NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2022 | THREE DOLL ARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Future of work | $1.5 billion firm’s new HQ is 80% smaller than its old space. PG.12 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
HURRICANE IAN: THE RECOVERY
Storm Front The Southwest Florida boating industry remains resilient and futurefocused — even as it swallows some deep business lessons from Ian. SEE PAGE 10
Steven Nanda | IMM QUALITY BOAT LIFTS
REAGEN RULE
REAL ESTATE
TOURISM
DATA SNAPSHOT
IAN RECOVERY
HEALTH CARE
Across the Pond
Crabby Mood
Resort Redux
Closer to Fine
DON’T MISS
Flor ida lags beh i nd 34 other states in a new annual household income report and is more than $30,000 behind t he No. 1 state, Maryland. PAGE 6
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The owners of the Pink She l l B e a c h Re s or t & Ma r i na on For t Myer s Beach intend to remake the iconic property better than it was before the storm. PAGE 7
Tampa General Hospital, with innovation executive Rachel Feinman leading the way, has big plans to deliver more technology to health care. PAGE 8
Manatee complexes sold in separate deals for nearly $100 million. 14 FPL acquires vacant Sarasota county land. 14
Rethink the way you pay star employees. 391751-1
Globa l busi ness icon Richard Branson recently visited Tampa to promote Virgin Atlantic’s new route connecting the region to London. PAGE 3
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