Gulfshore Business

The Beach Bar, destroyed Sept. 28, 2022, by Hurricane Ian, broke ground Oct. 17 off I Street on Fort Myers Beach, just south of Lani Kai Island Resort.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused $750,000 worth of damage to the second largest Elks Lodge in the U.S.

Throughout Charlotte County, officials are tallying the number of businesses affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton that made landfall less than two weeks apart. City of Punta Gorda is conducting its own assessment of its business community.

Gale Griswold hoped she was onto something, opening a year-round Christmas specialty store. A year later, her instincts are paying off.

Charlotte County is expected to miss out on more than $10 million in tourism dollars following the cancellation of two popular events due to hurricanes Helene and Milton. Meanwhile, another major attraction in Punta Gorda is closed to the public.

The final vote by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Lee Health’s conversion from a public nonprofit to a private nonprofit was scheduled during an Oct. 8 special meeting, but Hurricane Milton’s approach of Florida’s Gulf Coast led to its cancellation.

Twice in a span of less than two weeks, storm surge overflowed mud and muck from the bottom of Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve onto Matlacha island, which is less than a quarter of a square mile and connects Pine Island to the mainland via Pine Island Road.

Two days after Hurricane Milton impacted Southwest Florida, the damage done to Captiva Island in Lee County came into better clarity.

PrivateSky Aviation just finished hosting a fleet of helicopters and National Guard personnel.

Local developers are still dealing with generalities rather than specifics when it comes to development plans on property recently cleared on the south side of Immokalee Road between Wilson and Randall boulevards in Golden Gate Estates.