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Eileen Connolly-Keesler has served as the President-CEO of the Collier County Community Foundation for the past 11 years. Southwest Florida Business Today publisher Karen Moore recently heard her speak to a group of Naples area business owners and professionals about the lack of affordable housing in the county.
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Business majors at FGCU got to hear about corporate concepts that they will likely be working with after they graduate from an experienced CEO and board director.
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Southwest Florida Business Today Publisher Karen Moore talked with Lee County Economic Development Director John Talmage, who shared current information regarding post Hurricane Ian tourism impact and overall jobs recovery in Lee County.
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Steve Shimp, Chair of Lee County’s Independent Sales Surtax Oversight Committee, or ISSOC, recently gave an update on the half penny sales tax that was passed as a referendum in 2018. The half penny sales tax was meant to fund the acquisition, construction, renovation, equipping and financing of public school facilities and technology for ten years.
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The release of the national PCE index brought good economic news to Florida and the country as a whole.
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Work force expansion is critical as corporations relocate to Southwest Florida: Moore About BusinessBusiness reporter Karen Moore discussed workforce development and company relocations to Southwest Florida with Lee County Economic Development director John Talmage.
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Dave Gammon, director of the Charlotte County Economic Development Office, spoke to a group of business professionals about the surge in growth of commercial development throughout the county.
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Gerald Hendry, managing partner of the real estate appraisal firm Maxwell, Hendry and Simmons in Fort Myers, recently used a Halloween analogy regarding the scary and the sweet sides of commercial real estate in Southwest Florida.
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A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
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Collier County includes some of the most affluent communities in the country. With that status brings many challenges to the building industry. Recently, a panel of construction industry experts shared their thoughts with a local audience of business professionals.