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Business Notes (4/27/16)

By Staff | Apr 27, 2016

Kiwanis Club thanked by organizations

The Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club was recently awarded two plaques from Florida Gulf Coast University recognizing the Kiwanis scholarships that were awarded to two FGCU students.

Scholarships was given to Jack Sherman, senior on the FGCU Golf Team, and Evita Leter, junior on the FGCU Swim Team.

Last year, the club awarded over $75,000 in scholarships.

The Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club also recently received pictures from the Lehigh Acres Little League for all the support the club has given to the league teams.

Airport reports traffic

During March, 1,269,961 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport, an increase of 7.5 percent compared to March 2015. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 8 percent from the same period last year.

The traffic leader in March was Southwest with 299,543 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Delta (248,579), American (170,104), JetBlue (122,544) and Spirit (118,320).

Southwest Florida International Airport had 10,676 aircraft movements – takeoffs and landings – an increase of 3.1 percent compared to March 2015. Page Field saw 10,700 movements, a 1.2 percent increase from March 2015.

In addition, more than 2.8 million pounds of air freight moved through Southwest Florida International Airport in March 2016, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to March 2015.

For information, visit: www.flylcpa.com or Like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/flyRSW.

County offers summer job opportunities

The Lee County Parks and Recreation Department is hiring about 40 summer camp counselors and 20 lifeguards.

These are temporary, entry-level positions from June 14 to July 29 at various Lee County pools and recreation centers.

Camp counselors must have experience working with youth ages 6-15; lifeguards must have current certification.

Starting pay is $9.25 an hour.

Camp counselors will assist with leading youth groups in various activities, entertainment and education programs.

Lifeguards are responsible for patrolling the pool in order to protect swimmers and maintain order.

All positions will also perform other duties as assigned.

Work could involve odd and irregular work schedules that include weekends and holidays.

Employees will have extensive contact with youth and the public.

Deadline to apply is April 29.

To apply and view the qualifications, visit: www.leegov.com.

For information, call the Lee County Parks and Recreation Department at (239) 533-7275.

LRMC supports chamber as major sponsor

Lehigh Regional Medical Center recently presented the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce with a $5,000 check to sponsor and provide resources to support the chamber’s efforts to serve the business community.

LRMC was acquired by Prime Healthcare on Feb. 1.

Gary Bell, chief executive officer for LRMC, and chamber Chairman Mike Burgers agreed that the two entities are essential to the continued healthy growth of the community.

Business Notes (4/27/16)

By Staff | Apr 27, 2016

Kiwanis Club thanked by organizations

The Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club was recently awarded two plaques from Florida Gulf Coast University recognizing the Kiwanis scholarships that were awarded to two FGCU students.

Scholarships was given to Jack Sherman, senior on the FGCU Golf Team, and Evita Leter, junior on the FGCU Swim Team.

Last year, the club awarded over $75,000 in scholarships.

The Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club also recently received pictures from the Lehigh Acres Little League for all the support the club has given to the league teams.

Airport reports traffic

During March, 1,269,961 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport, an increase of 7.5 percent compared to March 2015. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 8 percent from the same period last year.

The traffic leader in March was Southwest with 299,543 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Delta (248,579), American (170,104), JetBlue (122,544) and Spirit (118,320).

Southwest Florida International Airport had 10,676 aircraft movements – takeoffs and landings – an increase of 3.1 percent compared to March 2015. Page Field saw 10,700 movements, a 1.2 percent increase from March 2015.

In addition, more than 2.8 million pounds of air freight moved through Southwest Florida International Airport in March 2016, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to March 2015.

For information, visit: www.flylcpa.com or Like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/flyRSW.

County offers summer job opportunities

The Lee County Parks and Recreation Department is hiring about 40 summer camp counselors and 20 lifeguards.

These are temporary, entry-level positions from June 14 to July 29 at various Lee County pools and recreation centers.

Camp counselors must have experience working with youth ages 6-15; lifeguards must have current certification.

Starting pay is $9.25 an hour.

Camp counselors will assist with leading youth groups in various activities, entertainment and education programs.

Lifeguards are responsible for patrolling the pool in order to protect swimmers and maintain order.

All positions will also perform other duties as assigned.

Work could involve odd and irregular work schedules that include weekends and holidays.

Employees will have extensive contact with youth and the public.

Deadline to apply is April 29.

To apply and view the qualifications, visit: www.leegov.com.

For information, call the Lee County Parks and Recreation Department at (239) 533-7275.

LRMC supports chamber as major sponsor

Lehigh Regional Medical Center recently presented the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce with a $5,000 check to sponsor and provide resources to support the chamber’s efforts to serve the business community.

LRMC was acquired by Prime Healthcare on Feb. 1.

Gary Bell, chief executive officer for LRMC, and chamber Chairman Mike Burgers agreed that the two entities are essential to the continued healthy growth of the community.