Local bar named Best beach bar in America

Maxim named "Gumbo Limbo Beach Bar and Restaurant" at the Ritz Carlton in Naples at top spot Read full story

Fl construction adds jobs

About 8,000 construction jobs created in April Read full story

Fla. jobless rate drops to 7.2 percent in April

Florida's unemployment rate keeps dropping. Read full story

Fla. launches sale of Mega Millions tickets

No one is quite sure if the numbers will add up, but the Florida Lottery on Wednesday will start selling tickets to the popular Mega Millions lottery game. Read full story

Southwest Florida International Airport turns 30

Today marks the 30th year of operations at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). Read full story

Sales tax on manufacturing equipment has been elim..

A victory for companies that create jobs in the manufacturing industry. Florida lawmakers passed a bill that would eliminate the tax on manufacturing equipment. Read full story

Obama: US economy 'poised for progress'

President Barack Obama says the American economy is, in his words, "poised for progress." Read full story

Hertz executives: 350 jobs to be filled locally

Hertz executives anticipate half of the 700 jobs the company is transferring to Lee County will be filled locally. The Fortune 300 company announced yesterday it is moving its worl.. Read full story

JC Penney 1Q revenue down again

J.C. Penney Co.'s first-quarter revenue fell yet again and the struggling department store operator is pointing fingers at prior leadership. Read full story

Disabled Carnival ship set to leave Alabama port

The troubled cruise ship Carnival Triumph is set to leave Alabama to have additional repairs done in the Bahamas. Read full story