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Little Known Facts About Lee County to Highlight 2020 Cracker Dinner
FORT MYERS, FLA., January 21, 2020 – Did you know that Lee County’s first hospital was built in 1916 using lumber from the demolished courthouse? Or – did you know that Lee and Collier counties used to be part of Monroe County? These and other little known facts about the early days of Lee County…
Holiday Inn Express & Suites East – The Forum NEWLY RENOVATED in 2020
Aimbridge Hospitality, the world’s leading third-party hotel management company, announces it has completed a full renovation costing over $3 million at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites East – The Forum, a 111-room hotel located at the entrance of the Forum’s shopping center. As the transformation was so GRAND, the hotel guests will be truly…
Priority Marketing wins 4 international Davey Awards from Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2020) – Priority Marketing has earned four Davey Awards for its outstanding creative design work in developing brand identities for four clients across Southwest Florida. Produced by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, the Davey Awards is an international competition among advertising agencies, digital agencies, production firms, in-house creative…
The Children’s Learning Center accepting registrations at new location in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2020) – Child Care of Southwest Florida is accepting student registrations for its newly relocated The Children’s Learning Center in Fort Myers. The Children’s Learning Center, which previously operated on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College, moved in early January to a new location at 37 Barkley Circle. Previous…
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS RECORD-BREAKING DECEMBER AND YEAR-END TRAFFIC
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2020) – During December, 1,077,818 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., an increase of 12.4 percent compared to December 2018. Year-end passenger traffic was up 9.1 percent compared to last year. “December 2019 was the best December in the 37-year history of the airport and…
Island View hosts annual Super Bowl Party at the Lani Kai (plus Valentine's Day teaser)
Island View hosts annual Super Bowl Party at the Lani Kai Come on up to the Island View and cheer on your favorite NFL team LVI Sunday, Feb. 2. A full buffet of appetizers and dishes will be open to enjoy starting at 4 p.m., featuring peel n' eat shrimp, sausage and peppers, barbecue ribs,…
Lee BIA Builders Care honors outstanding volunteers, partners during annual awards event
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2020) – Lee BIA Builders Care recently hosted its annual awards event honoring several community partners and volunteers for their service and commitment to Southwest Florida’s needy and deserving elderly and/or disabled homeowners and their families. The 2019 awards include: Jimmy Rodgers Volunteer of the Year, presented to Mike Nilles;…
Shell Point’s Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries speaker series welcomes Julie Johnson on Feb. 4
Free community health care program to address medicine and genetics FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2020) – Shell Point Retirement Community continues its fifth annual 2020 Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries series on Feb. 4 with a presentation by Julie A. Johnson, Pharm.D., dean and distinguished professor at the University of Florida College of…
Catherine Palmisano becomes Hughes, Snell & Co., P.A. shareholder
Fort Myers, FL — Hughes, Snell & Co., P.A., Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, (HSC) announces that Catherine Palmisano, CPA, has been named a shareholder in the firm. Palmisano joined HSC in 2005. She has been the senior manager responsible for the firm’s financial reporting services area with more than 15 years of experience helping…
New kiosks create convenient way to renew vehicle registration Lee County Tax Collector offers self-service kiosk in three office locations
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2020) – Lee County Tax Collector is introducing another quick and easy way to renew vehicle registrations. Digital self-service kiosks will allow vehicle owners to enter their information safely and securely to renew registrations quickly. Kiosks will be located in downtown Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres service centers and will…