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  • March 22, 2016
Aloha: Insurance firm officially enters Hawaii

Heritage Insurance Holdings just closed on a $134 million acquisition.

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  • March 22, 2016
Fort Myers airport traffic jumps 9%

Nearly one million passengers passed through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers in February.

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  • March 21, 2016
Boating retailer expands mega yachts business

MarineMax is a Clearwater-based recreational boat and yacht retailer.

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  • March 21, 2016
Restaurateur named chair of social services agency

Stephen Seidensticker is a 40-year industry veteran.

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  • March 21, 2016
Naples home sales fall 21%

The number of sales of existing single-family homes in the Naples area fell 21% to 261 in February compared with the same month one year ago even as inventory surged and median prices flattened.

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  • March 18, 2016
Tapping into the home

A recent survey by TD Bank shows variations in how Floridians would use a home equity line of credit.

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  • March 18, 2016
Gov. Scott reappoints defense lawyer

Florida Gov. Rick Scott reappointed Ita Neymotin regional counsel for the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel for the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida.

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  • March 18, 2016
Accounting firm tabs new partner

Millard Martin has been with the firm for 16 years.

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  • March 18, 2016
Business school names dean

Sridhar Sundaram most recently worked at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.

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  • March 18, 2016
Candidate banks on experience

Steve Jonsson, who ran a community bank in the recession, has found another job that requires him to prove he's better than the competition: a run for public office.

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  • March 18, 2016
Hiring remains bright

The employment outlook for the Gulf Coast and the state remains bright despite concerns about the slowing global economy, according to a survey of second-quarter hiring by labor firm Manpower.

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  • March 18, 2016
MQ planning Fort Myers retail

MQ Development Partners, a Dallas-based firm that specializes in retail projects in Texas and Florida, is planning to add retail offerings to roughly 10 acres at Heritage Gulf Lakes, in Fort Myers.

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  • March 18, 2016
Benderson sticking by Stickney Point plan

Despite the area's economic revival — now five years in the making — the 25-acre property at U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road in Sarasota County has remained fallow.

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  • March 18, 2016
Charity's big winners

Every year, the charity world in Naples awaits the momentous time when Naples Children and Education Foundation trustees announce how they'll divvy up the proceeds of the Naples Winter Wine Festival.

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  • March 18, 2016
In Memoriam: Bruce Fabel 1963-2016

Tampa-based Ideal Image President Bruce Fabel immersed himself in everything he did, from personally using treatments offered by the laser hair removal firm to narrating family horseback riding videos in Utah.

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