NOVEMBER 1 - NOVEMBER 7, 2024 | TH R E E D O LL A R S
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Eyes on the skies | Meteorologists share leadership lessons from reporting on storms. PG.8 PASCO • H ILL S BOROUG H • PIN ELL AS • P OLK • M A N ATEE • SA R ASOTA • C H A R LOT TE • LEE • COLLIER
Battle Back The pandemic and Hurricane Ian nearly destroyed an upstart construction firm. It even cost the owners their new home. But a creative approach has the business humming again. PAGE 10
GISELLE AND RICARDO RATTIS | G&R Construction Group PHOTO BY STEFANIA PIFFERI
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HURRICANE MILTON
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Clothes Horse
Come Together
Life Style
DON’T MISS:
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The Goldton, a senior living facility in Venice, raised its community-focused mindset to a new level during the storm. PAGE 9
Benderson Development’s plan to redevelop the former Southgate Mall in Sarasota takes a big step forward. PAGE 12
Charlotte County retail development site sold for $6.1 million. 14
7 Condo on Longboat Key purchased for $21 million.
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Floridians, a new report shows, are buying fewer big-ticket items, like couches, but more lower-cost items, like clothes. PAGE 6
REAL ESTATE
IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF HOME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS See Page 3