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'Hurricane season from hell': How will 'explosive' storm forecast affect sales, insurance?
Naples home prices keep soaring despite fewer sales and mushrooming inventory, the latest data shows. Five years ago, the overall median closed price was $335,000. Today, it's at $625,000, a 5% jump from a year ago, according to Naples Area Board of Realtors or NABOR. Transactions are down more than 9% from that time in 2023 while 67% more abodes are available, reaching above 5,000.
FedEx set to lay off 220 employees in Charlotte, Lee and Collier with facility closures
Four FedEx facilities in Southwest Florida will close resulting in the elimination of 220 jobs in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties, according to notices filed with state officials this week. The four facilities that will be closed are in Naples, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. The layoffs will begin on...
From the Archives – Collier County celebrates Tamiami Trail opening
The crowds gathered at then Collier County seat, Everglades City. The Seminole Tribe was represented; there were entertainers, citizens and dignitaries – along with 200 automobiles. And although it was the very first Collier County Fair, the thing that attracted the crowds was the opening of the Tamiami Trail,...
Unemployment remains low across SWFL, Collier leads in adding jobs
Southwest Florida's job count continues to grow. The region's three metros – made up of Collier, Lee and Charlote counties – added 8,300 nonagricultural jobs over the year in March, bringing their combined total to 544,200. ...
VOTE: Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week presented by Babcock Ranch for April 15-20
Each week the Naples Daily News staff will select one finalist in each high school sport. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Collier County’s coaches during the week to sports@naplesnews.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be.
911 calls released after robbery at Saks Fifth Avenue in North Naples
We are now hearing the 911 calls after a robbery at Saks Fifth Avenue on Tuesday, which led to a vehicle pursuit. Michael Knight, Keion Payne Harmon Brown, who are all from Fort Lauderdale, are behind bars, Friday. However, on Tuesday they caused quite a scene. Collier County deputies were...
Car slams into Florida doctor's office, nearly goes through window
A sedan crashed into a Naples doctor's office on Wednesday morning. According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office, they received the call around 11:53 a.m. for a car that hit a building. CCSO states one person was in the car, and no injuries were reported. The gray BMW drove through...
Guadalupe Center opens warehouse to support underprivileged families in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — A new warehouse has been inaugurated to cater to the needs of underserved families and offer disaster relief efforts in Immokalee. The 3,200-square-foot Guadalupe Center Resource Hub was brought to fruition by the collaborative efforts of the Guadalupe Center, Collier Community Foundation, social service agencies and local businesses.
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