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3 days ago | 
naplespress.com | Therese McDevitt
Main
Storm preparedness event focuses on importance of planning While President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed more than $600 million in cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency — or that it be disbanded altogether — Sen. Rick Scott is confident the agency will be ready to support areas that may be affected during the upcoming hurricane season.
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5 days ago | 
gulfshorebusiness.com | Therese McDevitt
Just four months after breaking ground on its new Fort Myers health care campus, Lee Health announced this week a $150 million expansion to the facility. The expansion to the 53-acre Lee Health Fort Myers campus at 4453 Challenger Blvd. will include a four-story, 118,000-square-foot patient tower and a 7,600-square-foot on-site child care center for Lee Health team members.
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1 week ago | 
naplespress.com | Therese McDevitt
B: Arts & Living, Cover Story
Purradise Gardens helps street cats survive in Collier County Down a gravel road called No Name Lane off Immokalee Road sits Purradise Gardens, a one-of-a-kind sanctuary in Naples for cats living on the streets of Collier County.
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1 week ago | 
gulfshorebusiness.com | Therese McDevitt
Golisano Children’s Health Center in North Naples will continue operations following a settlement between Fort Myers-based Lee Health System Inc. and Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System, officials said in a May 28 statement. The two health care systems resolved a legal dispute over the lease of the clinic at Pine Ridge and Livingston roads.
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1 week ago | 
gulfshorebusiness.com | Therese McDevitt
While President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed more than $600 million in cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency — and some have called for eliminating it altogether — Sen. Rick Scott is confident the agency will be ready to support areas that may be affected during the upcoming hurricane season. Scott, who was Governor of Florida when Hurricane Irma struck the state in 2017, was joined by state Sen.
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2 weeks ago | 
naplespress.com | Therese McDevitt
Main
Around the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike reacted with stunned surprise to the news on May 8 that an American had been named Pope following the death of Pope Francis in late April. In a move that shocked many who had expected an Italian cardinal to be named, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was anointed as the 267th Pope, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
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2 weeks ago | 
gulfshorebusiness.com | Therese McDevitt
Collier County tourism revenue ticked up slightly in March following a February dip — the season’s first year-over-year decline — but concerns linger about a softening market amid ongoing economic uncertainty. March tourist development tax revenue, the latest data available, totaled $7,042,651, resulting in more than $23.7 million year to date. Occupied room nights increased 0.8% to 74.2%, while the average daily rate declined 13.5% to $456.06.
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3 weeks ago | 
gulfshorebusiness.com | Therese McDevitt
With hurricane season right around the corner, Lee County will unveil a $38.5 million expansion to its rebranded Public Safety Center at 10 a.m. May 29. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is open to the public and tours will be provided of the 36,873-square-foot, two-story addition to the Public Safety Center, formerly known as the Emergency Operations Center at 2675 Ortiz Ave. in Fort Myers.
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3 weeks ago | 
naplespress.com | Therese McDevitt
Collier now
NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK
The Greater Naples Chamber hosted a May 7 gathering to recognize the region’s hospitality industry during National Tourism Week, with about 100 guests from area restaurants, hotels and attractions celebrating against a backdrop of lower tourism numbers and challenges for the industry from the Florida Legislature.
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3 weeks ago | 
gulfshorebusiness.com | Therese McDevitt
When it comes to holding up their auction paddles to raise money for nonprofits, Naples gala patrons are on a record-setting roll. It’s not just the Naples Winter Wine Festival, which set a new record in 2025 with $34 million raised for Naples Children and Education Foundation in support of nearly 50 area organizations.
