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Expansion | Company surpasses Florida sales milestone, seeks more market share. 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
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The newly minted top executive at one of the region’s largest entertainment venues — who thought she was going to be a doctor — has her sights set on new ways to grow market share. PAGE 10
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Upstart airline Breeze is gaining traction in Florida with several new nonstop routes, including Fort Myers and Sarasota to New Haven, Connecticut. PAGE 5
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The Ta mpa Bay reg ion, according to a new report, is primed to get more than 11,000 new apartments by the end of 2024 and 30,000 by the end of 2028. PAGE 6
City Furniture CEO Andrew Koenig is going big and green for the new store the South Florida chain is building in the SarasotaUTC area. PAGE 12
Miami firm buys downtown St. Pete retail space for $2.44 million. 14 Fort Myers beach eatery sold for $3.65 million. 15
7 Sarasota window firm files for bankruptcy.
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Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, who recently sold a portion of his real estate development firm, now looks to sell more of the hockey team. PAGE 5
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