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Leadership | She’ll be here all week: Tampa executive motivates through laughter. PG.3 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
CAT’S MEOW With a three-tiered strategy, dogged entrepreneur finds success in tackling corporate competitors. Up next: a pet retail and services empire. PAGE 12
Denise Wolin | THE ROYAL PETS MARKET & RESORT, CEO
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St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch has changed up the dynamic on the Tropicana Field redevelopment project. PAGE 5
Tampa chews its way onto a best food truck list that also includes hipster cities Portland and Austin. PAGE 6
REAL ESTATE
It’s a counterintuitive pandemic moment: Furniture retailers have too much inventory. PAGE 8
HOSPITALITY
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HEALTH CARE
Fries With That
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Medical Maneuvers
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Real estate broker melds charity with selling homes, all while crisscrossing Florida in an RV with her fiancé. PAGE 7
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Dr. Tracy Gapin’s new approach to his own health care paved the way for his new, fast-growing medical practice. PAGE 10
Vacant commercial land in Naples bought for $12 million. 15 St. Pete Beach hotel sold for $84.2 million. 15
Condo safety laws could cause financial peril. A MUST-HAVE
Complete with the economic information, listings of the top companies by industry and profiles of people who are changing our region. 384964-1
Tampa fast-food company angles to change the date of National Fry Day to Friday — with free fries in the offing. PAGE 5
Charlotte County shopping center acquired for $18.9 million. 15
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