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Representative Byron Donalds recently visited The Immokalee Foundation’s new 18-home Career Pathways Learning Lab construction project, where he personally saw the motivated students hard at work building beautiful new homes for their community. Foundation members and students led Donalds and his wife, Erika, around the home construction sites to explore and observe how students are…

Fort Myers, FL  – Cypress Cove’s staff scholarship committee recently awarded a total of $52,000 in fall 2021 educational scholarships to 26 employees and dependents of its South Fort Myers Life Plan community. The recent scholar selections bring to 64 the number of employees and their dependents who have been chosen as scholarship recipients. Cypress…

Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced grant awards totaling more than $92,000 in Southwest Florida communities. Grant funding will be used to improve infrastructure, community redevelopment, and job creation in small and rural communities. Awards include $92,500 through the Community Planning Technical Assistance (CPTA) program. The projects awarded in Southwest Florida…

Fort Myers – Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida (SWFL), the City of Fort Myers and the STARS Complex are partnering for a “Let’s Get Back to Work” job fair on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the event, job seekers are welcome to meet with 20 companies for on-the-spot interviewing,…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 21, 2021) – The Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association (SRMA) has gathered a powerhouse group of experts to discuss international trade at its upcoming roundtable to be held on Wednesday, July 28 at 8 a.m. This online webinar is part of the organization’s summer event series that provides manufacturers and businesses much needed…

FORT MYERS, FLA. (July 21, 2021) – The Lee County Clerk of Court is hosting an in-person career fair Thursday, Aug. 5 to fill more than 20 positions. The career opportunities are available in several areas of the organization, including courts, information technology, tourist tax, minutes, and communications. The 3-hour event will start at 3…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Florida has experienced thirteen consecutive months of job growth, gaining 595,000 private sector jobs over the year and 839,800 jobs since the height of the pandemic. In May, Florida gained 35,800 private sector jobs and added more than 52,500 online job postings over the month…

Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB reports strong visitation numbers for the month of April, signifying that the destination has turned the corner on the pandemic. As visitor numbers have steadily increased over the last few months, they have now surpassed 2019 for the same period, marking a significant milestone for the destination. Reports show a dramatic influx of in-state visitors, as well as from the Southeast and Midwest during…

PUNTA GORDA, FL (July 20, 2021) – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recently named PGD’s Runway 15-33 Rehab & Extension its 2021 Commercial Service Airport Project of the Year. The honor was bestowed to PGD’s CEO James W. Parish, P.E. at the Florida Airports Council Annual Conference held in Jacksonville this week.  Each year the FDOT presents…