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Let freedom ring | Sarasota auto dealership wins approval for large flag to return. PG.6 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 patient care as its North Star, medical transport firm grapples with a seismic obstacle: Grow its employee base amid an industry shedding personnel. PAGE 10 VANESSA OLIVER | CEO, Ambitrans
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National AI organization pinpoints Florida as a go-to state for the intersection of AI and business. PAGE 6
NEWS
Canceled Flights
Fast-food burger franchise buys Fort Myers parcel for $2.1 million. 13
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
North Carolina firm buys Pasco site for $5M. 13
Niche Electronics has doubled its manufacturing space in Manatee County to handle rapid growth. PAGE 12
Former Sarasota bakery listed for sale. 13
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More than a dozen new retail brands are headed to University Town Center (left) in Sarasota. PAGE 8
Power Surge
Former Sarasota private air service executive Patrick BrittonHarr has been convicted of fraud. PAGE 7
REAL ESTATE
ARE YOU READY? IT IS JIM CANTORE (HURRICANE) SEASON AGAIN SEE PAGE 3