Moore About Business

The Fort Myers Beach recovery is well underway. Publisher Karen Moore recently got the latest updates at a gathering of local business owners and professionals.

We talk about new development in Southwest Florida all the time. But the aspect of re-development, especially in our local municipalities’ older, and perhaps blighted, downtown districts, is just as important to address. Karen Moore recently caught up with the Executive Director of the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, Michele Hylton-Terry, who brought her up to speed with the CRA and some of its current projects.

A big-name water park is finally opening its doors in Collier County later this year. Southwest Florida Business Today Publisher Karen Moore recently heard the details at a Southwest Florida commercial real estate conference.We’ve been hearing about this Great Wolf Lodge attraction coming to Collier County for a few years now. Recently, General Manager Jason Bays gave some details about this new tourist attraction and provided some background on the project.

As the City of Cape Coral develops its master plan, SWFL Biz Today publisher Karen Moore attended a roundtable on the future of the manufacturing industry in the city.

Local and state officials reviewed their experiences and lessons learned recently. Here are some of the takeaway notions from Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today.

Collier County growth is poised to grow substantially, according to Brian Goguen, Chief investment Officer at Barron Collier Companies in Naples. Karen Moore shared more of what he said to a group of business leaders.

The college sports landscape changed forever on July 3rd. 2021, when the NCAA permitted student athletes to earn compensation for their name, image, and likeness. As part of this new landscape, a concept referred to as "collectives" has been introduced. Southwest Florida Flight Crew helmed by Tim Cartright, chair of the collective spoke with Southwest Florida Business Today publisher Karen Moore.

In terms of sports, there’s a lot going on in Lee County these days, and it’s more than spring training. Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, recently spoke with Jeff Mielke, Lee County Sports Development Executive Director, to hear how that sports is making an impact in our area.

The world of banking is changing rapidly. Southwest Florida Business Today Publisher Karen Moore sat down with Brandon Box, Southwest Florida Region President for Cogent Bank, to discuss the factors affecting banking in the business marketplace.

Southwest Florida Business Today publisher Karen Moore recently heard Collier County Community Foundation President-CEO Eileen Connolly Keesler share how the foundation is working to fill local labor gaps, particularly in aeronautics.