NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1, 2022 | THREE DOLL ARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Ian Recovery | Entrepreneur uses focused to-do list to battle storm setbacks. PG.7 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
Raise the Roof Performing arts center embarks on a $100 million capital improvement campaign guided by an ambitious new master plan. SEE PAGE 12
Greg Holland | CEO, STRAZ CENTER
MARK WEMPLE
STRATEGIES
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
Pocket Rocket
Buzz Builder
Floss Boss
Sa rasota ha ndbag ma nufacturer Gretchen Bauer has big designs on taking on worldwide competitors. PAGE 5
A wide mix of tenants is quickly filling up the 26 West Center at State College of Florida in Bradenton. PAGE 8
REAL ESTATE
New dental school campus in Clearwater fills a significant industry need — with global flair. PAGE 14
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Small Blip
Light the Fuse
Coin Flip
DON’T MISS
From humble beginnings, Power Design has grown into one of the region’s leading infrastructure firms. PAGE 10
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Pasco County economic development officials capitalize on another passage of a penny surtax vote. PAGE 16
Sarasota commerce park sold for $7.3 million. 17 California investor buys Tampa office parks for $74 million. 18
Opinion: DeSantis, don’t run for president. 391751-1
Not even Ian’s destruction, says an industry analyst, can corral the robust multifamily market. PAGE 6
North Manatee County agricultural land bought for $39.5 million. 17
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