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The Fort Myers Beach recovery is well underway. Publisher Karen Moore recently got the latest updates at a gathering of local business owners and professionals.
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Dollar Tree swung to a surprise fourth-quarter loss and will close nearly 1,000 stores after the discount retailer slashed the value of a rival chain it acquired almost a decade ago.Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.
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Pointing to lower-than-expected costs of natural gas, Florida Power & Light on Wednesday asked state regulators to approve a proposal that would reduce customer bills in May.If approved by the Florida Public Service Commission, the reduction would come after FPL customers also will see bills trimmed in April because of the end of charges stemming from storm-related costs.
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We talk about new development in Southwest Florida all the time. But the aspect of re-development, especially in our local municipalities’ older, and perhaps blighted, downtown districts, is just as important to address. Karen Moore recently caught up with the Executive Director of the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, Michele Hylton-Terry, who brought her up to speed with the CRA and some of its current projects.
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Great Wolf Lodge general manager lays out the water resort's details in advance of September openingA big-name water park is finally opening its doors in Collier County later this year. Southwest Florida Business Today Publisher Karen Moore recently heard the details at a Southwest Florida commercial real estate conference.We’ve been hearing about this Great Wolf Lodge attraction coming to Collier County for a few years now. Recently, General Manager Jason Bays gave some details about this new tourist attraction and provided some background on the project.
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You’ll hear the train a running, running down the tracks for the first time since Hurricane Ian washed away the bridges that carry Seminole Gulf Railway’s goods to Southwest Florida.The shortline railroad will begin crossing the Caloosahatchee River bridges sometime in mid to late March, said Robert Fay, executive vice president.Hurricane Ian destroyed six bridges and several miles of track when it smash-mouthed Southwest Florida on September 28, 2022.
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Macy's announced Tuesday that it will close about 150 underproductive locations, including 50 by the end of the fiscal year. There was no information if four stories in Southwest Florida — two in Sarasota and one each in Lee and Collier counties — would be among those closed.Including the Southwest Florida stores there are 41 Macy's sites across the state.The news on shuttering the stores came as the department store operator said it posted a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales. The Macy’s stores set to close account for less than 10% of its sales, the company said.
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Among the best metro area for remote working in 2024:Boulder, Colorado, is the best metro area in America to work remotelyThe Raleigh-Cary metro area, North Carolina, is the second best suited for remote working in America, while the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area, Texas, is third.Punta Gorda, Florida, is fifth.
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As the City of Cape Coral develops its master plan, SWFL Biz Today publisher Karen Moore attended a roundtable on the future of the manufacturing industry in the city.
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Local and state officials reviewed their experiences and lessons learned recently. Here are some of the takeaway notions from Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today.