Crunching Numbers

4: Number of potential workforce candidates out of every 10 new residents.

70: Number of companies that have moved to or expanded in Lee County in the past five years.

1,000: Average number of calls from patients and insurance companies received daily at Apollo Information Services, a medical billing firm and 2002 Lee County Industry Appreciation honoree.

$249 million: Amount in lost wages and economic opportunity caused by the lack of affordable housing, according to the 2000 Lee County Consolidated Housing Plan.

$5.5 billion: Total annual economic impact from retirees in Collier and Lee counties.