SWFL Tech In the News
SWFL Tech is helping elevate the people, partnerships, ideas, and opportunities shaping Southwest Florida’s growing technology ecosystem. Explore recent media coverage, interviews, and stories featuring SWFL Tech, our initiatives, and the regional collaborators advancing the Gulf Coast Tech Corridor.
Featured Coverage
SWFL Tech Pulse Report Highlights Regional Technology Growth
Southwest Florida Business Today | April 2026
Southwest Florida Business Today featured the SWFL Tech Pulse Report and its findings on the region’s growing technology sector, workforce momentum, and the opportunities ahead to strengthen talent, innovation, and economic prosperity across Southwest Florida.
Report highlights Southwest Florida tech growth
Gulfshore Business Daily | March 24, 2026
Gulfshore Business Daily featured the SWFL Tech Pulse Report and its findings on the continued growth of Southwest Florida’s technology sector, including technology employment, wages, and the region’s ongoing talent opportunity.
SWFL Tech Pulse Report shows growing regional tech economy
WGCU Public Media, Gulf Coast Life | March 23, 2026
WGCU’s Gulf Coast Life featured a conversation with SWFL Tech President Laura Schmidt, Lee County Economic Development Office Director John Talmage, and FGCU Regional Economic Research Institute Director Dr. Amir Neto about the findings of the inaugural SWFL Tech Pulse Report and the future of the region’s technology economy.
SWFL Tech Forum at Collaboratory
Florida Weekly | March 10, 2026
Florida Weekly covered SWFL Tech’s 2026 Tech Pulse Forum at Collaboratory, which brought together regional leaders to examine technology-sector growth, workforce needs, and the partnerships needed to advance Southwest Florida’s technology ecosystem.
SWFL Tech Pulse Report Coverage
Naples Press | March 2026
Naples Press featured the SWFL Tech Pulse Report and the momentum building around Southwest Florida’s technology economy.
Media Resources
SWFL Tech is a volunteer-led nonprofit technology council championing the growth of Southwest Florida’s technology sector in collaboration with a vibrant ecosystem dedicated to advancing technological excellence and economic prosperity.
Our work connects employers, educators, workforce partners, innovators, students, and community leaders across the region. We help elevate regional technology assets, strengthen talent pathways, share actionable information, recognize progress, and build the relationships needed for long-term growth.
For background on Southwest Florida’s technology economy, explore the SWFL Tech Pulse Report, developed in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University’s Regional Economic Research Institute, CareerSource Southwest Florida, and the Lee County Economic Development Office.Media Inquiries
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