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Order up | Prominent Tampa deli owner sells 60-year-old establishment. 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
Alloy Allies A customer is always right attitude has fostered some heady growth at a regional family run metal retail business. PAGE 12
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The Hoffmann Family of Cos. remains a busy buyer of business, with the latest being a Michigan ferry service. PAGE 5
High costs have led Sarasota County officials to pause plans to build a $25 million records storage complex. PAGE 8
REAL ESTATE
Recr uit ing a nd reta ining police officers and sheriff’s deputies in Florida is a rapidly moving effort. PAGE 14
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Fort Myers-based Priority Marketing, in one of its more unusual projects, aids law enforcement with open cases. PAGE 6
Chicago senior living firm makes significant investment in a Naples expansion and renovation project. PAGE 16
Sarasota restaurant building listed for sale for $2.2 million. 18 USF Federal Credit Union buys former Truist bank branch in Tampa. 18
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Margaritaville at Sea chooses Tampa Bay to serve as home base for its newest cruise ship, Islander. PAGE 10
Work underway at $25M Naples glass plant. 18
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