Lee County Parks & Recreation Department is calling for volunteers to help celebrate National Public Lands Day. WHEN Saturday, September 28, 8:00 am – 10:00 am WHERE Prairie Pines Preserve, 18400 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, FL 33903 PROJECT DETAILS Hand-pulling and hand tool pruning of landscaping vegetation around preserve parking lot to remove […]
B&I Contractors has been ranked 12th in the medium category on the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Construction™ List! To determine the Best Workplaces in Construction in 2024, Fortune partnered with global people analytics firm Great Place to Work to analyze survey feedback representing more than 43,000 U.S. employees. This recognition is a testament to […]
One of Florida’s largest non-profit public health systems, Lee Health, has published their Economic Impact Report which provides an analysis of theongoing annual economic contributions of Lee Health’s operations to the Lee County economy and the projected economic impacts of the system’s planned capital improvements through FY2028. Click here for a synopsis of the report and a link to […]
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 […]
Lee County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Task Force Newsletter brings you updates on LCSO’s efforts to protect animals and offers great advice for pet owners. To review the latest issue, please visit https://www.sheriffleefl.org/lee-county-sheriffs-office-animal-cruelty-task-force-newsletter-august-2024/ and sign up to get the newsletter delivered directly to your email inbox!
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 […]
The Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association (RPCRA) announces the closure of their Fort Myers office located at 2840 Winkler Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33916 effective August 7, 2024, at 5 PM. The services previously located in this space will move to a new temporary office location in the Sunrise Office Center at 12381 S. Cleveland […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As students across Florida head back to school over the next few weeks, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), and safety partners throughout the state will be working to educate and engage Florida’s parents, caregivers, and motorists on the importance of […]
Once again, the robotics team from Edison-Ford Winter Estates has broken the glass ceiling in the advancing robotics field! Their team, “Assembly Required,” recently competed against 50 other teams in the FIRST LEGO League international tournament held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. The team placed second in the Project Award Category! The team’s […]
Lee Health was ranked No. 4 out of 311 health systems in the U.S. by the Lown Institute for social responsibility! This is the second consecutive year that Lee Health has ranked in the top five for commitment to social responsibility and health equity. Lee Memorial Hospital, which includes HealthPark Medical Center under the same […]