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Business Observer 12.4.20

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DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 10, 2020 | THREE DOLL ARS

FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E

Strategies | Upstart restaurant owners build brand around tacos, margaritas. PG.9 PASCO • H ILL SBOROUG H • PIN ELL AS • P OLK • M A N ATEE • SA R ASOTA • C H A R LOT TE • LEE • COLLIER

SPECIAL ISSUE: HOSPITALITY | PAGES 9-13

SNOW WAY Gutsy area entrepreneur believes he will get a warm reception for his latest project: a $10 million snow-kissed adventure park. PAGES 12–13

Benjamin Nagengast | CEO, SNOWCAT RIDGE

BRIAN HARTZ

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

TOURISM

STRATEGIES

Listen Up

Selling Siesta

Trading Spaces

Fort Myers officials believe a new convention center, even amid the pandemic, will be a big hit. PAGE 7

Boutique resort owners capitalize on unique location and personalized touches to overcome tough times. PAGE 10

Armed with 20 patents and seven years of research, inventive pair aims to shift how people move big containers. PAGE 14

COMPANIES

HOSPITALITY

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Leave it to Beaver

Bed Head

Ties that Bind

After 25 years, courier business looks to ba la nce technolog y upg rades without diluting customer service. PAGE 8

W it h f a m i l y a t t he f or e f r ont , Backstreets Capital looks for glory days in St. Petersburg. PAGE 16

Water Street Tampa names firm to lease, manage office space. 16 Several malls in region get new owner. 17 New Marcus & Millichap executive values teaching, mentoring. 18

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3 New York-based farming operation grows in region.

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DON’T MISS

Entrepreneur’s water conservation passion turns into business he says can alter how hotels handle linens. PAGE 11

REAL ESTATE

IRS RELEASES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON NON-DEDUCTIBILITY OF PPP-FUNDED EXPENSES


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