MAY 6 - MAY 12, 2022 | THREE DOLL ARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Strategies | Auto horn business honks its way to more market share. PG.5 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
HIRE PURPOSE Businesses and nonprofits rethink ways to solve the region’s pressing labor crisis. PAGE 8
FUTURE CAREER ACADEMY, PLANT CITY MARK WEMPLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DATA SNAPSHOT
MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS
Another Win
Domestic Bliss
A Dollar Short
Prague-based high-tech, data-f low company chooses Tampa for its new U.S. headquarters. PAGE 5
Four of the 10 top counties in Florida for business and GDP growth are on the West Coast of the state. PAGE 6
Pair of economics professors say the Fed’s fingerprints are all over the current inflation debacle. PAGE 10
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Deal Flow
Plugged In
Decision Day
With the hotel market piping hot for deals, a prized downtown Sarasota property could be the next one sold. PAGE 6
With 18-month repair project on the horizon, Sarasota condo residents and tenants mull big choices. PAGE 12
New York firm pays $11.5 million for Tampa student housing site. 13 Historic Ybor City apartment complex sold for $90.65 million. 13 Fort Myers warehouse sold for $17 million. 13
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3 Want an engaged team? Push candor over comfort. HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE: 371571-1
DON’T MISS
New Tesla dea lership and repair facility could provide much-needed jolt to Pinellas County neighborhood. PAGE 7
REAL ESTATE
UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYEE PAY DURING AND AFTER A HURRICANE See Page 3