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The 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…
Bonita 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…
Tamiami 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…
NAPLES, 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…
The 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…
TALLAHASSEE, 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…
Wednesday, 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…
Fort Myers, FL, April 28, 2020 – Because of continued voluntary compliance and the community’s greater awareness for Centers for Disease Control guidelines, the county announced the re-opening of county parks and preserves including all beaches and beach access points, parking lots and free-standing bathrooms. Staff will be onsite to help encourage following the CDC…
Bonita Springs, FL | April 23, 2020 —— According to the Bonita Springs-Estero REALTORS® (BER), March 2020 remained steady, solidifying an active quarter one for the Bonita Springs and Estero residential real estate market. Closed sales for March 2020 saw a 15.9 percent increase as compared to March 2019, while inventory still remains at a decrease over this…
Today, President Trump signed the “Phase 3.5” stimulus package, boosting funding for the SBA loan programs, including $320 billion in new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program and $60 billion in disaster loans and grants through the EIDL program. We anticipate that the funding for these programs will go quickly, so be aware of the…