HR Exchange Network • 10th September 2021

The Four-Day Workweek Debate Is Back

Employers have always toyed with the idea of a four-day workweek. Some of these employers may have actually tested it out as a reward for employee productivity or to counteract office expenses during a slow period. While the five-day, 40-hour workweek is ingrained in our social consciousness, the debate on shortening it has reemerged after the COVID-19 quarantine.

HR Exchange Network • 7th September 2021

4 L&D Tips: How to Improve Remote Workforce Development

Learning and development opportunities are important for your employees, yet they can be challenging to coordinate, especially if your workforce is either partially or entirely remote. Conferences are expensive to attend and internal training is often ignored by seasoned employees.

HR Exchange Network • 2nd September 2021

The Great Resignation: How Companies Can Cope With The Mass Exodus

American companies are at a serious crossroads right now because of an unexpected consequence of COVID-19 known as the “Great Resignation.” CNBC reported earlier this summer that four million people had quit their jobs. This would be shocking under normal circumstances, yet these people quit stable jobs in the middle of a global pandemic.

HR Exchange Network • 30th August 2021

Gen Z Wants to go Back to the Office

How often do you hear about Gen Z thriving in a remote environment? These workers grew up in the digital space. They are naturally tech-savvy and enjoy setting their own hours. Wouldn’t that mean remote work is perfect for them? Not quite.

HR Exchange Network • 19th August 2021

Three Ways HR Can Offer Mental Health Support

Managing mental health in the workplace has always been a concern for HR professionals, yet it’s become complicated the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HR Exchange Network • 18th August 2021

How HR Can Enhance the Experience for Remote Workers

The idea of a remote work experience wasn’t on most company radars until 2019. Fast forward to a new survey from the freelance platform Upwork estimating that 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely by the year 2025. That’s an 87% increase from the days before COVID-19.

Elite Collectors Network • 20th March 2020

Is Marvel Testing the Waters for an Alison Brie She-Hulk?

Twitter has been abuzz this month with a rumor that Marvel Studios is seeking to cast the lead for its forthcoming series She-Hulk, and is searching for an “Alison Brie-type” actress to fill the role. This led many fans to raise an eyebrow and ask, “why don’t you just cast Alison Brie?”

Elite Collectors Network • 25th February 2020

Three Reasons to Binge Marvel’s 1994 Spider-Man Series on Disney+

If you’ve never watched Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994-1998), now’s your chance to binge the entire series on Disney+. A decade before the release of Jon Favreau’s live action Iron Man, which kicked off the MCU as we know it today, this cartoon was the definitive comic book adaptation.

Elite Collectors Network • 7th January 2020

Will Daredevil appear in Spider-Man 3?

After years of uncertainty and the #SaveDaredevil campaign, there’s now a buzz on social media that Daredevil will be the first of Netflix’s Defenders to officially join the MCU.

Fort Myers Florida Weekly • 7th August 2019

Yoko Ono to Fort Myers: 'Peace is Power'

Drive down U.S. 41 on a particularly bright day — partly cloudy with a hot sun cutting through the palm trees — and you’ll have a hard time telling Yoko Ono’s new “Peace is Power” billboard from the actual sky surrounding it. Set on blue vinyl with wispy clouds, her latest appeal to peace is being shared exclusively with Fort Myers this summer.

17th July 2019

The future of space exploration is here

The Artemis mission is poised to shatter a ton of records: the first woman on the moon, the first mission landing on the Moon’s South Pole, and the first sustainable human presence on the moon by 2028 through the help of private industry.

Florida Weekly • 4th April 2019

World's first 'Space Art' smuggled aboard Apollo 12

On a wet, overcast morning 50 years ago, the Apollo 12 rocket initiated its countdown at the Kennedy Space Center. Aboard were three astronauts — Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean — eager to reach the moon for NASA’s first-ever mission focusing on scientific exploration and to push the boundaries of what was achieved on the historic Apollo 11.

Sanibel Island Reporter • 4th June 2014

City of Sanibel gets an update on the 'Slime Monster'

The City of Sanibel is now part of a consortium of ten counties, cities, and organizations seeking to educate residents on the responsible use of fertilizer.

North Fort Myers Neighbor • 7th May 2014

Great white shark surfaces off Sanibel coast

Betsy, the great white shark, traveled all the way from Cape Cod to Southwest Florida waters before surfacing long enough on April 25 for researchers to pinpoint her exact location via satellite.

Cape Coral Daily Breeze • 29th April 2014

Former patients share thoughts, experiences at children's hospital groundbreaking

Former patients of the Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida shared how it had affected their lives during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new building set to open in 2017. Not only did the April 29 groundbreaking move the first heap of dirt, but it was also a celebration of the hospital's 20th anniversary and the fact that the Lee Memorial Health System Foundation had managed to raise $83 million in funds to initiate construction.

Sanibel Island Reporter • 21st April 2014

Clear Your Gear: Campaign to decrease hook-related injuries to pelicans

When Beverly McKee visited Sanibel Island in 2013 she had never expected to be part of a rescue operation for an injured brown pelican. The breast cancer survivor, author, and licensed therapist came to the island to heal after nine months of chemotherapy, but discovered an injured pelican with monofilament fishing line wrapped around his legs.

Fort Myers Beach Bulletin • 19th March 2014

Local author to sign new Doc Ford mystery

Marine biologist and former secret agent Doc Ford is on the hunt for stolen artifacts in the latest mystery by Sanibel Island author Randy Wayne White.

Captiva Current • 7th March 2014

Lee County Urban Farm Tour Part 1: Estero's Better Food Farm

It sounds like something plucked out of science fiction, but many consider urban farming to be the future of the agriculture industry. According to some projections, 70 percent of the human race will be living in some sort of metropolitan area by the year 2050.

Cape Coral Daily Breeze • 3rd January 2014

Sanibel artists reflect on the life of Ikki Matsumoto

The art community on Sanibel Island remembers Ikki Matsumoto as a quiet, gentle man with a warm sense of humor. The 78-year-old printmaker and painter lost his battle to liver cancer on Dec. 31 after being diagnosed in August, according to his daughter Amy Matsumoto.

Sanibel Islander • 28th November 2013

Richard Blanco shares stories and poems at BIG ARTS

Islanders had the opportunity to sit around the campfire with inaugural poet Richard Blanco during the Sanibel Island Writers Conference hosted at BIG ARTS.