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Fort Myers, FL – The Junior League of Fort Myers Sustainers, held a “REVEAL” of their recent project at Pathways to Opportunity (PTO), Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida’s life skills training program for adults with disabilities. On October 18, 2023 at 4 p.m., organizers hosted the reveal ceremony for their donors and sustainers involved. The…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Collaboratory’s scholarship application for the 2024-2025 school year will open on November 1, 2023. Since 2014, FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory has been working toward a goal of transforming Southwest Florida’s workforce by increasing the percentage of working age (25-64 years old) adults who hold post-high school credentials to 55 percent by…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Presstige Printing was named Florida’s Best Printer by the Florida Graphics Alliance at the 2023 Florida Print Awards, taking home the coveted Golden Flamingo Trophy for the first time in company history. Presstige Printing also won the most first place awards at the event, which convenes annually to recognize excellence in…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced the approval of the State of Florida’s Action Plan for Hurricane Ian Recovery from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Action Plan outlines the administration of over $910 million in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program funding for long-term recovery efforts for 20 Hurricane Ian-impacted…
Fort Myers, FL, – The Lee County Recovery Task Force (RTF) is launching an online survey for public engagement to provide residents an opportunity to review and comment on draft Initiative Profiles for the ResilientLee Recovery and Resilience Plan. The draft Initiative Profiles will be published at www.resilientlee.com during the week of Nov. 27 and remain available…
On Nov. 16, the SanCap Chamber hosted ribbon-cuttings at three small and historic properties on Sanibel Island: sister properties Palmview Inn and Sandpiper Inn at 706 Donax Street and 720 Donax Street, respectively; and Parrot Nest Cottages at 1237 Anhinga Lane. “The return of 16 more accommodation units is huge for Sanibel Island,” said John…
Ft Myers, Florida.– Soltura Development Group, LLC., a real estate development company, today announced the Grand Opening of its latest development, Altair by Soltura. The property is located within The Forum, Ft. Myers and represents its second rental home community in Southwest Florida. The property will feature 145 two-story units, and fifteen one-bedroom flat units,…
FORT MYERS, Fla.: The Salvation Army, Fort Myers Area Command, which has provided assistance to those in need in our community since 1951, today announced that it has received a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund—the largest gift in the organization’s history. This is the sixth round of annual Day 1…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Today, Governor DeSantis announced that Florida’s strategic investments have resulted in continued economic growth while national rates continue to see economic decline. Florida’s labor force grew by 0.2 percentage points in October 2023, while the national labor force growth rate declined by 0.1 percentage points over the same time period. Florida continues to outpace…
ECHO, a leading player in sustainable agriculture and global food security, is pleased to announce Charles Mathews as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mathews comes to the non-profit organization with extensive experience managing global, multi-site international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Before arriving at ECHO, he spent 12 years at Samaritan’s Purse serving the Asia and Latin…