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Naples-based TIB Financial Corp. has announced the closing of a $175 million investment in the company.

A proposal to increase the cost of permits, inspections and other user fees on Marco Island is building little more than resentment among contractors, local business owners say.

The Better Business Bureau of Southeast Florida and the Caribbean has reinstated Office Depot’s accreditation with the consumer protection agency. In July, the Florida Attorney General settled with the Boca Raton office supply giant for $5.9 million over issues with the company’s national “piggybacking” contract with Los Angeles County.

One of the government perpetuated myths of the “great recession” which, by the way, officially ended last year according to economists (who apparently still have jobs), is that deregulation of the financial industry allowed bankers to run amuck, taking on too much risk in their greedy pursuit of profit and concomitant bonuses.

The Florida Medical Association has named the Lee Memorial Health System as the best hospital workplace in the state.