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Money Monday: December 2021 jobs report Last friday the department of labor released the widely anticipated jobs report. To help us interpret this report is stefan contorno – senior vice president and partner of touchstone wealth partners u-b-s – bonita springs.
FORT MYERS Looking back at 2021’s new Florida laws From education to sports betting, the Florida state legislature was busy in 2021. However, many issues it discussed received pushback. State leaders proposed changing the Bright Futures scholarship program Every year, Bright Futures awards tens of thousands of scholarships to students. Florida senate Republicans wanted to grant scholarship money to students who get college credit […]
FORT MYERS How Casey Crowther got caught exploiting pandemic loans to buy a boat While business owners across the country have struggled to make ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis, local businessman Casey Crowther took criminal advantage of pandemic loans. WINK News looks back at how we found out about the misuse of funds and the trial that followed. A series of wire transfers landed Casey David Crowther in […]
CAPE CORAL Churches attempt to end stigma around mental illness Grace Church in Cape Coral dedicated two weeks of sermons recently to talk about mental health. They are one of many houses of worship that ate tackling the topic in an attempt to end the stigma of mental illness. It’s been a tough two years for many of us and the pastors at Grace Church […]
Money Monday: Federal Reserve chair appointment Last week, President Joe Biden made his long-awaited decision on the next chair of the Federal Reserve, opting to reappoint Jerome Powell for a second term. To discuss what this means for the markets and our money is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full […]
Money Monday: 2021 UBS investor survey In mid-2020, a UBS Investor Watch survey found that investors were fearful, uncertain and reassessing what was most important to them. To provide us with the most recent findings of the 2021 UBS investor survey is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of touchstone wealth partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch the full video […]
Money Monday: Fed interest rates, jobs report Last week was a busy one for the Federal Reserve, as it reported its interest rate decision and the widely anticipated jobs report. To help us understand this is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full video above.
CAPE CORAL More builds, supply chain issues lead to increase in construction thefts As more people move to Southwest Florida, more new homes are going up. But with that, there is a spike in construction thefts. Construction thefts have always happened but there is an increase when the sector is busy. And construction is booming in Cape Coral. This year alone, Cape Coral has issued 4,200 home construction […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County taking steps to make roads safer for pedestrians Lee County is taking steps to make streets safer for its pedestrians. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has installed several new flashing pedestrian crossing signs throughout the county. But how much are they expected to help? Sometimes, it takes Sandy Smart a minute to safely cross McGregor Boulevard during his walk. “It’s uh… busy,” […]
FORT MYERS Opening statements, testimony begins in Krisroy Lloyd’s road rage homicide trial It was a few days after Hurricane Irma ravaged Southwest Florida in 2017. The stress of the aftermath is what led to the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Aden Wright by Krisroy Lloyd at a Lehigh Acres intersection on Sept. 14, 2017, according to opening statements on Wednesday. The interaction between the two began at the […]