SUBSCRIBE TO MAGAZINE INSIDE THE MAGAZINE SMALL BUSINESS BANKING & FINANCE EVENTS GB AWARDS EXTRAS Christmas tree prices up 10% to 50% this year EDITOR'S CHOICE Bob Heath has one Christmas tree customer who’s been going to his tent since her father brought her in a handbasket, some 50 years ago. A lot has changed ever since. One thing hasn’t: Christmas tree prices keep rising. They are 10% to 50% higher this year from just one year ago, depending on the size and type of tree, said Heidi Heath, Bob’s daughter and part of the Heath... READ MORE Recent News Creason’s Fine Art Gallery opens at Fifth Avenue South in Naples Creason's Fine Art Gallery has opened at 331 Fifth Ave. S. in Naples, the Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District... FL Star expansion prompts new office opening FL Star has opened a new office at 3520 Kraft Road in Naples, as part of the company’s ongoing expansion.... Studio+ selected to design ICU expansion for Cape Coral Hospital Lee Health has selected Studio+ and Skanska as its qualifying architect and general contractor for a 12-bed intensive care unit... Buff City Soap opens Friday at Mercato in North Naples Buff City Soap opens a new store on Black Friday at Mercato, the retail and restaurant destination at U.S. 41 and Vanderbilt Beach Road in... SWFL teen entrepreneur strives to inspire other young people to succeed Focused on the future, Gabriel Penton probably doesn’t need roads where he’s going. The young entrepreneur is paving his own way. Clearly career-oriented at 15, the Cape Coral... Economic Development BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION Ideas proposed for redesigning Naples Design District After a week-long series of community meetings discussing future possibilities for the Naples Design District, residents received the first look... READ MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Topgolf opens for business in Fort Myers ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Naples seeks community input to reimagine city’s Design District Tourism and Hospitality EDITOR'S CHOICE Bubbakoo’s Burritos opening first SWFL location in North Naples EDITOR'S CHOICE Lee County rakes in record $53.3 million in tourism taxes NEWS RSW expects record increase in holiday travel, asks travelers to plan ahead EDITOR'S CHOICE Chicago’s Original Rainbow Cone Ice Cream Shop expanding operations to Naples EDITOR'S CHOICE Vine Room speakeasy quietly opens in downtown Naples EDITOR'S CHOICE Oyster market, bar and restaurant opens Black Friday in south Fort Myers EDITOR'S CHOICE Allegiant begins nonstop service from Punta Gorda to 3 destinations Top Stories Buff City Soap opens Friday at Mercato in North Naples SWFL teen entrepreneur strives to inspire other young people to succeed Bubbakoo’s Burritos opening first SWFL location in North Naples Lee County rakes in record $53.3 million in tourism taxes Chicago’s Original Rainbow Cone Ice Cream Shop expanding operations to Naples Oyster market, bar and restaurant opens Black Friday in south Fort Myers WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Newsletter Sign Up: Gulfshore Business: The go-to resource for the region’s business news. 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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT More details revealed for Naples Beach Club redevelopment project More details are trickling in on what is sure to be the highest-priced real estate transaction for 2021 in Southwest Florida. The... ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Stella Naples condos, shops coming to site of former motel A three-story, mixed-use project on the former site of the Sea Shell Motel in downtown Naples is being developed by Brookline Companies, a privately held... NEWS Frey & Son Home commences Marco Island inventory estate Southwest Florida home builder Frey & Son Homes has broken ground on a new inventory home at 993 Spruce Court... NEWS Construction underway at Grandview at Bay Beach Construction is now underway for London Bay’s Grandview at Bay Beach, a new, 11-story tower on Estero Island, within walking... WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Newsletter Sign Up: Gulfshore Business: The go-to resource for the region’s business news. Delivered twice a day weekdays. 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