Small-town LaBelle lands big-name franchise Culver’s

Author: David Dorsey, Gulfshore Business
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Forty years ago, Culver’s opened its first location in small-town Sauk City, Wisconsin, a town with a population still smaller than 4,000 residents.

That small-town feel continues for Culver’s, which just opened its first location in Hendry County’s LaBelle, a city that recently eclipsed 5,000 residents and is skyrocketing in growth.

What had been a vacant lot at 44 Lashley St., fronting State Road 80, the main road through town, served its first ButterBurgers and cups and cones of frozen custard Dec. 2.

“It’s a great community,” said owner Lea Nour, who also owns and operates the Culver’s off U.S. 41 in south Fort Myers. “People like coming to a small city. We’re creating jobs here.”

Nour said she hired 80 employees to start the new LaBelle location. Most of them come from LaBelle, Clewiston and Moore Haven.

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