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Priority Marketing has hired Melissa Ward as assistant to the CEO, a new role as the firm expands its portfolio of services and adds new client partners.

Donations support home-building projects for female-led households

Upcoming homestand features the season's first Beer Fest and Father's Day promotions

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to welcome the five law students who were selected to join this year's summer associate internship program.

Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) school year in Lee, Collier, Hendry and Glades counties. The free educational program is available to 4-year-olds who reside in Florida, regardless of family income.

Nominations are open for annual event celebrating Lee County's top businesses and innovators

United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades has been honored with the 2024 Public/Private Achievement Award at the recent Governor's Hurricane Conference held in West Palm Beach.

Co-founder of international cloud-based brokerage with SWFL origins earns top producer nod from RealTrends Verified

Statewide honor signifies innovation, high performance and strong leadership

Players pack boxes of school materials through partnership with United Way

The School District of Lee County is hosting a district-wide Career Fair on Thursday, June 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lee County Public Education Center, located at 2855 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers.

Campaign's message of 'Uniting Heroes, Inspiring Hope' resonates with supporters

June 15 festival recognizes African American celebration marking end of slavery in the U.S.

Elite DNA Behavioral Health, a comprehensive behavioral and mental health care provider, recently hosted its Mental Health Awareness Month food drive, collecting approximately 1,338 pounds of food to distribute to families across the state.

Quicker Response Quicker Funding Claims SBA Through The Office Of Disaster Assistance

Veteran litigator Amir Cyrus brings experience in private practice, public service

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber has opened applications for this year's Leadership Program.

Bank of America has provided Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County with a $30,000 grant to support summer programs and provide employment experiences for local youth.

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Nonprofit Expo to showcase nine nonprofits on Tuesday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Laura Hilderbrand has joined Priority Marketing as a front desk receptionist responsible for guest communications and administrative support.

School's Out Celebration highlights six-game homestand at Hammond Stadium

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce's Women in Business committee is hosting "Wine Pull at the Pool," a fundraiser and networking program, on Wednesday, June 5 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has hired Shawna Kremer as its marketing operations manager.

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company celebrated its expansion into Fort Myers with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 21 at its new Bell Tower office. Located at 13525 Bell Tower Drive, near the heavily traveled intersection of U.S.

Stevens Construction, Inc. has expanded the Fort Myers team with the addition of Project Manager Mike Alisea, announced Daniel F. Adams Jr., executive vice president/partner.

Pace Center for Girls, Lee is bringing recycled fashion and fun to the stage with the return of its FUNky Fashion Show, to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at the Moose Lodge #2199, located at 155 Santa Barbara Blvd. N. in Cape Coral.

Local philanthropist Jerry F. Nichols has donated an undisclosed amount to establish and endow in perpetuity a mental health professionals scholarship fund through Kids' Minds Matter and Lee Health Foundation.

Valerie's House hosted members of the Southwest Florida Gator Club Saturday, May 18, for "Baking with Gators" day in the new kitchen of the Family Is Forever Home in Fort Myers.

Roaring Twenties-themed soirée to benefit nonprofit medical clinic on wheels

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida's Disability Services program is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $45,000 from the Golisano Foundation to formalize the Goodwill Disability Navigation Program.

Sponsors are needed for the 7th Annual Clips for Cancer event presented by Florida Radiology Consultants, which will anchor Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September. Clips for Cancer will be held Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.