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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…
John Lai, president and chief executive officer of the SanCap Chamber, took the one-year position of chair for the Visit Florida board of directors, moving up from second vice chair. The board of directors is the governing body for Visit Florida’s private sector. It provides guidance, input, and insight for the evolution of its marketing…
DFCU Financial and MidWestOne Bank have finalized their previously announced acquisition of MidWestOne Bank’s Florida operations in the Naples-Marco Island MSA and the Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA. “We are excited to announce that the acquisition of MidWestOne Bank’s Florida branches is now complete. This integration brings both MidWestOne’s Florida customers and employees into DFCU Financial. We…
SanCap Chamber welcomed continued post-hurricane progress this week with two Sanibel Island ribbon-cutting celebrations at Blind Pass Condominiums, 5117 Sea Bell Rd., on June 3; and a new office for Community & Housing Resources, 2340 Periwinkle Way, on June 5. The 107-unit, seven-acre Blind Pass Condominiums includes more than 80 units in its rental programs.…
The Town of Fort Myers Beach submitted all required documentation identified by FEMA on Tuesday, May 21. Town staff are awaiting review of the documentation by FEMA. It is anticipated that the review period will take 30 days from the deadline given to all municipalities to submit, which is June 10. The Town of Fort…
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…
Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $7.5 million to Lee County through the Job Growth Grant Fund to support the Lee County shrimping industry, which was devastated by Hurricane Ian. The award will be used to rebuild and enhance the shrimp fleet dockage facility at the publicly owned San Carlos Maritime Park. Through this award, the dual-purpose…
AT&T* has expanded its 5G network in Southwest Florida, giving residents, businesses, and visitors a big boost in their wireless connectivity. AT&T added three new cell sites to enhance the area’s coverage and capacity. The new cell sites will boost coverage and capacity in the areas of: • Naples – Improves coverage to nearby residential…
The USI CDFI and Truist Foundation have created an equitable loan fund and application system to attract, support and fund historically excluded small businesses in Fort Myers, Baltimore and Norfolk. The CDFI will equip these businesses with the credit, knowledge and tools to start, grow and sustain. Truist Foundation provided a $1.5 million grant to…
Lee County staff provided an update at the Lee Board of County Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday related to the county’s diligent work to provide all requested and required documentation in response to FEMA’s efforts to retrograde the county’s Community Rating System (CRS) classification. Residents can watch the update portion of the meeting by visiting…