Lee County chasing Fortune 500 HQ

FORT MYERS — The Lee County Commission approved spending $4 million in incentives to attract the headquarters of an undisclosed Fortune 500 company codenamed “Project A.”

“This opportunity with Project A is a game changer,” says Jim Moore, executive director of the Fort Myers Regional Partnership, Lee County's economic development office.

The undisclosed company plans to employ 700 people and build a $69 million, 300,000-square-foot building. The average wage will be $102,000, excluding benefits.