5 things to know, and how Office Depot played Palm Beach County

Good morning, South Florida. 1. A wasted economic development effort Office Depot was exploring a merger with Staples and cutting deals for incentives to stay in Palm Beach County at the same time, the Sun Sentinel reports. Just goes to show, you can't buy loyalty from a corporation. Click here to read more. 2. Sizzling home sales South Florida home prices were up 8.3 percent in January, according to the latest reading on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. The region was second in the nation…