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The League Club Awards Goodwill SWFL $29,369

04/13/2023

Naples, FL – The League Club awarded $29,369 to support the Mobile CRC. The Goodwill Mobile Community Resource Center (CRC) provides online services in areas where transportation is a barrier and enables Goodwill recruiters to do on-the-spot applications for employment at various community events. Some of the services offered by the Mobile CRC are online application…

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces Application Period Open for Black Business Loan Program Administrators

04/13/2023

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced the opening of the application period for Loan Program Administrators to apply for the Black Business Loan Program (BBLP) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 is now open through Thursday, June 1, 2023. BBLP administrators provide alternative lending opportunities and technical assistance to black business enterprises…

Golf In Venice Under New Ownership

04/12/2023

Coral Hospitality in Naples, FL, has been selected to manage three golf clubs in the Venice area, bringing its golf management portfolio of golf courses and country clubs to 12, an increase of one third. Coral Investment Group, along with its long-term partner, ITG Group, have acquired the three golf clubs in Venice, which grows…

Lee County to hold a public meeting about the Alico Road Extension Project – Phase 1

04/12/2023

Fort Myers, FL, — Lee County will hold a public information meeting about Phase 1 of the Alico Road Extension Project from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Hilton Garden Inn Fort Myers Airport/FGCU, 16410 Corporate Commerce Way, Fort Myers. This project designs the extension of Alico Road north to connect with…

Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) announces commercial property improvement matching grants

04/11/2023

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) announces that it has awarded one commercial property improvement matching grant to a local business. Bennie Tyrone Shoemaker and Mattie Shoemaker Young of Veronica Shoemaker Florist, in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Redevelopment Area, have been awarded a grant not to exceed…

No More In Person Help on Fort Myers Beach after April 13

04/11/2023

The Disaster Recovery center at Beach Baptist Church on Fort Myers Beach will officially end operations on Thursday, April 13 according to the U.S Small Business Association (SBA). The center will be open normal hours, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. till then. The Beach Baptist Church is located at 130 Connecticut St, Fort Myers…

Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County Closing on April 13 – Help is Still Available

04/10/2023

LAKE MARY, Fla. – The Disaster Recovery Center at the Beach Baptist Church, 130 Connecticut St. in Ft. Myers Beach will be closing at the end of the day on Thursday, April 13. Three other centers in Lee County will remain open until further notice: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1, 8150 Stringfellow Rd, St…

Greater Fort Myers Chamber’s Leadership NEXT to explore FGCU’s Water School on April 20

04/07/2023

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership NEXT committee will host a networking program from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Located in the midst of Florida’s complex freshwater and saltwater systems, The Water School at FGCU is uniquely positioned to explore…

Call It Closed International Realty expands to Connecticut

04/07/2023

Naples, Fla.  – Call It Closed International Realty has expanded into Connecticut, the 16th state served by the fast-growing, cloud-based real estate brokerage. The company is actively recruiting real estate agents across all Connecticut markets. Founded by Chad and Aprile Osborne, Call It Closed International Realty is the first and only national, cloud-based, 100% commission brokerage…

Sunshine Ace Hardware opens retail store in Founders Square

04/06/2023

NAPLES, Fla.  – Sunshine Ace Hardware has opened its 12th location in Southwest Florida, a 20,455-square-foot retail store at Founders Square in North Naples.  The new store features distinct commercial paint, grilling and a fishing department, as well as a wide selection of power and hand tools, hardware, lawn and garden supplies, plumbing fixtures, BBQ…