More Job cuts in the Fort Myers area. (Lee: real estate, renting)

[firemed]

Each day people are getting cut from jobs. Dump trucks are just sitting, Pawn shops are full, Building is at a stand still, Is it game over ? Or will the baby boomers save the day. Its not looking good. Not only are the buyers walking away but so are the builders.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs..../1014/BUSINESS

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pb...NESS/705050602

[inftmyers]

Originally Posted by firemed

Each day people are getting cut from jobs. Dump trucks are just sitting, Pawn shops are full, Building is at a stand still, Is it game over ? Or will the baby boomers save the day. Its not looking good. Not only are the buyers walking away but so are the builders.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs..../1014/BUSINESS

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pb...NESS/705050602

I think Lee needs to work on attracting bigger corporations. Lee has an enormous amount of builders and they can't all stay in business forever because housing demand fluctuates. The commercial sectors are doing good but they really need to attract high quality businesses, not just restaurants, stores, law firms, etc. I think Lee focuses too much on service industries and not enough on the professional sector.
Residential wise, they need to stop depending on the babyboomers and start focusing on attracting the working people.

[Chromedome]

im definitely struggling to find a job that isnt retail or food-service. so i agree the jobs in this area suck

[firemed]

Originally Posted by inftmyers

I think Lee needs to work on attracting bigger corporations. Lee has an enormous amount of builders and they can't all stay in business forever because housing demand fluctuates. The commercial sectors are doing good but they really need to attract high quality businesses, not just restaurants, stores, law firms, etc. I think Lee focuses too much on service industries and not enough on the professional sector.
Residential wise, they need to stop depending on the babyboomers and start focusing on attracting the working people.

You are very right !!!!! professional jobs are needed bad.

[JSnFla]

how does anyone make money in sw fla??? besides being a doctor or running some sorta good business there really is NO job market or corporate scene. i dont get it? how do you guys survive over there?

[firemed]

Originally Posted by JSnFla

how does anyone make money in sw fla??? besides being a doctor or running some sorta good business there really is NO job market or corporate scene. i dont get it? how do you guys survive over there?

sell over priced real estate to people from NY NJ and Boston> Just kidding

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by inftmyers

Residential wise, they need to stop depending on the babyboomers and start focusing on attracting the working people.

When we moved out in October 2005, The News Press did an article on workers moving out of the area and interviewed us. My husband is an auto mechanic. I do tech support. We had jobs but the pay did not support the cost of buying a first-time home or even renting, for that matter.

That's why we moved out.

The reporter told me that the paper was even having a hard time attracting writers to the area, and that schools, fire and police were finding it tough to find workers.

[inftmyers]

Originally Posted by JSnFla

how does anyone make money in sw fla??? besides being a doctor or running some sorta good business there really is NO job market or corporate scene. i dont get it? how do you guys survive over there?

SW FL is an excellent place to START your business. Its finding corporations and things of that nature that is hard. Most wealthy people started their own business from scratch. Ft. Myers is different in that its economy essentially feeds off itself with the exception of tourism related jobs. Most local businesses cater to locals. There are only a few businesses headquartered her that actually have other locations around the country.

[Cougar31]

one reason of this slugish job market is due to this global economy. The current administration has signed a bill in effect-about 3 years ago- that allows US businesses to offshore jobs and qualify for tax cuts!
Isn't that funny? lay off people in the US, send their work overseas and get tax cuts. example: Halliburton is recolcating its headquaters to Dubai.
When puchasing goods: clothes, electronics,...etc check where are they made. You will make your conclusion.

[firemed]

Originally Posted by Cougar31

one reason of this slugish job market is due to this global economy. The current administration has signed a bill in effect-about 3 years ago- that allows US businesses to offshore jobs and qualify for tax cuts!
Isn't that funny? lay off people in the US, send their work overseas and get tax cuts. example: Halliburton is recolcating its headquaters to Dubai.
When puchasing goods: clothes, electronics,...etc check where are they made. You will make your conclusion.

Check this out.

http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/ed...2007/0503.html