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Overcoming the ‘workforce deficit’
December 14th, 2023
ENGLEWOOD — Charlotte County’s main hurdle in the “workforce deficit” is its demographics. That’s what Charlotte County Economic Development Director...
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Commercial development in Charlotte County is expanding rapidly: Moore About Business
November 10th, 2023
Dave Gammon, Director of the Charlotte County Economic Development Office, recently spoke to a group of Southwest Florida business professionals...
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE OUTCOMES REPORT
November 7th, 2023
The FutureMakers Coalition, a group of business, nonprofit and civic leaders in Southwest Florida, is inching its way toward its...
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Florida Now Top 10 in the Nation for Manufacturing Jobs, Surpassing New York
September 29th, 2023
Most recent job numbers show that Florida is now ranked #10 in the nation for manufacturing employment. There were 426,000 jobs...
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Assist in the Response – Report Storm Damage to Charlotte County
September 7th, 2023
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2023) – Charlotte County has an online Self-Reporting Storm Damage system to help us collect...
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A $100 billion wealth migration tilts US economy’s center of gravity south
July 24th, 2023
Drive along the 240-mile stretch of the Atlantic coast from Charleston, South Carolina, through the grassy marsh land of southern...
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Charlotte County Wins Big with Top State Economic Development Award
June 27th, 2023
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (June 27, 2023) –– Charlotte County is the overall winner in the recent annual Florida Economic Development...
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Seagate Development Group Announces Completion of 9 Acre Complex For ABC Supply, Inc in Charlotte County
June 19th, 2023
Seagate Development Group’s Commercial Division has announced their completion of phases one and two for American Builders and Contractors Supply...
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Port Charlotte getting a ‘downtown’
June 15th, 2023
Parkside Village to contain hotel, apartments, shops, offices PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County commissioners approved a zoning change which paves...
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Roundtable brainstorms on how to expand workforce
May 3rd, 2023
Photo by Nancy J. Semon PORT CHARLOTTE — How can Southwest Florida businesses attract and keep employees? It was the...
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