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Union leads protest about executive pay at HMA shareholders meeting
Updated 5/22/2012 at 7:59 p.m. 13 comments
Naples-based Health Management Associates Inc. was the target of a protest by about a dozen people when it held its annual shareholders meeting Tuesday in North Naples.
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Union plans to attend HMA shareholders meeting to protest executive pay system
Published 5/21/2012 at 8:00 p.m. 19 comments
Naples-based Health Management Associates Inc. has found itself a target of an aggressive health-care union, which is protesting the way the company determines the pay for its top executives.
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Bonita Springs Utilities buys Estero sewage treatment plant
Updated 5/21/2012 at 3:54 p.m. 2 comments
Bonita Springs Utilities has purchased a wastewater treatment system that serves the Fountain Lakes and Marsh Landing communities.
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Naples entrepreneur out to get a lock on web-based document storage, security
Published 5/21/2012 at 7:30 a.m. 21 comments
As a managing principal of Anderson Pacific Corp. (APC), a Chicago-based private investment firm, Christopher Jensen began thinking in early 2011 about the fate of the vital documents he shared with his business partners, should anything happen to any of ...
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In recovery? Retail outlets from Naples to Estero optimistic a rebound under way
Published 5/4/2012 at 7:00 p.m. 31 comments
Special Report: From individual shop owners in downtown Naples to those at Coconut Point mall in Estero, merchants said this past year was their best in three years. Retailers throughout the region who were contacted by the Daily News for ...
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In recovery? Luxury items selling at brisker pace in Naples area than a year ago
Published 5/3/2012 at 7:30 p.m. 51 comments
Special report: Naples high-end car dealerships, boat retailers and jewelers say that for the first time since businesses first felt the economy falter in 2008, demand spiked for their luxury products this season. First quarter sales in 2012 were up ...
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In recovery? Entrepreneurs getting back to business in Southwest Florida
Published 5/2/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 37 comments
Special report: Small-business owners and big-name companies alike have come to Southwest Florida in recent months, betting that consumers are ready once again to pull out their wallets and put money back into the local economy. After the U.S. economy ...
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In Recovery? Unemployment falling but experts say it won't return to historic lows
Published 5/1/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 21 comments
Special report: Years of skyrocketing unemployment rates in Southwest Florida are finally giving way to more normal levels. But "normal" may have a new meaning: unemployment rates that are at least double what they were before the housing market collapsed ...
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Toll Brothers begins work on new 268-unit development in Bonita Springs
Published 4/24/2012 at 7:00 p.m. 3 comments
A tract of land cleared along Imperial Parkway enabled Toll Brothers to start construction of three model homes in Bonita lakes, the newest single-family home community in Bonita Springs.
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FDIC seeks $62 million from operators of failed Florida Community Bank
Published 4/15/2012 at 6:00 p.m. 22 comments
The former directors of Florida Community Bank, including its CEO and longtime president, face a multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., accusing them of being "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in operating the local bank.
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TECO gas line explosion victim still recovering, maze of court cases continues
Published 4/14/2012 at 8:02 p.m. 5 comments
Mario Santos was a Posen Construction employee at the time of the Nov. 11, 2010, accident during the widening of Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. He was operating a bulldozer that hit an 8-inch natural gas line belonging to TECO ...
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Florida energy bill that affects south Lee Algenol's expansion becomes law
Published 4/14/2012 at 7:45 p.m. 1 comment
Gov. Rick Scott late Friday allowed a controversial renewable-energy measure to become law without his signature. It could also prevent a Southwest Florida company from expanding.
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Bonita landmark building with A-shaped roof surviving amid road construction
Published 4/9/2012 at 7:00 p.m. 20 comments
The 2,742-square-foot site at 28001 Old 41 Road in Bonita Springs, adjacent to the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track, became part of the Lena Kinney Trust from 1993 to 1999, according to Lee County property appraiser data.
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Amusement park south of Fort Myers might open in summer, creating 70 jobs
Updated 3/31/2012 at 6:55 p.m. 7 comments
A decade after plans were first announced, Zoomers Family Amusement Park south of Fort Myers is back on track to open as early as this summer.
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Broadway Palm unveils populist season, plus changes to enhance the theater experience
Published 3/30/2012 at 10:49 p.m. 1 comment
Broadway Palm unveiled a populist, mass-appeal 20th anniversary season during a champagne brunch and preview party Friday morning, along with a host of changes designed to make the theatre more inviting for patrons.
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