Survivors
73 businesses still around since Lee County started keeping records
A 50th star was added to the American flag (for Hawaii), Congress announced that 3,500 soldiers would be sent to Vietnam, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared Southwest Florida a disaster area when Hurricane Donna ravaged Fort Myers. It all happened the year Charles Bundschu became a real estate broker in Fort Myers. Full Story
During November, 603,366 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport, a decrease of 7.4 percent compared to November 2007. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is down nearly 6.1 percent over the same period last year. Full Story