Glades County, Florida

Hurricane Ian has devastated Southwest Florida: Our community needs your help

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 3, 2022

There are people in our community and the surrounding areas without food, water, medication and a place to call home.

Key Points: 
  • There are people in our community and the surrounding areas without food, water, medication and a place to call home.
  • When you give to United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades Counties, you directly support the victims of Hurricane Ian.
  • Our network of nonprofits is in place and ready to help, and 100% of the funds will support people affected by Hurricane Ian.
  • All money raised in the United Way campaign stays in the local community to help support the local human service network.

Trulieve Continues Organic Growth Across Florida, Celebrates New Fort Myers Dispensary

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Fort Myers will be home to the Company's 61st dispensary nationwide and 59th in Florida.

Key Points: 
  • Fort Myers will be home to the Company's 61st dispensary nationwide and 59th in Florida.
  • The nearly 5,000 square foot dispensary will be the Company's second in Fort Myers and will directly support patients across Southwest Florida.
  • Situated in the southern end of Fort Myers, the dispensary supports Trulieve's goal of expanding and ensuring direct, reliable patient access to medical cannabis across its home state of Florida.
  • In honor of the Company's brand-new dispensary, all patients from those new to Trulieve to the dedicated Truliever community will be eligible for a 25% in-store discount at both the North Fort Myers location and the new Fort Myers store on opening day.

Solid Rebound Expected for U.S. Sugarbeet Industry

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 1, 2020

A new report from CoBanks Knowledge Exchange Division details the market forces and production dynamics that suggest the industry is well-positioned for a financial rebound, as consumer demand for sugar remains high.

Key Points: 
  • A new report from CoBanks Knowledge Exchange Division details the market forces and production dynamics that suggest the industry is well-positioned for a financial rebound, as consumer demand for sugar remains high.
  • With processors contracting refined sugar at much higher prices, fortunes are expected to turn favorable for growers and processors in the marketing year ahead.
  • The U.S. sugarbeet harvest last fall marked the fifth biggest year-over-year decline on record, dropping 14% to 28.6 million short tons.
  • USDAs Prospective Plantings report forecast U.S. sugarbeet acreage at 1,138,500 acres for 2020, an increase of 6,500 acres compared to 2019.