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Play ball | Tampa Bay Rays launch new unusual season in rival’s home. 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
Screen Time Film buffs — with a $2 million investment and a lot of heart — plot a comeback for the down but not totally out movie theater industry. PAGE 8
SUN RAY CINEMAS | Tampa
MARK WEMPLE
JILL LAND, with Sun Ray Cinema, and co-owner SHANA DAVID-MASSETT are excited about the relocation of the company from Jacksonville to Tampa.
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Legoland Florida in Polk County is one of two theme parks under the Lego brand that are primed to debut an indoor roller coaster. PAGE 6
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Six executives in the region, from real estate and nonprofits to retail and marketing, ref lect on lessons learned from t he pandemic. PAGE 10
A trio of big-dollar deals in Lee County drove the region’s industrial sector to new heights, but some worries, one broker says, linger. PAGE 12
Sarasota office building listed for $4.76 million. 13 Work begins at $200 million Pasco bakery. 13
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3 Longtime Sarasota leader dies at 95.
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The parent company of Home Shopping Network, a St. Petersburg-based retail pioneer, is laying of more than 700 employees. PAGE 5
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