M A R C H 24 - M A R C H 30, 2023 | TH R E E D O LL A R S
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Strategies | Investment firm hunts for fast-growth companies across the South. 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
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Publix, with a heightened sense of urgency, pushes forward on a multimillion-dollar campaign to aid food banks across its markets. PAGE 10
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Built for Kilts
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Naples Travel agent Olga Placeres’ mentality when things go off kilter — “find a dif ferent way” — has served her well over her long career. PAGE 7
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Boston cleaning services franchise business, utilizing a quirky brand that mixes kilts and smiles, ha s a mbit iou s F lor ida growth targets. PAGE 9
A $1 billion Naples Beach Club redevelopment project moves for wa rd, even as developers continue going through the approvals process. PAGE 12
Pasco County community adds 2,000 acres for $35 million. 14 Developer buys 13.4 acres in Manatee County. 14
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Prominent business lobby ing group in Florida, partially through billboards, promotes and supports statew ide tort reform. PAGE 5
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