Members of the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the end of a tough chamber year and installed brand new board members for 2020-2…
The Punta Gorda Chamber celebrated the passing year in style Sept. 17, as the torch of the Chairmanship was passed (officially) from Debra Tre…
Last week’s monthly Third Wednesday Coffee had a slight increase of attendees as people become more comfortable and compliant with the new saf…
A proposal to raise Florida’s minimum wage rate to $15 has some local restaurant owners and others worried about how the increase will affect …
Charlotte County home foreclosure filings soared back to the normal rates in August despite the federal and state COVID-related moratorium.
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped again.
VENICE — Another business has shuttered.
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PUNTA GORDA — Despite “holding their own” through coronavirus setbacks this summer, Copperfish Books owners Cathy Graham and Serena Wyckoff ha…
We are accepting applications for the 2021 Leadership North Port. Now is a good time to apply for this excellent program.
Let me start by addressing the issue on many people’s minds: the resignation of our CEO, Ed Hill. I have received many emails and phone calls …
It’s encouraging to see our members again planning events. Most are reconfigured in some way. But they are being scheduled, added to our Chamb…
For nine years, the Southwest Florida Goodwill’s MicroEnterprise class has helped hundreds of people from Charlotte, Lee, Hendry and Glades co…
Southwest Florida’s most flamboyant car dealer, a New Yorker named Billy Fuccillo, has inked his own “huge” deal with a new kind of car dealer.
FORT MYERS — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with restaurateurs in Fort Myers on Thursday afternoon to get a better idea how they were copi…
VENICE — Despite the apparent reluctance of residents to venture into many existing local businesses, there is an enthusiasm from national and…
VENICE — At least a half-dozen eateries specializing in Americana foods are closing shop, including Pizza Hut shops in Englewood, Punta Gorda …
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce will be partnering with CareerSource Suncoast to provide a Virtual Job & Career Fair.
ENGLEWOOD — Beginning Sept. 17 and lasting through Oct. 1, more than 20 Englewood area restaurants will offer special prix fixe menus that inc…
VENICE — A for sale sign is now on two parcels where developers hoped to build a Four Points Sheraton on Tamiami Trail in Venice.
Hey boomers, it’s not your imagination. Finding a job in today’s COVID economy is harder than ever, especially for “older Americans,” i.e. wor…
The coronavirus is accelerating a seismic shift in the employee-employer relationship. An April survey reports that nearly one-third of employ…
Amazon recently invited some customers to preview the new grocery store format it has developed in California and said it will open to the pub…
Starting today till Sept. 30, thanks to our friends at Expedia Cruises — Air, Land and Sea Vacations in Laishley Court — there is simply no be…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of most of the Englewood’s fundraising events, including the chamber’s annual event.
Just when you think you have the whole major event planning process down to a science, the world suddenly and dramatically goes topsy-turvy. B…
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital is the first in Southwest Florida to offer a new, minimally invasive procedure to help those who need dialysis.
This is getting old.
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize the 2019-2020 Chamber Champions at a special reception tonight.