Award-winning News-Press Senior Writer, Amy Bennett Williams covered the Chamber of Southwest Florida’s August luncheon and wrote an in-depth article about the event. Her coverage gives a great overview of the presentations made by our speakers. The event presented multiple perspectives on the regions’ water challenges. Our distinguished panel included Colonel Charlette Roman, SFWMD Governing […]
Chamber of Southwest Florida Board Member and Leadership Lee County alumni, Jacki Liszak, stands out for her leadership of the Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce assisting businesses through their recovery from Hurricane Ian. The Business Observer has featured Jacki in an article that notes the many challenges she has helped Island businesses face over […]
Leadership Lee County graduate, Ernesto Lasso de la Vega, Pond Watch Coordinator at Lee County Hyacinth Control, will be featured in the upcoming premiere of “Eagle Rays: Soaring on Spotted Wings” which will be aired on South Florida PBS as part of the EMMY (R) Award-winning original series, Changing Seas. According to the South Florida […]
Waste-to-energy leader, Covanta, announced in April that it is rebranding as Reworld. The company is taking a new name it says better reflects its commitment to a more sustainable world. For more than 20 years, the company has operated the waste-to-energy plant owned by Lee County, converting the household waste from residents of Hendry and […]
To protect our waterways from excess nutrients that pollute our waterways and feed blue-green algae, our local counties and municipalities have ordinances in place to prohibit use of fertilizers that contain phosphorus and nitrogen during the rainy season from June 1 to September 30. To review the requirements of your local ordinance visit https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/fertilizer/#!. To […]
Chamber staff joined volunteers at Estero Community Park on Saturday, May 4th to plant trees and plants that will help uptake nutrients to keep them out of the park’s stormwater pond and away from the gulf. Planting native plants along the shoreline is one of the best management practices to keep our ponds and lakes […]