LaBelle Partners to Connect Adults to Postsecondary Education and Jobs.

FORT MYERS — Collaboratory is excited to announce that the City of LaBelle has been selected to join the Municipal Action Cohort: Connecting Adults to Postsecondary and Workforce Success. This new peer-learning cohort is led by the National League of Cities (NLC) and CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) to accelerate city efforts to design, develop, and launch an …

Hendry County Economic Development Council Launches Future of Airglades Workforce Assessment

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The EDC selected VisionFirst Advisors to conduct the assessment to prepare for the transportation and logistics workforce needs of tomorrow LaBelle, FL – Today, the Hendry County Economic Development Council (HCEDC) announced the selection of VisionFirst Advisors to evaluate and provide workforce recommendations to support the ongoing expansion at Airglades International Airport. The report will help identify the skills that …

COVID-19 Business Resources

Please visit: http://www.hendryfla.net/emergency_management.php for the most up-to-date information. Contact our office with any specific questions you may have 863-675-6007 or email us at office@hendryedc.com. Join our newsletter: Subscribe Access the Hendry County Back to Business Tool Kit and Poster here. Take the Hendry County COVID-19 Damage Assessment here.   Business Damage Assessment Survey, Florida Disaster.biz Governor Ron DeSantis has activated …

Airglades International Airport Breaks Ground On New U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility

Airglades International Airport LLC broke ground on a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility that will replace the airport’s current general aviation terminal. The $2.1 million, 4,000-square-foot facility is made possible through partnership and coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Hendry County. Strategically located in a logistics corridor less than 90 miles west of Miami, the development …

Hendry County is quickly earning industry attention

Hendry County’s rich soil and ample fields have made it a prime location for farming in Florida since the late 1800s. While the economy in Hendry County is still primarily comprised of the agricultural industry, the County’s location, rich resources, and lower operating costs have caught the attention of other industries wanting to plant their roots amidst the crops and …

Ambitious rival Florida airport targets a prime slice of Miami’s freighter traffic

Freighter operators moving cargo on intra-Americas routes have a new option as Airglades International Airport (AIA) targets their traffic. The airport has announced plans for a “state-of-the-art logistics complex in southern Florida to dramatically reshape the efficient flow of perishable goods from Latin American producers to North American consumer markets”. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared the way for …

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