Search results for

Farmers in much of state grants restore land before Hurricane Ian USDA extended deadline September 25 $500,000 remove debris, repair fences, regrade land torn

Hurricane Don was short-lived, returning to tropical storm status Sunday and likely to lose tropical characteristics by early Monday while a low pressure system still has a chance to become a tropical depression during the next few days while it moves westward across the tropical Atlantic and eastern Caribbean Sea. Additionally, heat advisories were continued in most of Southwest and South Florida.

Florida Blue health insurance and NCH Healthcare System are coming dangerously close to being unable to reach a contractual agreement. NCH may be considered out of network at the end of September if the two parties can’t come to an agreement.

Naples voters have been getting text messages and at first glance it appears as if they are coming from the Supervisor of Elections Office. They are not.

One person was laid off at Big Cypress National Park and “several” are now without jobs at Bay Pines VA Hospital as federal downsizing under the Trump Administration begins to affect Southwest Florida.The person out of a job at Big Cypress was on a probationary period and was laid off on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said Michelle Hanson, lands and permits coordinator at the park.

For 29 years, Art Fest Naples Invitational has been hosting outdoor fine art and craft festivals. The fair returns January 17 & 18 to Fleischmann Park in Naples.

Newman Drive wildfire near Naples prompts evacuations. Limited visibility is possible overnight due to the smoke, and the east winds will move the smoke plume toward the Metro Southwest Coast of Florida.

Homeowners in Briny Breezes, a small ocean-front mobile home community in Palm Beach County that sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, are said to be looking for a deal closer to $1 billion.

Fire crews were called to a section on the interstate when a wildfire produced flames and smoke near the Bonita Beach Road exit.

The FutureMakers Coalition is a collective of about 140 business and educational partners in five counties working to transform Southwest Florida's workforce. The organization's goal is to help working adults with college degrees, workplace and industry certificates, and other up-skill credentialing. Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, spoke with coalition director Tessa Lesage, who shares the role and opportunities that the coalition offers, in partnership with FGCU, in the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline.