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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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

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

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • 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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • 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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • 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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 18, 2016
Viral cousins

Two Florida Gulf Coast University virologists are busy testing treatments and vaccines for mosquito-borne diseases, including Zika virus.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 17, 2016
Furniture store opens outlet

Furniture Factory Outlet has opened a store at Miromar Design Center in Estero, promising deeply discounted furniture.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 16, 2016
Love marks spot for chocolate empire expansion

Chocolatier Norman Love plans to open a fifth chocolate and dessert salon in Fort Myers this summer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 15, 2016
Scammer sentenced to prison in $8M fraud

A federal judge sentenced a Naples investment manager to more than six year in prison.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 14, 2016
University launches entrepreneur workshops

Florida Gulf Coast University will offer workshops for entrepreneurs of small- and medium-sized business to help them with sales and marketing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2016
Collier lowers fees for builders

Collier County cut development-related application fees and announced plans to hire 16 people to handle the increased number of applications from developers and builders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 11, 2016
Market Spotlight: Naples/Collier County Retail Submarket

Naples' retail market outperformed Collier County and the Southwest Florida region — comprising Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties — in 2015, according to CoStar Group statistics.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2016
Punta Gorda Airport traffic surges

Punta Gorda Airport says passenger traffic rose 37.5% in February as Allegiant Air flies nonstop to 30 cities from the Charlotte County airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2016
Firm settles false billing case for $35 million

The federal government has settled a lawsuit against 21st Century Oncology for $34.7 million to resolve allegations the cancer-treatment firm billed for procedures that were not medically necessary.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 8, 2016
Chamber targets new-hire stickiness

The Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce has launched a program to help employers find jobs for the partners of newly hired employees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 7, 2016
Hertz to boost franchise growth

Car rental giant Hertz plans to boost global franchising by naming Robert Barton to a newly created position.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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