Laura Layden
Senior Business Reporter at Naples Daily News
Reporter, Naples Daily News
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Laura Layden
Kathleen Passidomo championed the Live Local Act during her time as Florida Senate president. She saw it as a way to provide much-needed workforce housing across the state, including in her own backyard of Naples, where there has long been a critical shortage of it. "There had been study, after study, after study. Everybody gave it lip service. But nobody wanted to do anything about it," Passidomo said.
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1 week ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Laura Layden
Former Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo championed the Live Local Act to address the state's workforce housing shortage. The act provides incentives like tax credits and density bonuses, while streamlining regulations to encourage the development of more affordable housing. While some local governments have embraced the act, others have resisted it. Kathleen Passidomo championed the Live Local Act during her time as Florida Senate president.
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1 week ago |
naplesnews.com | Laura Layden
FineMark National Bank & Trust will be acquired by Commerce Bancshares Inc. for approximately $585 million. The all-stock deal is expected to close on January 1, 2026, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. FineMark, with 13 offices across three states, will operate as a division of Commerce, retaining its name and CEO. The merger reflects a growing trend of acquisitions in the U.S. banking sector.
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2 weeks ago |
golfweek.usatoday.com | Laura Layden
• A Florida appeals court will decide if a former golf course must remain as such until 2030. • Homeowners are fighting to uphold the covenant requiring the land to remain a golf course. • A separate lawsuit by the developer against Collier County is currently on hold. A legal battle involving the former Riviera Golf Course has taken another turn. In February, a circuit court judge ruled the property in East Naples must remain a golf course until 2030.
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3 weeks ago |
naplesnews.com | Tomas Rodriguez |Tomás Rodríguez |Laura Layden
Nearly a month after a federal judge struck down an attempt by three Collier County residents to intervene for the city of Naples after Naples Pride filed a lawsuit, counsel for the residents appealed the ruling.
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