David Dorsey

As Naples billionaire David Hoffmann spoke, an undisclosed amount of money believed to be just south of $1.8 billion was being wired from his family's company to Fenway Sports Group.

Scenes from a previous Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo. Courtesy Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo

Kathryn Kelly celebrates the upcoming Heights CareerTech Institute, a $42M facility in Fort Myers, expanding The Heights Foundation’s mission to serve all Southwest Florida with robust career education.

Wind in the Willows in Naples is relocating three doors north after 25 years due to a rent hike. Owner Beth Ressler embraces a smaller, brighter space while continuing the boutique’s legacy.

Wind in the Willows, a women’s clothing boutique, has occupied one of the most prominent corners on Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples for more than 25

Next Up Habitat Collier celebrates groundbreaking for more homes

The 130,143-square-foot industrial warehouse at 2996 Hanson St. in Fort Myers recently sold for $17.65 million.

This is the first installment in a four-part series examining how Special Operations Forces (SOF) should assess, select, and qualify operators for the operating environment of 2040. One argument runs through all four parts: in SOF the operator is the platform, so human performance is decisive, and the validity of any assessment, selection, and qualification (ASQ) system depends on the criterion space the system is built to predict, a space that is now shifting. Part 1 establishes the conceptual foundation: why ASQ system validity depends on the definition of success the system targets, how today's SOF ASQ systems are structured, and the two questions that organize the series. Part 2 anchors the evolving SOF criterion space in the two SOF trinities. Part 3 examines the technology layer, cyber, space, and human-machine teaming, and connects it with those enduring human-domain demands. Part 4 turns to measuring what matters: adaptive performance as the central organizing construct, methods for assessing adaptability and related attributes, and a diagnostic framework for detecting when the criterion has shifted. We begin from the premise that has always defined SOF and will continue to: mission sets evolve, but the SOF operator and their performance remain decisive.

Boats line the marina at Naples Bay Resort & Marina on Naples Bay. The 16-acre resort has been acquired by a joint venture led by Pyramid Global Hospitality and Western & Southern Financial Group for $41.25 million.

The main dining room at Piccolo Buco features open seating beneath greenery and decorative lighting. The Estero restaurant accommodates 156 guests indoors and employs about 95 people.