Community Cooperative has scheduled 16 mobile food pantries, with seven new pantry locations in July. Before the pandemic, eight mobile pantries were scheduled monthly by Community Cooperative, averaging about 140 households per pantry. Now an average of 250 to 300 households are served at each site, with 425 households the highest. The schedule for new [...]
The eighth annual Hooters Fort Myers Pro Rodeo will be held Feb. 21-23, an expanded three-day format reflecting the rodeo’s growing popularity in Southwest Florida. The professionally choreographed, two-hour premier event will feature bull riding, bronc riding, steer wrestling, roping, barrel racing and more. The rodeo is sanctioned through the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and [...]
The Hooters Fort Myers Pro Rodeo has selected Grace Works Unlimited, a Southwest Florida-based organization, as its 2019 nonprofit beneficiary. The seventh annual Fort Myers Pro Rodeo will be held Feb. 22-23 at Lee County Posse Arena in North Fort Myers. Grace Works Unlimited is a registered 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to “encourage communities [...]
The seventh annual Hooters Fort Myers Pro Rodeo, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, will be held Feb. 22-23 in North Fort Myers. The professionally choreographed, two-hour premier event will feature bronc riding, steer wrestling, roping, barrel racing, bull riding and more. “Our stock contractor will be providing top-of-the-line bucking bulls and horses, and [...]
Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K) has begun construction on a new high-efficiency HVAC system at North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts that will reduce energy usage and maintenance costs. Two new, 400-ton magnetic-bearing centrifugal water chillers will be installed at the school along with two new chiller towers and a 792-square-foot chiller plant building. The project [...]
Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K), a construction contracting and management company, has broken ground on a new Old Florida-style 21,000-square-foot clubhouse at Six Lakes Country Club, a resident-owned 55+ community located at 9151 Littleton Road in North Fort Myers. The $6.8 million project is slated for completion by February 2018. The new facility will include a 70-seat [...]
Design Studio by Raymond, part of the Raymond Building Supply family of companies, partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry County to help make the dream of home ownership a reality for a local family facing medical challenges. More than two dozen Design Studio by Raymond team members helped raise the exterior and [...]
Creighton Commercial Development and Construction has completed the construction of nine new 7-Eleven convenience store and gas stations throughout the state of Florida. The new 7-Eleven sites are located at 17930 N. Tamiami Trail in North Fort Myers, 14970 NE Sixth Ave. in Miami, 9500 NW Seventh Ave. in Miami, 2990 W. Broward Blvd. in [...]
Lee County continues to rank among the nation’s job growth leaders, yet several communities, including North Fort Myers, the MLK commercial corridor and Lehigh Acres, have lagged behind the ongoing economic recovery. The Horizon Council and the Lee County Economic Development Office formed the Commercial Revitalization Task Force with business and civic leaders to proactively [...]
On Tuesday, May 3, Lee BIA Builders Care enlisted supporting partners, donors and volunteers to build a wheelchair ramp for Charlie and Barbara Sands of North Fort Myers. The ramp will grant greater mobility for Barbara Sands, who is diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to enter and exit her home with ease to attend [...]
Lee County will host the USA Gymnastics-Florida Level 6, 9 and 10 State Championships March 18-20 at Lee County Civic Center, located at 11831 Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers. The meet, sponsored by Lightning City Gymnastics and Cheerleading, will bring gymnasts from around the state to compete in Lee County. Last year’s event attracted [...]
Lee County Economic Development will host a public meeting with consultants and Lee County government staff to discuss a study focused on stimulating the revitalization of commercial areas in North Fort Myers. The meeting will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at 2201 Second St., room 118, in Fort Myers. Following [...]
Stevens Construction recently completed construction of two Eye Centers of Florida locations to serve Cape Coral and North Fort Myers, announced Mark Stevens, company president. Stevens Construction renovated an existing office resulting in a 3,896-square-foot medical office, located at 2301 Del Prado Blvd., Suite 820 in Cape Coral. Construction included a new lobby, reception, alcove [...]
