Goodyear plans more cost cuts (Reuters)

Reuters - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , said on Friday that quarterly earnings fell due to restructuring charges and lower tire demand and said it has increased its target for long term cost-cuts.

Trinity Plaza to blend business with residential

A 1.5-acre, mixed-use project called Trinity Plaza is being planned for the southeast corner of San Marco Road and Balmoral Court between the Provence plaza and the new Schilling Jewelers building.

Mortgage volume slumps to 4-year low

Mortgage application volume fell to its lowest level in more than four years last week, the latest indication that the once red-hot real estate market is cooling down. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday that its market composite index, a gauge of mortgage loan applica tion volume, fell ...

Wal-Mart pulling out of German market

Wal-Mart Stores said Friday it plans to sell its 85 stores in Germany to rival Metro, a move that effectively ends a nearly decade-long ...

Waging a floral battle

Did someone in this wine country town illegally plant an endangered flower to sabotage a proposed housing development? That is the question at the center of a quarrel folks here have dubbed ?Foamgate.?

Study sees long-term demand in local market

Although the Naples-Fort Myers housing market is soft, the fundamentals of long-term demand remain strong, said Bradley F. Hunter, who directs Metrostudy?s market research operations in the Naples-Fort Myers market.

Real estate transactions: July 30, 2006

A list of recent real estate transactions.

North Naples woman still missing from cruise ship

A 22-year-old North Naples woman, who disappeared four days ago from a cruise ship that was traveling the Mediterranean Sea, continues to be missing. Elizabeth Kay Galeana, whose family owns Galeana Automotive Group based in Fort Myers, was aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Voyager of the Seas with ...

Global warming could scorch wine industry

Climate warming could spell disaster for much of the multibillion-dollar U.S. wine industry. Areas suitable for growing premium wine grapes could be reduced by 50 percent ? and possibly as much as 81 percent ? by the end of this century, according to a study Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Small Business Professor: The value of a strategic business plan

Many business books advise that I write a strategic plan for my business. I've been up and running for three years without one. The idea makes sense, but is it worth the time and effort?

Land in limbo: 28 acres in San Carlos Park could be a preservation, but not yet

In an uncharacteristic show of conflict, environmental groups squared off last week over the single largest environmental land purchase in state history.

Red tide on the rise; Naples Pier clear

High levels of red tide have been found in the waters off northern Collier County, test results showed Thursday. The toxic microscopic algae bloom has been making its way south for days, bringing with it thousands of dead fish and reports of respiratory irritation, according to a red tide update from ...

WCI, Wells Fargo form new mortgage company

Southwest Florida-based WCI has announced a joint venture with a division of Wells Fargo Bank to form a new mortgage company. The new company will be called WCI Mortgage and will be a partnership between Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and WCI.

A year after transit bombings, life in London subtly changed

A year after suicide bombers brought carnage and chaos to three Underground trains and one of the city's iconic buses, life in ...

Gap's back-to-classics new fall line wows analysts

Gap's new fall clothing line and advertising campaign should help revive the struggling retailer, say analysts who have seen ...

3 charged with stealing Coca-Cola info

Three people have been arrested and charged with stealing confidential information about drink recipes from The Coca-Cola and ...

Dollar Daze

Now that?s what you call a bumper business weekend. Marco Island resorts, retailers and restaurants are generally grinning from ear to ear over occupancy and turnover during the past few days. And, they say, because the Fourth of July fell on a Tuesday, many visitors decided to make it a full week on ...

Mortgage demand rises amid Fed increase

Mortgage applications rose for the first time in three weeks as interest rates on home loans fell from a four-year high last ...

Man accused in post-Wilma scams charged with 56 additional counts

A man accused of scamming Collier County residents out of more than $60,000 after Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida in October has been charged with an additional 56 felony counts.

Mirasol project back to square one

An embattled golf course community proposed to be built in wetlands in northern Collier County ran into more resistance Wednesday. The Collier County Environmental Advisory Council, a volunteer board appointed by county commissioners, voted 7-0 to recommend that commissioners not extend a lapsed rezoning ...