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City of Naples delays requesting affordable housing proposals
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City of Naples delays requesting affordable housing proposals
“If we're going to be able to facilitate new workforce housing on this site or any site ... in the CRA, we're going to have to show some flexibility on density.”
By Aisling Swift 
15 November 2024
The Naples Community Redevelopment Agency will hold off on seeking developers’ proposals to transfor...

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Businesses are rethinking strategies beyond social feeds
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Businesses are rethinking strategies beyond social feeds
Authentic, non-promotional content is the No. 1 thing social media users say they don't see enough of from brands on social, according to the more recent 2023 Sprout Social Media Index Report.
By Melanie Pagan 
1 November 2024
Lush did not mince words when expressing its distaste for social media before the global cosmetics b...
Developer sells interest in Naples project
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M DEVELOPMENT
Developer sells interest in Naples project
Construction, sales to begin
By Aisling Swift 
1 November 2024
A New York investor has purchased Aspen, Colorado-based M Development’s interest in developing the f...
Collier endures more than $280M damage
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HURRICANE MILTON
Collier endures more than $280M damage
By Aisling Swift 
1 November 2024
Costs are still rising after Hurricane Milton caused more than $280 million in damage to residential...
Newest Naples Square revision approved
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CITY OF NAPLES
Newest Naples Square revision approved
By Aisling Swift 
25 October 2024
More than a decade after its first approval, Naples Square is continuing to grow as a luxury mixed-u...
Vets getting a home in Collier?
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Vets getting a home in Collier?
Veterans complex advocates, fingers crossed, look toward decision before December
By Aisling Swift 
18 October 2024
Collier County is steadily moving ahead with building a more than $122 million, 120-bed veterans hom...
Proposed partnership could improve Marco canals
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CITY COUNCIL
Proposed partnership could improve Marco canals
By Therese McDevitt terry.mcdevitt@naplespress.com 
18 October 2024
In late September, the Marco Island City Council heard a preliminary proposal from Earthwerks Land I...
Landmark rising
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Landmark rising
Council awards $23.5M to rebuild battered pier stronger, more resilient
By Aisling Swift 
11 October 2024
The 136-year-old Naples Pier will undergo its seventh transformation after City Council unanimously ...
LoCastro cleared, charge dropped
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LoCastro cleared, charge dropped
By Aisling Swift 
4 October 2024
A state prosecutor dismissed a misdemeanor domestic battery charge against Collier County Commission...

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Marco reduces taxes, adds contested bus service
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Nine residents lined up to oppose the 50-passenger bus pilot program, which has the support of several businesses and restaurants. (Residents) maintained the continual bus service would just bring more visitors to the island by car who would then park in already congested parking lots.
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WILDERNESS DESIGNATION PROPOSAL
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