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Strategies | Health care firm approaching $100M in sales undergoes big rebrand. PG.8 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
THE PERFECT STORM In the wake of Hurricane Ian, look for a dizzying number of claims, payouts, lawsuits and more. And Florida’s tattered insurance market — yet again — is under severe pressure to perform. PAGE 12
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New USF Muma College of Business interim Dean Gert-Jan de Vreede seeks t o k e e p t h e s c h o o l ’s momentum, in programs and gifts, going strong. PAGE 7
Video-sha ring plat form Rumble, which moved its headquarters to Longboat Key this past year, takes in $400 million in a Wall Street-fueled merger. PAGE 10
P r e m i e r S o t h e b y ’s International Realty CEO Budge Huskey details his f looded Bonita Spr ings home and his firm’s plan to overcome Hurricane Ian. PAGE 13
Sarasota auto dealerships sold for nearly $50 million. 14 Clearwater hotel acquired for $7.2 million. 14
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The Humane Societ y of Sarasota County, making good and quick use of private planes, relocated some 190 pets displaced by Hurricane Ian. PAGE 3
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UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYEE PAY DURING AND AFTER A HURRICANE See Page 3