastest over-the-year job growth rate compared to all metro areas in the state in financial activities at 4.5 percent. The Fort Myers area labor force…
Read MoreCRA to acquire 2200 Jaylen Watkins St. for $700,000 for low/moderate housing
FORT MYERS, Fla.– The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has approved the acquisition of 11.24 acres of vacant land at 2200 Jaylen Watkins St. for $700,000 to be used for 26 units of low/moderate income single-family housing. This acquisition is being made for the purpose of developing housing for families that meet the low/moderate…
Read MoreBudge Huskey Ranked No.78 On Swanepoel Power 200 List Of Most Influential Leaders in The Real Estate Industry
NAPLES, Fla., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Budge Huskey, president and chief executive officer of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, has been ranked No. 78 among the 200 most powerful leaders in residential real estate in the 2024 Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200). This is the ninth year he has been ranked within this prestigious group. Published by T3…
Read MoreUnited States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Announces 2024 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Awards
Miami University Farmer School of Business; Saint Louis University Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship; The Center for Economic Inclusion at C.T. Bauer College of Business-University of Houston; University of Michigan – Flint, Hagerman Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Iowa State University: CYstarters Accelerator; and FGCU Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program honored at national level Birmingham, AL –…
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