Moore About Business

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.

Karen P. Moore, Founder/Owner/Publisher, SWFL Business Today listened in on a panel of experts discussing the growth path for Southwest Florida, especially now after Hurricane Ian. The panel included Nelson Taylor with LSI Companies, Neale Montgomery with the Pavese Law Firm, Rob Price with the Lee County Planning Department, and Alexis Crespo with RVi Planning.

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.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, recently attended the 22nd District Commercial Real Estate Outlook Conference hosted by CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). With the grand opening of Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach scheduled for late 2023, the developers of the project forecast a grand vision for rebuilding the devastated barrier island.

Karen P. Moore is the Founder/Owner/Publisher, SWFL Business Today. Today, she shares her personal experience in applying for disaster recovery assistance after Hurricane Ian.

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.

The future of rental housing was one of the panel discussions at the 2022 Real Estate Symposium. Karen Moore, publisher of SWFL Business Today, shared what Danville Leadbetter of Soltura Development Group had to offer.

January 12 is an important deadline for disaster recovery. Karen Moore talks with Tauheedah Mateen, Small Business Administration Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Disaster Assistance to get the details.