{"id":173354,"date":"2026-03-01T01:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173354\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:08:06","slug":"business-briefs-feb-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173354\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Briefs | Feb. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lee County Commissioner Mulicka to speak at REIS monthly luncheon March 10<\/p>\n<p>Join REIS\u00a0(Real Estate Investment Society) Tuesday, March 10,\u00a0to hear updates from Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka. <\/p>\n<p>Mulicka\u00a0grew up in Cape Coral and Pine Island, graduating from Cape Coral High School with honors at just 16 before attending the University of Florida.\u00a0In 2003, he founded HONC Destruction, which he grew into Southwest Florida\u2019s largest demolition and recycling company. With more than 20 years of business leadership, he has developed a keen understanding of solving complex problems, managing budgets, building relationships and working with local government. <\/p>\n<p>Mulicka\u2019s family roots trace back to John Powell, one of the original settlers of Fort Myers. Powell served on the first Lee Board of County Commissioners in 1887. <\/p>\n<p>The program will begin promptly at 11:45 a.m. in the Osprey Room at Pelican Preserve\u2019s Clubhouse,\u00a09802 Pelican Preserve Blvd.\u00a0Fort Myers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $30 form members and $45 for non-members. Reservations are required by Friday, March 6.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the event, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/reis-swfl.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">reis-swfl.org<\/a> and search under events. <\/p>\n<p>SWFL Inc. opens nominations for 2026 INCredible Awards<\/p>\n<p>SWFL Inc. has announced that nominations are open for the 2026 INCredible Awards, a celebration honoring outstanding individuals, businesses and nonprofits in Southwest Florida. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point.\u00a0Nominations close on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>The INCredible Awards recognize the influential leaders and organizations that contribute to the economic growth and prosperity of the region. SWFL Inc. invites the community to nominate deserving candidates who have demonstrated excellence in their industry and made a lasting impact on Southwest Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Award categories are SWFL Citizen of the Year,\u00a0 Small Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, INCredible Award, Innovation Award\u00a0and Veteran-Owned Business of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to recognizing award winners, the INCredible Awards event offers sponsorship opportunities for businesses looking to showcase their brand to the region\u2019s top professionals and decision-makers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nominations are open now and close on March 24. To nominate an individual, business, or nonprofit, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swflinc.com\/incredible-awards-2026\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">swflinc.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For additional information about sponsorships or event details, please contact SWFL Inc. at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoralbreeze.com\/news\/business\/2026\/02\/28\/business-briefs-feb-27\/mailto:Troy@swflinc.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Troy@swflinc.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FPRA Southwest Florida and FGCU to host \u2018Soaring Connections\u2019 student-professional networking<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Public Relations Association Southwest Florida Chapter, in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University\u2019s student chapter and the Department of Communication &amp; Philosophy, will host the second annual \u201cSoaring Connections\u201d Monday, March 16, from 4 to 7 p.m., at FGCU\u2019s Water School.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike a traditional career fair, Soaring Connections uses a structured, speed-networking format that allows students to meet with multiple professionals in public relations, marketing, journalism, advertising and related fields.<\/p>\n<p>Soaring Connections is free to attend. FPRA members and other communications professionals are encouraged to participate and support the next generation of industry talent.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to register, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fpraswfl.org\/events\/soaring-connections-2026\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">fpraswfl.org<\/a>. The deadline to register for the event is Sunday, March 1, at 11:59 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>FGCU\u2019s Water School is at 11098 FGCU Blvd., N., Fort Myers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lee County Commissioner Mulicka to speak at REIS monthly luncheon March 10 Join REIS\u00a0(Real Estate Investment Society) Tuesday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-173354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}