Cape Coral will partner with Costco Wholesale to bring the retailer’s first location to the city, planning the store on Chiquita Boulevard South. It will be the third Costco in Lee County.

The Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association said that more than 24,000 people make their living by making products for government agencies and the consumer marketplace. Those jobs exist now in Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hendry and Glades counties.

Scripture was written on the walls before the first haircut. Go inside Hause of Fades, a new shop built on friendship and faith.

The closure of several dozen Crumble cookie stores nationwide due to declining sales has not yet affected local outlets.

A new business has opened at Edison Mall in Fort Myers to help smaller enterprises grow. It's called the Business Growth Gallery.

If you've ever dreamed of running a restaurant at historic McCollum Hall in Fort Myers, now is the time to act. The city's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is accepting proposals for a restaurant at the hall, and also a music and performing arts center.

If you're looking for an apartment in Southwest Florida, or to move from one apartment to another, this likely is a good time to do so. Some people in commercial real estate believe at least one out of five units is vacant in Lee County, and in some buildings, it may be closer to one out of three.

About 200 people attended the ribbon cutting and official opening for a new vo-tech school in Lee County.

A woman dedicated to helping FGCU students get internships all around Southwest Florida has won the award as Young Professional of the Year, given by the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce.

The Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers will begin hosting free workshops on artificial intelligence on August 14. It will be the first session for business owners, put on by the new Human Intelligence/Artificial Intelligence Hub at the Collaboratory.