The Above Board Chamber of Florida partnered with Southwest Florida International Airport to present the Southwest Florida Workforce Summit on May 12 at Harborside Event Center. A job fair and panel discussion explored mutual opportunities for Southwest Florida and Puerto Rico – two dynamic economies in transition.
Panelists included Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki; Brenda Thomas, executive director of the Lee Building Industry Association; Peg Elmore from Career Source Southwest Florida; Kristy Rigot, system director, human resources for Lee Memorial Health System; Jazmin Nievez Alvarez, executive and staffing director from IKON Group; and Kevin Brady, international trade specialist for the Small Business Development at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Representing Southwest Florida and the Caribbean were Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson, Puerto Rico Senator Carmelo Rio, and Puerto Rico’s secretary of economic development and commerce, Alberto Baco Bague.
