Business View Civil Municipal - July 2023

90 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 7 PREFERRED VENDOR/ PARTNER n Lee County Electric Cooperative www.lcec.net LCEC has served Cape Coral’s energy needs since 1957 when a handshake symbolized a promise to return investment in the system once 24 homes were built. As a not-for-profit cooperative, LCEC now serves more than 112,000 Cape Coral customers and remains focused on providing reliable, cost-effective power and quality service. work well together,” Yearsley points out. The move forward Cape Coral is clearly a city on the move forward. Whether it is a bike event, a boat ride down the canal, or a brisque walk in the parks throughout the city, there is no disputing that dynamic growth is propelling this city forward, aided by the city’s direct efforts to steer growth toward its desired direction. So what does the future hold? Yearsley is quick to answer enthusiastically. “We are looking to partner with our businesses and encourage growth, and we are on a mission to be able to support that with the cost that businesses sometimes incur with their expansion,” she insists. “We are really focused on becoming business-friendly because we just know that there will be many years of growth happening here.”