Business Briefs | Oct. 30
Kiosks added for registration renewals
Renewing a vehicle registration is even more convenient in Lee County with two new Florida MV Express kiosks opening at Publix locations.
Customers can find the new kiosks at:
• Publix at Calusa Cay, at 5100 Pine Island Road NW, Bokeelia
• Publix at Shoppes at Del Prado, at 17960 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers
The additions bring the number of kiosks in Lee County from seven to nine.
Florida MV Express kiosks allow eligible customers to renew their vehicle registration without visiting a Tax Collector service center. Customers enter their renewal notice PIN or license plate number and the date of birth of the first registered owner, make their payment, and receive their updated registration and license plate decal immediately. The average transaction takes less than two minutes.
Florida residents can use any kiosk in the state.
For more information, visit LeeTC.com/Locations.
Kids in costume to eat free at Hooters
Hooters restaurant has a special Halloween offer for families before or after their trick-or-treating.
Children in costume will eat for free at participating locations Saturday, Oct. 31. They also will receive a voucher for a free kid’s meal on a future visit.
Children can choose from grilled cheese, wings, boneless wings, burger sliders, and mac and cheese. Every kid’s meal includes a side and beverage.
Local participating locations include:
• Hooters of Cape Coral, at 3120 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral
• Hooters of Fort Myers, at 4411 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers
The deal is for one free kid’s meal per paying adult for dine-in only.
Halloween giveaway at Scooter’s Coffee
Scooter’s Coffee is celebrating spooky season with a limited giveaway on Halloween.
After 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, customers will receive a free Spicy Smiley keychain with any purchase. It is a pumpkin-like mini tumbler with the iconic Smiley’s smile on the front.
Pop off the top lid to store small items inside. Each keychain includes a small carabiner clip.
Limit one keychain per customer.
Limited quantities are available at each store.
Scooter’s Coffee is located in the Cape Coral Hospital’s lobby, near the gift shop.
The Cape Coral Hospital is at 686 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral.
Dunkin’ to offer limited-edition Bucs hats
Dunkin’ is helping Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans gear up for game day with an exclusive giveaway.
As the official coffee partner of the team, it will offer free limited-edition Dunkin’ x Buccaneers hats at participating Fort Myers area restaurants Sunday, Nov. 1, as the Bucs take on the Atlanta Falcons.
The first 25 customers to purchase a medium or large beverage will receive the co-branded hat.
Limited quantities are available.
Southwest Florida airport reports on traffic
During the month of September, 551,322 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. It was an increase of 0.2% compared to September 2025.
Year-to-date, passenger traffic is down 0.5%.
The traffic leader in September was Delta with 140,755 passengers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Southwest (101,974), American (95,789), United (86,024) and Breeze (43,136).
RSW had 5,823 aircraft operations, an increase of 9% compared to September 2025.
Page Field had 17,061 operations, which was a 22% increase compared to September 2025.