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  • June 30, 2015
Medical device maker accuses rival of patent infringement

Medical manufacturer Arthrex filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against rival Smith & Nephew.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 30, 2015
Small-business center names chief

The Florida Small Business Development Center in Fort Myers has appointed Lois Knox as the new regional director.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 29, 2015
Hertz unit seeks buyer in France and Spain

Hertz is negotiating to sell equipment-rental businesses in France and Spain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2015
Business school names associate dean

Florida Gulf Coast University named Vivek Bhargava as associate dean at the Lutgert College of Business.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 26, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: W. Stephen Hagenbuckle

Steve Hagenbuckle never intended to become a real estate investor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2015
Prices of Naples upper-end homes cool

The median price of Naples existing homes costing more than $300,000 fell in May after several years of fast growth.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2015
Collier names growth management chief

Collier County named longtime Naples engineer David Wilkison head of the growth management department.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2015
Hertz subsidiary picks new COO

Hertz Equipment Rental, the subsidiary the car rental giant plans to spin off, has named Bruce Dressel chief operating officer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2015
Marshals make arrest in debt collection scam

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation says U.S. Marshals have arrested the former president of a debt collection agency in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Fort Myers Beach marina site sells for $2.1M

A former owner returns to a property he lost during the real estate collapse.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
LaPlaya Beach Resort sells for $182.3 million

The Pebblebrook Hotel Trust purchased the real estate for the 189-room LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club in Naples for $182.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 19, 2015
Commercial real estate profile: Ray Sandelli managing partner, CRE Consultants, Fort Myers

When Ray Sandelli got into the commercial real estate business after years as a pilot for the U.S. Navy and the famed Blue Angels, he found sales, especially cold calling potential clients, to be especially hard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2015
Monthly defaults rise in Fla., but not Fort Myers-Naples

One in every 409 housing units in the state had a foreclosure filing in May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2015
Cape Coral firm changes owners, plans 20 hires

Mike Patrick founded Mike Patrick Electric in 1983.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2015
Estero names top development officials

Village officials hire seasoned professionals for posts.

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