Best time to buy may be when no one else is Can you remember what "everyone" seemed to be talking about 10 years ago? In the business world, it was becoming wealthy with initial public offerings (IPOs), usually with Internet-related companies.For example, in September of 1998, eBay went public w
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09/11/2008
Dealership to open in 2009 Company sees potential in city, expects rapid rebound.Another luxury European auto dealer is planning to set up shop in Lee County. Porsche of Fort Myers is expected to open in the Fall 2009 in a 14,700-square-foot showroom to be built off Daniels Parkway, near the e
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09/11/2008
Renovations bring golf course up to par Condominiums will not be there, but an extensively renovated Cape Coral Executive Golf Course will reopen to its members Saturday.Mike Hayes, owner and operator of the nine-hole course at 1006 S.E. Fourth Place, decided not to have condos built after h
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09/11/2008
The Google Chrome browser will be based on the existing Webkit rendering engine and integrate not only tab-based browsing but Google Gears and the latest version of the company’s search technology, called Omnibox. The Google Chrome browser will also include some of the more popular features from
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09/02/2008
Herman-Strackbein designs first Florida Keg Steakhouse Naples' Herman-Strackbein Construction Inc. has completed the 11,000-square-foot renovation of The Keg Steakhouse & Bar at The Galleria at Vanderbilt in North Naples. This first Florida location opened Aug. 18. Herman-Strackbein created an
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08/29/2008
Creighton to break ground on Cape shopping center Fort Myers based Creighton Construction & Management broke ground Friday on a new shopping center in Cape Coral at 1400 S.W. Pine Island Road. The 30,000-square-foot retail facility will feature the Famous Dave's barbecue restaurant, with
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08/29/2008
Real Estate briefs: Jack Parker Costa Rica development welcomes shops The Jack Parker Corp., a real estate development company with Florida headquarters in Fort Myers, has added an Auto Mercado Center at Pacifico, the developer's 175-acre, mixed-use residential property in Playas del Coco, Gu
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08/29/2008
Mall plans to welcome more tenants by fall Coconut Point expects its next round of tenants to open its doors this fall.An Ethan Allen is under construction at the south side of the mall, near Dillard's, said Diane Ivey, director of marketing for the Estero mall. Fossil, which sells watches, hand
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08/29/2008
Panera opens new location in south Fort Myers today Panera Bread opened its newest bakery-cafe in south Fort Myers this morning. The new store is located at South Cleveland Avenue and Fowler Road in the Page Field Commons Plaza. Panera Bread currently operates four other locations in Southwest F
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08/05/2008
Streetscaping Continues in Downtown Fort Myers More than 60,000 old bricks were cleaned and reused to pave this portion of First and Hendry streets. New royal palms, brick accented sidewalks and street lighting reminiscent of early Fort Myers complete the “new” look for two roads. During the For
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08/02/2008
