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With a do-it-better mindset, Tampa entrepreneurs navigate a nascent, but potentially lucrative, new market: functional and THC-based beverages. PAGE 10 STEPHEN SAMSON, JASON ASHTON | Co-founders, Last Rep
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A new lakefront residential listing in Hillsborough County, at $115 million, is dotted with a plethora of luxury amenities. PAGE 7
Membership club giant Costco, in expansion mode nationwide, recently paid $55 million for a 55-acre site for a new Fort Myers location. PAGE 12
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Clearwater direct mail executive utilizes AI to gain new customers in new ways. PAGE 8
N.Y. firm buys low-income Tampa complex for $30 million. 13 Attorneys purchase Sarasota office building for $3.6 million. 13 Work underway on Fort Myers Hampton Inn. 13
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5 Gulf-front Naples property sells for $37 million.
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