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Ft. Myers, Fla., May 21, 2020: Vantage Construction Services, LLC, a commercial general contractor located in Fort Myers, has completed construction of a new commercial building for Florida Wood Window and Door. The 13,500 square foot facility, located at 5691 Halifax Avenue in Fort Myers, FL, includes a first-floor showroom, warehouse, loading docks, kitchen, and…
Read MoreThe Immokalee Foundation has received $25,000 in funding from United Way of Collier and the Keys’ Project ALICE grant program for fiscal year 2020-21 to support the foundation’s groundbreaking initiative, Career Pathways: Empowering Students to Succeed. The United Way grants are awarded to local community impact programs that empower members classified as ALICE (Asset Limited,…
Read MoreOn the passage of the HEROES Act in the House today – Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: “It was important for the House to pass the HEROES Act, which included immediate and necessary fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program, an expanded payroll subsidy program through the Employee Retention Tax…
Read MoreThe Lee Board of County Commissioners appointed Town of Fort Myers Beach Vice Mayor Rexann Hosafros to the Lee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) at its April 21 meeting. Hosafros replaces Anita Cereceda, former mayor of Fort Myers Beach, on the TDC and will serve the remainder of the two-year term. Hosafros has served on…
Read MoreBonita Springs Utilities Inc. will conduct its yearly change to the water treatment process during June as a preventative-maintenance measure. Members may notice a temporary and harmless difference in the smell or taste of their tap water. “Every year, we undergo this water treatment change to help prevent bacteria from developing resistance during the usual…
Read MoreTamiami Angel Fund III, Florida’s largest angel fund, invested in digital landscape-irrigation technology that delivers big water savings. Using digital technology to precisely water the exact shape of a landscape, the Genius system made by IrriGreen requires 50% less water than conventional technology to irrigate the same area. The digital technology, combined with the patent-pending…
Read MoreNAPLES, Fla. – May 5, 2020 – NCH is sending one of its Xenex Germ-Zapping robots to several local restaurants as a way of saying “thank you” to those businesses who collectively donated thousands of meals to NCH staff during this pandemic. Yesterday, NCH sent it’s robot to Sails Restaurant and Bellini on Fifth with…
Read MoreThe U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office will host virtual office hours to answer questions about the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. Limited to 250 callers at one time. Participants may call at anytime and are welcome to enter and exit at will. Callers will be muted upon entry and will be taken in the order…
Read MoreTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. As of April 30, DEO has verified 960,410 unique claims and paid 426,623 claimants a total of more than $598.8 million. Updates: Today, DEO extended Emergency Order 20-011 waiving certain state requirements for Reemployment Assistance. The online work…
Read MoreWednesday, April 29, 2020 Prepared by Metz, Husband & Daughton, PA At 5pm yesterday, Governor DeSantis released the first phase of relaxing restrictions to re-open the state of Florida. The Governor’s “Safe. Smart. Step-By-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery” which will begin on Monday, May 4, specifically excludes Florida’s hot-spot counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach…
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