Lee County Planners begin a month-long series of workshops Thursday night to hear from residents about changes they’d like to see in the character of Lee County over the next 30 years.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The future of Florida’s trade and commerce may lie 12-hundred miles away. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Lee County Electric Cooperative officials say they’re willing to work with the city of Cape Coral on the placement of new high voltage power lines. City residents don’t want them. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Religious and business leaders, elected officials and other stakeholders attended an annual summit on Friday focused on improving the Dunbar community east of downtown Fort Myers.  Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp was there.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The
City of Sarasota and Sarasota County will be awarded 23 million dollars
in federal funds for neighborhood revitalization projects in the
northern portion of the county.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Florida
Gulf Coast University‘s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to
expand its campus by adding a 500 acre parcel of land in Buckingham in
East Fort Myers.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

U.S.
Senator George LeMieux toured parts of Cape Coral Thursday speaking
with residents about contaminated drywall and the city’s high
foreclosure rate.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The
U.S. Census Bureau’s 300 million dollar population count officially got
underway on Monday.  It takes place every 10 years.  WGCU’s John Davis
has more.

The 2010 U.S. Census will bring thousands of temporary jobs to Southwest Florida.   Although the bulk of the work won’t begin until next spring, Census officials say the time for job seekers to act is now.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The University of Florida IFAS Extension Program is hosting the first of what they hope will be many energy sustainability shows on Friday. The main goal is to hear ideas from the public. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.