FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 3, 2022 | THREE DOLL ARS
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Hospitality | Several local restaurant chains find the droids they are looking for. PG.12 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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With a trial-and-error strategy at the forefront, twin brothers have a coffee business on the cusp of a major breakout. PAGE 16 David and Duane Hogg|HOGG BATCH BROTHERS COFFEE, FOUNDERS MARK WEMPLE
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Wall Street superstar Cathie Wood opens up about her firm’s new home base in St. Petersburg. PAGE 5
More than a dozen properties in the region make a national list of the best resorts in the country. PAGE 6
C r e d it u n ion t u r n s c or p or a t e headquarters into a potential suite of offices for other entities. PAGE 10
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Recent Missouri transplant takes big steps to grow her and husband’s vacation rental management firm. PAGE 8
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Ne w feder a l r u les desig ned to enhance condo building safety could be toughest on lower-income buyers. PAGE 18
Charlotte County resort price tag rises to $585 million. 20 Investor sells vacant commercial land in Naples for $66 million. 21 Bradenton restaurant sold for $1.94 million. 21
Insurance market teeters on the brink. A MUST-HAVE
Complete with the economic information, listings of the top companies by industry and profiles of people who are changing our region. 374921-1
Tampa tech company leaps into nonfungible tokens (NFTs) market with a big splash. PAGE 5
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