Business

Charlotte County business owners and tourism experts explain how red tide impacts the bottom line.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today attended a commercial real estate professional meeting where she sought a response from Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers about recent comments from TPI Hospitality about their goals for the barrier island.

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.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, spoke with Edison Awards Executive Director Frank Bonafilia as they prepare for the third annual global event in downtown Fort Myers.

FGCU will provide Amazon hourly employees access to educational credentials.

Some small businesses in southwest Florida that were hurt by Hurricane Ian just got a shot in the arm.

Sarasota ranked number one among U.S. cities for Startups in Recycling, Waste Management and Pollution Control per capita -- that according to a report by Promo Leaf with data from CrunchBase.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, interviewed Airglades International Airport Director Lillie Rentz to hear the status of the project, as well as expected impact for Hendry County and our region.

The Southwest Florida SCORE chapter, located in Fort Myers, has partnered with the Lee County Economic Development Office to support the American Rescue Plan Act. Lee County has allocated funds to help small businesses with resiliency grants.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, attended an economic summit recently and heard from Matt Simmons, managing partner of Maxwell, Hendry and Simmons, a local real estate appraisal firm. He shared his views on how Lee County is responding to the economic impact after Hurricane Ian.