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If land-use and zoning changes are approved by Charlotte County commissioners, 1,188 multifamily units will be built off U.S. Highway 17 near the Peace River Shores community in Punta Gorda. 

More than 300 applications were received in less than 24 hours for the first single-family home being built by the city of Fort Myers as part of its affordable homeownership revolving construction program.  

A new aviation-themed wine lounge is preparing for takeoff this fall in Naples.  

Private Sky Aviation, which has leased property at Southwest Florida International Airport for more than two decades, filed a lawsuit against its landlord, Lee County Port Authority, over it requesting bids for competition. 

Burnt Store Corridor residents inched closer to possibly having a neighborhood shopping center, when the Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board voted 2-1 June 8 to recommend approval for land-use and zoning changes for a 41.31-acre parcel. 

Pirate Harbor resident William Fischer seeks to rezone his 40 acres so he can bring a supermarket and possible urgent care facility to the Burnt Store corridor, which runs between U.S. 41 in Punta Gorda and Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. 

At least 75 eateries opened and more than 30 closed during the first half of 2024 in Collier and Lee counties. This traditional halftime report provides a quick annual recap of the local venues that launched or left during the first six months of the year. 

As the Lee County Board of Commissioners prepares to weigh the next step in the potential conversion of Lee Health from a public to private nonprofit with a workshop July 30, Fort Myers physician Dr. Raymond Kordonowy has asked the board to heed his calls for additional financial information.  

Dialum, a Chilean company that processes glass for use in homes and businesses, has begun site work in Ave Maria for a 100,000-square-foot factory just east of Arthrex’s manufacturing plants.  

There were 22,750 people from outside Charlotte County who attended the air show in November 2023, which produced an economic impact of $5,310,800, according to a study from Tallahassee-based market-research firm Downs & St. Germain.