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2016 Retirement Confidence Survey: Importance of Having a Retirement Plan

New Research from EBRI: Click here to view the full results of the survey. WASHINGTON, DC—While overall confidence about being able to afford a comfortable retirement has plateaued among American workers, preparations to save for retirement are still lagging, according to the 2016 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) by the nonpartisan […]

Cape Coral-Fort Myers among top in employment outlook

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area has the fifth best employment outlook in the nation, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which asked employers their hiring plans for the fourth quarter. Among employers surveyed for the Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA, 25 percent plan to hire more employees from […]

Young professionals make difference in our workforce

Note to readers: This is the first of two stories looking at the young professional workforce in Southwest Florida. Noel Davies grew up in Fort Myers and graduated from Fort Myers High School. He went to the University of Florida for undergraduate studies, then got his law degree from Florida […]

Florida online job demand climbs in July

Governor Rick Scott announced the number of online job openings in Florida were up over the year in July 2015, with over 273,900 job openings. The figures from Help Wanted OnLine are the highest for the month of July for online job demand since May 2005. Governor Scott said, “The demand […]

Job seekers with ‘foundational skills’ hot commodity

We commonly hear the need for an increase in what has come to be known as “Foundational Skills.” These are skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, time/project management skills and these can range from the basics of showing up for to work on time, customer service skills to working […]

WGCU Gulf Coast Live! program on raising minimum wage

The campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour has been gaining traction in recent months in New York, California and elsewhere in the country. Last week the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) held a series of rallies in cities around Florida advocating for a $15 minimum wage. […]

SWFL Economic Development Alliance works to bring business to Southwest Florida

The Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance was created in 2013 with the mission to be a marketing engine to attract businesses into the five-county Southwest Florida region, including Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. The alliance serves as an economic development coordinator to site selectors, real estate consultants and […]

MarketWatch: Lee County looks for economically diverse future

NewsPress 05/03/2015: A look at highlights of regional and economic development in Lee County. Lee County business and government leaders hope for a future economy with high tech to go with high rooftop growth. But that’s the view from 30,000 feet. Look a little closer and the county resolves into […]

MarketWatch: Collier deals with shortage of commercial land

NewsPress 05/02/2015: Collier County has a problem most places would envy: People are so eager to live there that developers only want to build houses — commercial projects are a tough sell. “It’s a big problem for Collier County as we approach build-out because we don’t have a well-balanced economy,” […]