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North Naples resident Janet Vasey plans to make a pitch for a mail-in ballot referendum on the Jackson Laboratory project when the Collier County Commission convenes Sept. 14 after a summer break.

Two banks that hoped to become one have gone their separate ways. Florida Shores Bancorp, based in Pompano Beach, and Shamrock Bank in Naples have called off their plans to merge. State regulators approved the deal on May 27, but ...

North Naples resident Janet Vasey plans to make a pitch for a mail-in ballot referendum on the Jackson Laboratory project when the Collier County Commission convenes Sept. 14 after a summer break.

Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.

The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.

Homeowners beware. Even after losing your home to foreclosure, the lender or a debt collector may come knocking at your door, looking for money. In Lee County, deficiency judgments are on the rise. Nationally, they have been too.

Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks.

BP PLC told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that it spent a total of $93 million on advertising from April to the end of July. The company says the money was intended to keep Gulf Coast residents informed on ...

Platinum Equity and The Gores Group have acquired Alliance Entertainment from Source Interlink Cos. Inc., a company based in Bonita Springs.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company has acquired Impact Education, a Fort Myers-based provider of educational software and classroom support.

A proverbial piece of advice: what’s the response when someone knocks on your door and says “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”? Run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.

Kerry Erick is a busy career woman and mother. Once working as a pharmaceutical representative in Southwest Florida, she found it challenging to find clothes that fit properly when she became pregnant with her first child.

In August, Lee County saw a spike in deficiency judgments tied to foreclosures.

Q: I noticed that a sign was put up on the old Albertsons at Immokalee and Livingston roads last week. It says "Naples International Pavilion." Any news about this?

This 5,000 square foot home in the Quail West development in Naples sold nearly $1.8 million in July.