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  • May 2, 2013
Lee commercial construction sluggish

Commercial construction still cool while housing heats up.

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  • May 1, 2013
Hospital names bank CEO incoming chairman

Gateway Bank President and CEO Shaun Merriman will serve as chairman of Doctors Hospital in 2014.

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  • May 1, 2013
Florida ranks No. 1 for trade infrastructure

The state had four top 10 rankings in a U.S Chamber of Commerce report.

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  • May 1, 2013
Fort Myers starts affordable-housing project

Sen. Bill Nelson will attend groundbreaking of a affordable-housing project.

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  • May 1, 2013
CEO summer camp: No bugs!

For one group of kids this summer, camp won't involve bug spray, roasting marshmallows on the fire or playing pool games.

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  • April 30, 2013
Hockey team, arena, up for sale in Lee County

The Germain Arena, with 7,000 seats, draws national music acts and shows, too.

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  • April 30, 2013
Tampa, Fort Myers get new flights in October

JetBlue will expand its service with nonstop flights from Hartford, Conn.

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  • April 30, 2013
Radio operator reports ad boost in Fort Myers

Beasley Broadcast Group says its Fort Myers stations were among the top performers.

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  • April 30, 2013
Second City shows the way

Some of the people behind Tampa Bay WaVE, local experts and other resources, are heading out for a national tour.

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  • April 30, 2013
Artis, the center formerly known as Phil

It's been more than a year since Myra Janco Daniels retired from the Naples Philharmonic, but big rebranding changes are afoot at the cultural mecca she built.

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  • April 29, 2013
Florida battles to grab jobs from Calif.

Gov. Rick Scott reaches out to Golden State businesses and executives.

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  • April 29, 2013
Developer buys 2,400-acre community

WCI Communities acquires Venice golf course community.

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  • April 29, 2013
Tech entrepreneurs hope for big opportunity

One of the biggest who's who events of the year for technology startups, TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013, will have a Sarasota connection.

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  • April 26, 2013
Boat show floats more sales

Attendance at the Suncoast Boat show, in downtown Sarasota, was up 17% over 2012.

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  • April 26, 2013
Lee County chasing Fortune 500 HQ

Lee County commissioners approved $4 million in incentives.

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