Fort Myers-based clothing retailer Chico's FAS Inc. today announced its highest fourth-quarter earnings since 2005. The net fourth-quarter income of $32.7 million was up 29.8 percent from the $25.2 million reported a year earlier, the company reported. Chico's also reported a quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per share of its common stock, a 4.8 percent increase over the dividend rate from March 2012.

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