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Governor Ron DeSantis Awards $2.5 Million Through the Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to Help Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Ian

October 10th, 2022

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded an initial $2.5 million to busin...
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Affordable housing moves forward

September 19th, 2022

AFFORDABLE HOUSING MOVES FORWARD AROUND 600 UNITS PLANNED FOR VETERANS BLVD PORT CHARLOTTE — ...
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Grant helps Charlotte Tech get a plane

September 19th, 2022

GRANT HELPS CHARLOTTE TECH GET A PLANE AVIATION MAINTENANCE STUDENTS WILL LEARN FROM USED ‘78...
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Equus Breaks Ground on the Florida Gulf Coast 75 Logistics Center in Punta Gorda, Florida

August 4th, 2022

For additional information on the company, please contact: Joseph G. Nahas, Jr., Senior Vice Pr...
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Babcock Ranch Top 10 in New Home Sales in Master-Planned Communities

July 27th, 2022

IN SUMMARY Total new home sales among the 50 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities declined b...
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Hurricane Season Preparedness Webinar – June 2022

June 16th, 2022

The Charlotte County Economic Development Office partnered with the Small Business Developmen...
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SBA Approves Over $1 Million in Disaster Loans in Florida; Physical Disaster Loan Application Deadline July 1

June 16th, 2022

ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved 12 disaster loans in the ...
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$3 Million in State Funding Approved For New Aviation Technician Facility

June 3rd, 2022

PUNTA GORDA, FL (June 3, 2022) – The Charlotte County Airport Authority (CCAA) is pleased to...
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We explore economic development across SWFL with a focus on Charlotte County

May 24th, 2022

Lee county added about 23,000 more residents in 2021. This pace of growth like that isn’t uni...
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Punta Gorda called a good spot to relocate a business HQ

May 23rd, 2022

Elon, buddy, have you heard of Punta Gorda? A little slice of paradise along Florida’s Gulf C...
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