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  • July 15, 2013
Verizon Wireless names new Florida leader

Mariano Legaz will lead one of the telecommunications company's largest regions.

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  • July 1, 2011
Unemployment bill eases employers' burden

Florida businesses can expect future savings on rising unemployment compensation taxes resulting from a comprehensive unemployment compensation reform measure.

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Water board taps new exec

Blake Guillory has been appointed to head up Swiftmud.

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  • November 2, 2012
Insurance firm rings out big day

Clearwater insurance executive Paresh Patel, along with a dozen colleagues and relatives, hit the big time in the Big Apple last month.

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Report shows RNC's impact

The August convention provided a spike in hotel demand and media coverage.

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  • November 22, 2011
Chico's earnings miss mark

The retailer earned $26 million in net income, but investors expected more.

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  • August 20, 2019
Irish pub chain opens new location in region

Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery opened its first location in 2011.

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Youth-focused nonprofit adds two board members

Fort Myers councilman, Lee County school board representative elected to board of Uncommon Friends Foundation.

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  • February 21, 2014
Platinum Health Care LLC buys Emeritus at Fort Myers

The price equated to $36,018 per bed.

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  • July 5, 2016
Middle East market sizzles for Outback

Bloomin' Brands looks to grow in international markets.

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  • January 25, 2016
Home prices march higher

The median price of existing single-family homes in the Fort Myers and Naples areas continued to rise in December compared with the same month a year ago.

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  • January 30, 2015
Boat firm swims in the big-time

The ongoing comeback at Clearwater-based boat retailer MarineMax got a national plug recently: Executives, led by longtime Chairman, CEO and President William McGill, rang the NYSE opening bell Jan 21.

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Chico's CEO: Too much email

Is there such a thing as too much promotion of your brands?

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  • March 20, 2015
Mexican miners pay hefty price for Odyssey

Looking for buried treasure takes more than just a map and an “X” to mark the spot.

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  • April 10, 2015
Largest turnout ever for Parade of Homes

Seek more proof the home construction market is back?

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  • December 4, 2025
Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

JetBlue will begin service between Southwest Florida International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, New York.

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  • November 25, 2025
Downtown Sarasota redevelopment to carry Waldorf Astoria brand

Waldorf Astoria Residences was named as the redevelopment of the Zenith tower at Five Points. The mixed-use project will include seven attainable housing units.

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  • January 12, 2018
On Guard

For a mental break from work, Ed Moore picks up a sword and a mask.

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