APRIL 22 - APRIL 28, 2022 | THREE DOLL ARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Strategies | Restaurant owner cooks up major multistate expansion plans. 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
SPECIAL BANKING ISSUE: PAGES 10-15
PEAK PERFORMER Longtime local banking leader navigates a slew of challenges and opportunities in new national role. PAGE 12
inside IN MEMORIAM
True Believer
Well-known Tampa defense attorney Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy died April 11 after a five-year battle with cancer. PAGE 5
GOVERNMENT
Solutions Mode
F lor id a l aw m a ker s, i n a spe c i a l legislative session, will aim to fix a wide-ranging insurance crisis. PAGE 5
DATA SNAPSHOT
Mind the Gap
T he hospita l it y sector i n t he Southeast posts a wide disparity in salaries between men and women. PAGE 6
BANKING
A New Path
With an unusual amount of uncertainty for a type-A banker, Shaun Merriman moves toward retirement. PAGE 10
BANKING
Find a Way
Some banks begin to shift priorities in the face of big changes to the traditional community banking model. PAGE 14
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Growing Like a Weed
As t he marijuana industr y and its connected sectors gain acceptance, it creates real estate and other challenges. PAGE 16
REAL ESTATE Fort Myers multifamily complex sold for $122 million — but deal comes with a twist. 8
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