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Howe Joins Office Pride of SWFL

12/18/2020

Office Pride of SWFL hires Trent Howe as the Director of Operations.  In this new role, he will be responsible for directing the continuing growth of the company including sales and day to day operations. Howe brings his years of Operational and Sales experience to fine tune the processes of the quickly growing Commercial Cleaning…

Seagate Development Group to Expand EmCyte Corporation HQ

12/18/2020

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Dec.15, 2020) — Seagate Development Group is breaking ground on the final phase of EmCyte Corporation’s headquarters — located at 4331 Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd. in Fort Myers. The $2.2-million project will include an additional 13,000 square feet of warehouse space and a 2,000-square-foot office facility. Crews will also renovate a 5,000-square-foot…

Ag Insights: What Farmers Should Know about the New Covid-19 Stimulus Bill

12/17/2020

By Paul Neiffer and Chris Hesse, CLA Principals CLA principals Paul Neiffer and Chris Hesse review the new stimulus bill’s income tax changes and go over what farmers should be thinking about now. GO TO WEBCAST – CLICK HERE  

2020 Permanently Changed Restauranteering: Here’s What You Need to Survive the Long-Haul

12/17/2020

Join us for a free webinar on Thursday, December 10th at 1:00 PM EST. REGISTER NOW Can’t attend? No worries! All registered attendees will receive a recording of the webinar. There’s no easy way to put it, tens of thousands of restaurant establishments have permanently closed this year, while the restaurants that survived faced massive…

What is CollierCARES?

12/17/2020

CollierCARES is the program through which Collier County is rolling out the more than $67 million in recently allocated coronavirus relief funds. This funding is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal stimulus package. The funds include six broad initiatives: $20 million for community health and services initiatives. This includes…

Spiro & Associates Executive Appointed to Uncommon Friends Foundation Board

12/17/2020

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Dec.15 2020) — Christopher T. Spiro — Chief Creative Officer at Spiro & Associates Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations and Brand Architecture — has been appointed to the Board of the Uncommon Friends Foundation. This comes after recommendations by seated members and the nonprofit’s executive director. The 30-plus-year industry veteran will join other…

TWO39 LABS Announces Southwest Florida Virtual Startup Pitch Competition with Cash Prize

12/17/2020

Bonita Springs, FL – TWO39 Group, LLC (“TWO39”)  TWO39 LABS announces its 12-week cohort inaugural pitch competition. The event will take place live and virtually on December 10, 2020, at 4 PM EST. Seven local Southwest Florida businesses who have completed a 12-week cohort and are competing for a grand prize of $5,000. Focused on…

Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency Presents Its 2020/2021 Board Leadership Team

12/17/2020

The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is proud to introduce its 2020/2021 Board Leadership team: The Fort Myers CRA Board of Commissioners and Advisory Board.   2020 – 2021 Board of Commissioners Fred Burson Chair Kevin Anderson Vice Chair   Johnny W. Streets, Jr. Commissioner Teresa Watkins Brown Commissioner Terolyn Watson Commissioner    …

Naples Airport Authority and City of Naples Fire-Rescue Department celebrate grand opening for new fire station

12/16/2020

The Naples Airport Authority and the City of Naples Fire-Rescue Department celebrated the grand opening of the new Naples Airport Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station/City of Naples Fire Station #3 with a hose uncoupling. The event included remarks from NAA Executive Director Chris Rozansky, NAA Board of Commissioners Chair Michael Lenhard, City of Naples…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank hosts Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida’s Giving Trees

12/02/2020

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is hosting a Giving Tree for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida holiday program at select bank locations. Every holiday season, the center identifies families in need that will benefit from their Giving Tree program. Southwest Florida businesses, community organizations and residents are asked to spread cheer by donating unwrapped…