Mark H. Bickel and C. A. Bridges | Fort Myers News-Press
The busy season for Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is winding down, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead to later in the year when it comes to flight options coming to and from the Fort Myers airport.
Good news. Travelers who use RSW are getting one more travel option for the 2025 holiday, and this will also likely please ski lovers.
Delta Air Lines is adding three new domestic routes on Dec. 20, including one between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), according to The Points Guy and verified by the airline.
All three of the new flights will run once a week, on Saturdays. There is no saver award availability on the routes so passengers using miles will need to pay Delta’s dynamic SkyMiles redemption rates, The Points Guy reported.
Tickets are available now.
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Construction of new $265 million heart center will take more than two years
Liz Freeman | Naples Daily News
NCH officials marked an end to one era and welcomed the start of a new one Wednesday.
Dozens of hospital leaders and medical staff gathered outside the Telford Education Center, which sits south of the Baker Hospital near downtown Naples, to mark the demolition of Telford.
The location is where the nonprofit hospital system will build a new $265 million heart center that was in planning and approval stages with the city of Naples for more than three years and is finally a go.
The 189,000-square-foot, five-story complex that is contemporary in design will consolidate heart and stroke care in one location with the latest technology for optimal patient care. Another goal is recruiting some of the best cardiac and stroke specialists from around the country to join NCH staff.
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Dave Osborn | Naples Daily News
A Naples landmark has received a top honor for one its most popular and unique attractions.
The Naples Zoo has been named in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2025. The national news publication rated the Naples Zoo’s Primate Expedition Cruise eighth among the 10 best zoo exhibits across the country for 2025.
What was criteria to make 10 Best list
“The best zoo exhibits not only educate but also engage visitors by transporting them to another place, whether it be the foothills of the Himalayas, a Florida swamp, or to an island in Madagascar,” USA Today said in announcing the winners.
“But which zoo exhibits are the most impressive, immersive, and informative in the country?” Find out on naplesnews.com.
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J. Kyle Foster | Naples Daily News
Tamiami Trail – Tampa to Miami and vice versa – started with Dade County commissioners agreeing to fund a portion of the road in 1915 and ending with a 260-mile highway and a new county – Collier.
During the 13 years of construction, work would stop several times because of a lack of funds. Barron Gift Collier finally agreed to fund completion of eastern portion through The Everglades in exchange for Collier being formed out of what was then a giant Lee County and named for him. When finally completed in 1928, the trail would open up commerce, a new world for visitors and more residents to Florida.
Tamiami Trail, also known as U.S. Route 41 and U.S. 41, was considered a feat of civil engineering, requiring extensive labor and resources, including dynamite and specialized equipment.
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Already celebrated for its beaches, fine dining, golf courses, and thriving arts scene, Collier County has now earned recognition as one of the best places in Florida to own a small business.
A new study from SmartAsset ranked Florida’s most small-business-friendly counties, and Collier landed in the top five—coming in at No. 4 overall, according to a recent article by Mark H. Bickel of Naples Daily News.
SmartAsset based its rankings on five key factors: the current small business ownership rate, the five-year growth rate in ownership, the share of income generated by small businesses, the five-year growth in that income share, and income tax data. These categories were combined into a total score to assess each county’s appeal for entrepreneurs.
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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
Not that we didn’t know this already, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded: Naples is a great place to retire in Florida.
Kiplinger agrees, picking Naples as one of its six ‘best places’ to retire in Florida for 2025.
What Kiplinger said about retiring to Naples
If you want to show off your Ferrari, hit the links, and retire in style on Florida’s west coast
For those drawn to Florida’s Gulf Coast, Naples is synonymous with wealth and the good life, and with an ample population of retirees. Parks, golf courses, and pickleball courts abound, not to mention the enduring attraction of its beaches, with their soft sands, calm waters, and spectacular sunsets.
Read on for Naples by the Numbers on naplesnews.com.
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