Lee Cares Rehire Grant – UPDATES

This program provides grant funding to local businesses for rehiring a full-time position equivalent (FTE). This position must have been in the payroll as of March 1, 2020 and is re-established and filled July 6th or afterwards.

Lee County has identified $25 million in emergency relief funds to support businesses hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Phase 2 of the County’s business assistance program, Lee County will provide emergency financial support through the Lee CARES Business Assistance Program for Job Creation (Business Rehire) Grant Program for qualified businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Recent News

Kingston Model Home Grand Opening

Tour 18 furnished model homes from 4 new home builders at the Kingston Grand Opening on Saturday, October 17th, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open to the public.
Lee County Leaders posing with Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club Foundation leaders and Salvation Army of Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties leader for the signing of the East Lee Service Center on Homestead Road

The Salvation Army’s East Lee Service Center

The Kiwanis Club's property on Homestead Road has transferred to The Salvation Army, creating the new East Lee Service Center for Lehigh Acres residents.
Sunny single-story Florida home in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres Featured in The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal spotlights Lehigh Acres as one of Florida's last affordable havens for middle-class buyers priced out of Miami, Orlando, and beyond.
Front of the building of the HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital at sunrise with Florida and US flag waving in front of the building

HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital Awarded Primary Stroke Certification from Joint Commission

The East Lee County Chamber of Commerce celebrates HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital's Primary Stroke Certification, bringing advanced stroke care closer to home.