• Statewide Program Targets Second-Stage Businesses GrowFL
• CVT Students among elite group learning with VIST Simulator
• Project Innovation Wins ITFlorida Award
• Neighborhood America Wins Excellence in Web 2.0 Award Video
• Project Innovation Wins Statewide Award: Video from Chairman Bill O'Neill
• Florida Trend is Looking For Best Companies Entries
• 2010 Diamond Volunteer Program Accepting Nominations

  Business

• David Lawrence Adds New therapist in Immokalee
• Honorary Co-Chairs Announced for David Lawrence Foundation Gala
• Sweetbay Supermarket to sponsor exhibit at Children’s Museum of Naples

  Corporate

• Schmelzle Completes Requirements for AIM Designation

  Exchange

• Education Foundation Kicks off 20th Anniversary Festivities

  Platinum Media Investment

• Focus on Collier County Economic Development

• Farm City BBQ
• 7th Annual "If the Shoe Fits" December 2, 2009

This Week's New Investors:

Executive
Fischer International
Fischer International has a 27-year history of developing enterprise-class security and collaboration software solutions for Global 2000 corporations. Fisher innovations include mainframe management tools, identity management solutions for cloud and on premise environments, enterprise messaging solutions, and tape-to-optical solutions. Fisher International’s industrial-strength solutions provide the control and flexibility needed to efficiently meet security, administration and management requirements and establish a flexible foundation for future enterprise and business requirements.


Corporate
Branch Banking & Trust
BB&T has $175 billion in assets and is one of the nation’s top 10 largest financial institutions. Founded in 1872, it operates more than 1,800 financial centers in 13 states and Washington, D.C.  BB&T is organized as a series of autonomous community bank regions – each with its’ own regional president, senior credit team and local area executives.


This Week's Renewing Investors:

Business
Agnoli, Barber & Brundage
Air Technology Engines, Inc.
Preferred Travel of Naples

Corporate
Florida Power & Light Company

Industry
NewsBank



EDC Events

• 11-24 Pre Legislative Luncheon
• 12-1 December EDC Monthly Investor Meeting
• 12-15 Project Innovation Community of Innovation

Florida Events

• 12-2 2nd Annual Florida-China Business Summit