Hodges University

Florida Gulf Coast University trustees this week are slated to consider launching an “intensive English language program” to help fill a need after the closing of a private university. Hodges University in Fort Myers announced last year that it would stop enrolling new students, with only limited classes being offered through August. In a news release last year, Hodges University cited “financial challenges and declining enrollment numbers” as the reason for closing.

A notice posted on the Hodges University website Friday announced the closing of the Fort Myers school after 33 years of education services.

Hodges University and a Naples company is hoping to start an innovative business hub similar to Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle. Hodges and LabX introduced a new program they believe will accelerate entrepreneurialism in Southwest Florida.

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A new institute in Naples wants to tackle identity theft in the state. The Identity Fraud Institute at Hodges University will be used for research and…