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Charlotte County Public Schools Receives Space Florida District Designation

November 1st, 2024

SPACE FLORIDA, 23 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT SPACE FLORIDA ACADEMY PROGRAM TO PROPEL STUDENTS INTO HIGH-DEMAND AEROSPACE CAREERS  Below is...
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Charlotte County Public Schools Receives $1.4 Million Workforce Development Grant for Advanced Manufacturing Programs

October 31st, 2024

Charlotte County Public Schools (CCPS) has been awarded $1.4 million through the Florida Department of Education’s Workforce Capitalization Incentive (Workforce...
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August Economic Development Newsletter

August 19th, 2024

In this month’s Cleared for Takeoff newsletter read about exciting updates regarding Fisherman’s Village.  Click here to read.
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Charlotte County Commissioners discuss future of Murdock Village

July 10th, 2024

Murdock Village continues to be up for discussion by Charlotte County commissioners. Plans for the third and final phase were presented...
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Charlotte County Commerical Real Estate: Winners and more winners

July 1st, 2024

Randy Krise talks about commercial real estate winners in Charlotte County in the July Edition of Southwest Florida Business Today....
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Punta Gorda: The Next Florida Boomtown

July 1st, 2024

Click below to read Ron Starner’s story on economic development in Punta Gorda featuring Charlotte County Economic Development Director, Dave...
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New PGD tenant building hangar to repair commercial jets

June 26th, 2024

Charlotte County Airport Authority commissioners approved a land lease agreement with a Miami-area firm to build a hangar large enough to...
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Promenades at Parkside owner reveals plans during wrecking ceremony

June 25th, 2024

Charlotte County Commissioner Joe Tiseo is used to shoveling dirt during groundbreaking ceremonies. However, on June 21, he wielded a sledgehammer during the wrecking and...
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Making way for something new – Promenades by Parkside prepares to demolish entry building for new walkable entry

June 24th, 2024

PORT CHARLOTTE — Promenades at Parkside is knocking down walls to make something new. Rather than have a “groundbreaking” ceremony...
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Promenades at Parkside to become Port Charlotte’s ‘downtown’

June 21st, 2024

After years of planning, the start of Port Charlotte’s new downtown begins June 21, when part of Promenades Mall, 3280...
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