HF scientific, a Watts brand and a leading global producer of locally made instrumentation, test kits and chemical reagents used for monitoring water quality, has opened its new state-of-the-art headquarters in Fort Myers, Florida. Located at 16260 Airport Drive, Suite 140, HF scientific’s new design, manufacturing and distribution facility is nearly 35,000 square feet, three […]
CHEF, the Culinary & Hospitality Education Foundation of Southwest Florida, filmed the 2021 CHEF Showdown competition on Monday, February 1, 2021, in front of a live studio audience limited to just 20 VIP guests due to social-distancing guidelines. The Workshop demonstration kitchen at Luminary Hotel and Co. was the perfect setting for a cross-county duel […]
Horizon Council, Horizon Foundation and Lee County Economic Development to honor businesses FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2021) – Superior quality, strong ethics and resiliency are at the heart of what makes this year’s Industry Appreciation Awards (IAA) unlike any other year. Twenty-one of Southwest Florida’s top companies have made the list of finalists for the event […]
Mandi Wray and Dan Beiter present the Volunteer of the Year award to Dan Pickard (center). FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2021) – Lee BIA Builders Care, the nonprofit charitable arm of the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA), recently presented its annual awards that honored community partners and volunteers for their commitment to Lee County […]
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 – LABELLE, FLA – Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) history professor Brandon Jett was recently awarded a $4,500 grant from the American Society for Legal History (ASLH) for his digital history project “Lynching in LaBelle.” In 1926, Henry Patterson, a Black man who was working on road construction in LaBelle, was wrongfully accused […]
Deckart joins the Alliance with over 15 years in the nonprofit arts sector FORT MYERS, FL (Feb. 4, 2021) – The Alliance for the Arts is thrilled to announce the selection of Molly Deckart as the organization’s Executive Director. “Since our search process began, the board sought candidates who shared our vision for the future of […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2021) – Pine Ridge RV & Boat Storage is now open in Fort Myers, offering larger storage bays, enhanced security features and onsite amenities. Southwest Florida’s newest storage facility contains 127 universal rental units for RVs and boats in 30-, 40-, 50- and 70-foot storage bays that can accommodate large […]
Credit reports are a detailed account of your credit history. They are a measure of your financial reliability and often determine your ability to secure loans and financing, are often used for employment inquiries, rental applications and much more. Ensuring their accuracy in a world of identity theft is YOUR responsibility. You have rights and may wish […]
Cape Coral agents Mike and Dawn Sullivan dispel myths, encourage residents to protect themselves CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Feb. 2, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic has had numerous impacts on our society. While many are obvious—social distancing and masking, for example—others are less noticeable. Americans are more aware of their own mortality, and many are thinking seriously […]
The School District of Lee County is pleased to announce the Lee County Athletic Conference Hall of Fame inductees for 2021. The five high school athletes, two coaches and two contributors to high school sports inductees will be honored at a banquet scheduled for Wednesday, April 21st, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The banquet will […]
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