The 2025 Lee County Industry Appreciation Awards, held on October 24 at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in Fort Myers, celebrated standout businesses that fuel the region’s economy and community spirit. The event was hosted by Horizon Council, Horizon Foundation, and Lee County Economic Development Office. Awards included the Elevate Award, Start Up of the […]
Congratulations to the new Lee County Undersheriff, James Rankine, a Leadership Lee Alum from the class of 2017! Rankine joined LCSO in 2017 after more than three decades of experience in law enforcement, including time spent working for the FBI. Rankine also served six years of active duty in the United States Army. In his […]
Congratulations to Lee County Engineer, Linda Braam, and her amazing team for their work on the LaBelle Transfer Station project. Their collaboration with Wright Construction Group earned recognition from the Lee Building Industry Association for their execution of this important infrastructure project. Great job, everyone! #LeeCountyStrong#PublicWorksPride#Teamwork#InfrastructureExcellence#CommunityBuilders
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 […]
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 […]
For a recap of the Horizon Council General Membership Meeting on Friday, May 17, click here for the audio recording of the topic, “The Value of Student STEM Programs Across the Community.” Click here for a compilation of the presentations. The Nonprofit Minute for this meeting was given by Lee County Solid Waste on business recycling. Lee County Solid […]