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Governor Ron DeSantis signed the ‘Focus on Florida’s Future’ Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The Focus on Florida’s Future Budget totals $116.5 billion—less than the previous fiscal year—which reflects a reduction in overall state spending. This year’s budget features investments for Florida’s top needs, and this budget will also result in $17 billion remaining for…

Discovery Senior Living is excited to announce they have launched a new leadership development program in partnership with the executive education program at DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business to accelerate leadership capabilities. The leadership development program is customized to the needs of Discovery Senior Living, the fifth largest senior living operator, and one of…

Bonita Springs Utilities recently celebrated the completion of its Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant. The expansion benefits current members through redundancy of treatment plant components and resiliency of the water supply sources, and also enables BSU to keep pace with the population growth in its service area. The plant expansion portion of this multi-year $60-million…

FloridaCommerce announced that Governor Ron DeSantis activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program, making $3 million available for businesses impacted by the recent severe weather that impacted South Florida. Small business owners in need of assistance are encouraged to visit FloridaJobs.org/EBL to apply for the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program. Businesses in Broward,…

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber has named its finalists for the 2024 Chamber Awards, which will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 5 p.m. at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown Fort Myers. Recognizing members for their outstanding contributions to the greater Fort Myers community, the program will feature an award ceremony to…

FloridaCommerce announced more than $6.5 million available to eligible organizations through the Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program. Eligible organizations can receive funds to provide services to non-custodial parents that will create a pathway for them to achieve higher levels of self-sufficiency through employment and training opportunities. Eligible organizations include governmental and quasi-governmental entities, nonprofit corporations, tribal…

Today, FloridaCommerce and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) activated the Business Damage Assessment Survey in response to the flooding in South Florida. Survey responses will allow the state to expedite flooding recovery efforts by gathering data and assessing the needs of affected businesses in any county located south of I-4. Businesses can complete the…

Nominations are open for the 2024 Industry Appreciation Awards, which will recognize Lee County’s top businesses and business leaders on Friday, Oct. 25, at Caloosa Sound Convention Center in Fort Myers. This year, awards will be given in eight categories: Large Business of the Year Small Business of the Year Large Manufacturer of the Year…

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties recently concluded its most successful season of Women Build. Fundraising teams, local companies and individual donors raised a record $534,000 to support Habitat’s home-building efforts for female-led households, the largest single-year fundraising total in Women Build history for Lee and Hendry counties. Women Build is an annual initiative…