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LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) is partnering with the SW Florida Band Jam-boree, the first of its kind event bringing the sights and sounds of some of the best show-style marching bands to Fort Myers. The VCB is supporting the event through its Events Marketing program which fosters multi-day…
Fort Myers – Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida received a $20,000 grant from the Truist Foundation in support of training provided at their Community Resource Centers (CRCs). Goodwill CRCs provide free training for those in the community who need to improve their employment prospects and technology skills. CRC coordinators provide resume writing assistance, interviewing skills training,…
Fort Myers, FL, Nov. 16, 2021 – The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to award 2021/2022 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) grant agreements totaling $2.96 million to local partners for affordable housing. The grants to nonprofit housing development organizations are for new construction and rehabilitation of rental housing units. The grants will provide assistances…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Boston Red Sox Foundation will once again be awarding $5,000 scholarships in the spring of 2022 to one deserving student from each of the 14 public high schools in Lee County. For the first time, all Lee County charter and ALS schools will added with one $5,000 scholarship also being…
ORLANDO, Fla. – Summit Broadband, a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Florida, announces it will invest more than $100 million during the next 12 months to deliver Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services to more than 60,000 homes lacking adequate broadband speeds required to fully utilize technology for work, education and other needs in today’s digital world. “This current…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – To help ensure Florida never experiences a tragic building collapse similar to the Champlain Tower South collapse in Surfside, Florida should consider establishing mandatory minimum structural inspections and post-occupancy whole building safety inspections, a coalition of professional engineers and building experts recommend. The Surfside Working Group’s Florida Building Professionals Recommendations are focused on…
Fort Myers, FL — The Edison Awards, The Premier Awards for Innovations and Innovators have announced the opening of the 2022 nomination season. Named after one of the most influential innovators in history, Thomas Alva Edison, the Edison Awards annually honor game-changing products, services, and solutions that represent the best in innovation from across the…
Pro-Tec Plumbing & Air has created a new scholarship program in partnership with Fort Myers Technical College that will help fund tuition costs for students pursuing careers in plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R). Pro-Tec will provide four $1,000 scholarships annually. Students must be at least 21 years old and complete an essay…
Devotees of chef Todd Johnson, who have followed his extensive food and restaurant creations throughout Southwest Florida for the past 30 years, can find his latest culinary endeavor on the waterfront at his new restaurant, Nosh on Naples Bay. Johnson and his wife and business partner, Dana, are currently renovating existing space at Naples Bay…
NAPLES, Fla. – Tournament officials announced today a multi-year extension that will return the Chubb Classic presented by SERVPRO to Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course in Naples, Fla. and its traditional February dates starting in 2022, taking place Feb. 14-20. The longest-standing PGA TOUR Champions event to be contested in the same metropolitan area, the Chubb Classic in…