{"id":378644,"date":"2026-08-22T21:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378644\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:28:12","slug":"business-briefs-aug-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378644\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Briefs | Aug. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Community Night Market &amp; Business Expo Aug. 27 at Southwest Florida Enterprise Center<\/p>\n<p>A Community Night Market &amp; Business Expo will be held Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-10 p.m., at the Southwest Florida Enterprise Center at 3903 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the expo is free.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature over 25 vendors with professional headshots available along with interactive experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Community resources and vendor spaces are still available. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/embed.prod.simpletix.com\/348f46b7-2935-436a-bdd6-84eef628d5a0\/282835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">simpletix.com<\/a> for information.<\/p>\n<p>According to its website, \u201cthe Southwest Florida Enterprise Center is a business support center committed to accelerating the growth of micro-businesses and early-state entrepreneurs vital to the regional economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more about the center, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/fortmyers.gov\/2344\/SWFL-Enterprise-Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fortmyers.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spiro Custom Pools receives 2026 International Award of Excellence bronze award<\/p>\n<p>Spiro Custom Pools has been named the recipient of a\u00a02026 International Award of Excellence from the Pool &amp; Hot Tub Alliance, the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub and spa industry. Spiro Custom Pools won the bronze award for vanishing edge swimming pool project.<\/p>\n<p>PHTA\u2019s\u00a0International Awards of Excellence program is one of the largest, most renowned design competitions in the pool and hot tub industry. These distinguished awards recognize\u00a0exceptional installations of pools, spas, hot tubs and water features that showcase the most beautiful, creative, and innovative work in the industry. Each year, hundreds of entries\u00a0are submitted from across the U.S. and the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The competition is open to pool, spa, or hot tub builders as well as installers, designers, retailers, or service companies that receive payment for the submitted project. Entries are judged by an elite team of professionals who work in the design, construction, and service sectors of the industry. To learn more about the awards program, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phta.org\/aoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">phta.org\/aoe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Southwest Florida, Spiro Custom Pools specializes in the design, engineering, and construction of luxury residential pools, commercial aquatic facilities, resort amenities and large-scale renovations. For more about the company, which is at 5751 Halifax Ave., Suite 2, Fort Myers, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/spiropools.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spiropools.com<\/a> or call (239) 788-0744.<\/p>\n<p>REIS to host discussion on \u2018Water Quality &amp; Watershed\u2019 issues in Southwest Florida<\/p>\n<p>Join REIS on Tuesday, September 8th for a discussion about \u201cWater Quality &amp;\u00a0Watershed\u201d issues with Dr. Rachel Rotz,\u00a0associate professor and program coordinator from the Department of Marine &amp; Earth Sciences, at\u00a0FGCU Water School<\/p>\n<p>The program will begin promptly at 11:45 a.m. in the Osprey Room at Pelican Preserve\u2019s Clubhouse, 9802 Pelican Preserve Blvd., Fort Myers. Tickets are $30 for members and $45 for non-members. <\/p>\n<p>This luncheon is sponsored by\u00a0Seacoast Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Reservations are required by Friday,Sept. 4. Register at <a href=\"https:\/\/reis-swfl.org\/event\/reis-september-2026-luncheon-fgcu-water-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reis-swfl.org\/event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rotz, Ph.D.,\u00a0is a hydrogeologist and her research focuses on groundwater systems, hydrologic modeling, remote sensing, GIS applications and water resource management. She leads collaborative research on critical water quality and watershed issues affecting Southwest Florida and has directed major federally and state-funded projects, including partnerships with NASA and regional environmental agencies. <\/p>\n<p>For more information about REIS, \u201can independent organization dedicated to assisting members in the effective utilization of real estate through networking, education, public service, and a common voice on pertinent issues.\u201d visit <a href=\"https:\/\/reis-swfl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reis-swfl.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community Night Market &amp; Business Expo Aug. 27 at Southwest Florida Enterprise Center A Community Night Market &amp;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-378644","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\/378644","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=378644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}