The Southwest Florida Council of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) met in-person for the first time in over a year on Saturday April 17th. The event was socially-distanced and included speaker, elections, and luncheon at Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport. The event also included the announcement of the Council’s 2021 Woman of the Year. […]
Baby season in Southwest Florida is in full swing. Each spring, the longer days and warming temperatures trigger many native animals to begin breeding and nesting. This increase in activity results in a surge in admissions to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital; animal admissions double during spring and summer months. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s […]
Hole Montes has added three professionals to its Naples office as the firm responds to additional demands for services in Collier County. The three additions include Kevin Dowty, P.E., project manager; Jon Waters, project manager; and Wayne Bauer, design technician. “Kevin, Jon and Wayne have spent their entire professional careers in the Naples and Fort […]
Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida, a leading full-service commercial property brokerage based in Fort Myers, has made a $2,500 donation to Pace Center for Girls- Lee. The donation is being utilized to provide leadership training to the school’s staff and leadership education to students. “The Pace Center for Girls is one of […]
Bank OZK supports Goodwill MicroEnterprise Graduate Shannen Leahy, owner of The Caloosa Kitchen was the recipient of a Bank OZK grant for $1,000 to help her grow her new business. Shannen participated in the Goodwill MicroEnterprise program, a course designed to help individuals develop a plan to start or grow their business. Bank OZK, a […]
Dr. Irene Gladstein takes a natural, holistic approach New York City eyelid surgeon Dr. Irene Gladstein has opened a new location on Naples’ Fifth Avenue South. The doctor began providing aesthetic and cosmetic procedures to Neopolitans from her new location on March 29, 2021. Project Glammers takes a natural, holistic approach to beauty enhancement, creating […]
By: Jay Schurz I recently sponsored an event with 200 very conservative attendees. During the course of the event, people shared their opinions about supporting small businesses, protecting our freedom of religion, and several other conservative beliefs. When someone mentioned that they would not order from Amazon, because Amazon had made it difficult for the small businesses to […]
By: Mike Welch The Chairman and Board of Directors of the East Lee County Chamber of Commerce are honored to announce the following addition to the Board of Directors: LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CECIL PENDERGRASS Commissioner Pendergrass is no stranger to East Lee County with his involvement in the development of infrastructure and projects that are enhancing […]
By: Mike Welch After a challenging year for our communities and for our area businesses, the region’s Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Award Gala on June 19th at the Plantation Golf & Country Club (a copy of the invitation is in this month’s paper issue on page 4). As part of the celebration, we […]
By: Neida Carvalho Is your irrigation system costing you more in repairs than it would be to replace it and save the hassle? – Let an expert come out and give you the answer. If you are a Southwest Florida resident year-round or only living here during the hectic season, you probably recognize the struggles and […]
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