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FGCU to hold business seminar Wednesday
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
A Florida Gulf Coast University seminar “Small Business Real Estate Leases — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” is Wednesday in Bonita Springs.
It’s from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce, 25071 Chamber of Commerce Drive. Full story »
It’s from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce, 25071 Chamber of Commerce Drive. Full story »
Some Florida homeowners having tough time trying to obtain money from state recovery fund
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
Some Southwest Florida residents, bilked out of thousands of dollars by unscrupulous contractors, are learning the hard way that Florida’s Construction Recovery fund isn’t the fix-all to end-all as they were led to believe. Instead, residents across the state are finding out that getting money from the state fund — created in 1993 to return cash to homeowners stiffed by dishonest contractors — is limited to a qualified few. Full story »
AARP Web site helping members re-enter work force amid tough economic times
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
AARP is working for you to find work. The national advocacy organization with 40 million members has launched an online job search site to try and help people 50 and older find jobs during the worst economic climate in years. Full story »
Southwest Florida Business Events: September 8, 2008
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
Southwest Florida Business Briefs: September 8, 2008
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
Will Southwest Florida get on the train and offer commuter rail service?
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
With energy prices remaining aloft and Americans expressing a new dedication to more efficient means of transportation, local officials are preparing again to broach the subject of passenger rail service to Southwest Florida. However, signs point to the fact that high-speed service to Fort Myers and Naples are a long way down the proverbial rail line.
Full story »
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Collier Real Estate Transactions: Sept. 5, 2008
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Home loan troubles break records again
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
he source of trouble in the mortgage market has shifted from subprime loans made to borrowers with bad credit to homeowners who had solid credit but took out exotic loans with ballooning monthly payments. The Mortgage Bankers Association said Friday that more than 4 million American homeowners with a mortgage — a record 9 percent — were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June. Full story »
Four-wheel luxury
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Curiosity seekers, dreamers and the fortunate few with the means to pay six-figures for four wheels can now view some of the world’s glitziest automobiles at the newly opened Naples Luxury Imports showroom on U.S. 41 North. Full story »
Google reigns as world’s most powerful 10-year-old
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor’s $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world. Full story »
Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
The nation’s unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike. The Labor Department’s report, released Friday, showed the increasing toll the housing, credit and financial crises are taking on the economy. Full story »
Direct Air to offer regular flights to the Northeast
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
When Direct Air gets off the ground at the Charlotte County Airport on Nov. 22, it will not only bring $99 flights to the Northeast, but also a community-oriented business that will benefit the local economy, the discount airline’s CEO said Friday. Full story »
Crowd lines up as Whole Foods Market opens in North Naples
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
For a grocery store, the new Whole Foods Market, which opened in North Naples on Friday, created quite a buzz.
A line snaked outside the door early Friday, as hundreds jockeyed to be among the first to step inside the organic and all-natural store — the first to be built in Southwest Florida. Customers began arriving more than two hours before the store was set to open at 9 a.m.
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A line snaked outside the door early Friday, as hundreds jockeyed to be among the first to step inside the organic and all-natural store — the first to be built in Southwest Florida. Customers began arriving more than two hours before the store was set to open at 9 a.m.
Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: Sept. 4, 2008
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Chico’s same-store sales drop 10 percent
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
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An Associated Press Video Special Report
- Naples Craft Festival -- 09/07/08 at Fifth Avenue South
- Butterflies & Dreams Workshop -- 09/07/08 at Unity Church of Bonita Springs
- Dog Day Sundays -- 09/07/08 at The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
- Southwest Florida Sci-Fi Club Meeting -- 09/07/08 at Contact for meeting details.
- Roy's Cooking Class: A Taste of the Islands -- 09/07/08 at Roy's - Bonita
- Naples City Improv -- 09/07/08 at Bice Ristorante
