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Southwest Florida Business Today (SWFBT) is dedicating its October edition to the entrepreneur. Share your latest entrepreneurial successes and struggles, lessons lived and learned, 300-word limit. These can include your Ian survival and success stories since recovery is ongoing. There is no charge for these guest column submissions. They run on a space-available basis. Please…
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award more than $229 million in grants for about 20 public facility and infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery allocation to Lee County. The projects will be undertaken by Lee County, each municipality, the…
As the SanCap Chamber continues its Preserving Paradise leadership program, connecting the dots between local ecology and economy, it has invited The Everglades Foundation Chief Executive Officer Eric Eikenberg to speak at its Wednesday, Sep. 18, business luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. at The Community House on Sanibel Island. The Everglades Foundation is one of…
Residents may now apply for homeowners’ and/or flood Insurance, mortgage assistance, and rent assistance, up to $25,000 in grant funding. Collier County is expanding efforts to assist residents recovering from the storm impacts and flooding related to Hurricane Ian (September 28, 2022), Invest 90L (June 11, 2024), and Tropical Storm/Hurricane Debby (August 4, 2024). Grants…
Drake Ready Mix, a family-owned and operated concrete ready mix company, has been announced as a finalist on GrowFL’s “Companies to Watch” list, which honors high-growth, second-stage companies headquartered in Florida that demonstrate exceptional innovation and potential for future success. Founded in 2006 by a father-and-son team, Drake Ready Mix operates out of a 10-acre,…
Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance marked the completion of its much-anticipated first building in a new affordable apartment community that offers safe, decent housing to Immokalee families. The nonprofit’s Move-in Celebration on Aug. 23 attracted more than 150 supporters and community leaders, as well as the first set of families that will be moving into their…
After more than 40 years of dedicated service to the Fort Myers community, Cypress Pharmacy announces its new name as Cypress Wellness Pharmacy. This change, which includes a new logo, underscores the business’s ongoing commitment to personalized service, education and overall wellness. Locally owned and operated, Cypress Wellness Pharmacy continues to offer a wide range…
FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory has been selected by CivicLab to participate in a three-year incubator to rethink and revitalize their communities by strengthening rural higher education and employment systems. FutureMakers Coalition joins other communities participating in this cohort from states across the country, including Arkansas, California, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina. Supported…