JANUARY 22 - JANUARY 28, 2021 | THREE DOLL ARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Strategies | Firm builds out senior leadership team while chasing growth targets. PG.10 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
Escape from
NEW YORK Fed up with their home state’s pandemic rules, a noted restaurant family flees to Florida. SEE PAGE 7
Jennifer and Buddy Foy | THE CHATEAU ON ANNA MARIA
MARK WEMPLE
IN MEMORIAM
DATA SNAPSHOT
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On a Mission
The death of Cape Coral Mayor Joe Coviello, a cheerleader for businesses, leaves a hole at the top of city leadership. PAGE 3
It’s becoming a tried-but-true part of moving giant U-Haul’s annual migration study: Florida is hot. PAGE 6
Developers planning a $400 million project in Cape Coral embrace their neighbors, military veterans. PAGE 12
INSURANCE
STRATEGIES
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
In the Black
Wall Ball
Industrial Strength
One of the world’s largest funds zeroes in on a Bradenton firm, culminating in a significant investment. PAGE 5
While the Tampa office market faces rising vaca ncy levels, indust ria l properties continue to soar. PAGE 14
Prominent companies acquire 175-acre tract in Lee County. 12 Ohio firm buys Pinellas multifamily complex for $93.25 million. 12 Investor purchases Tampa warehouse. 13
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15 Former P&G CEO: Combat crisis with bigger circle of control. A MUST- HAVE
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Video production firm Diamond View seeks a broader, and bigger, client base with its new high-tech wall. PAGE 8
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