JUNE 13 - JUNE 19, 2025 | THREE DOLL ARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Finance issue | College preps for digital future with new fintech program. PG. 8 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
CHOW TIME
inside LEADERSHIP
End of an Era
A trio of prominent CEOs in Sarasota — Roxie Jerde, Larry Thompson and Teri Hansen, below — share pre-retirement leadership lessons. PAGE 3
Through persistence and a penchant for partnerships, a weeklong marketing initiative for restaurants has grown significantly in size and scope over 20 years. PAGE 10
FINANCE
Meant to Be
In a shrinking and consolidating industry, Venice-based Caldwell Trust Co. is growing — in employees, assets and even geography, with a new Vero Beach office. PAGE 7
DEVELOPMENT
Club Level
A $2 million rehab project at the Carrollwood Country Club, coming after the vicious storms of 2024, includes valuable lessons in resiliency and redundancy. PAGE 12
REAL ESTATE 360-unit affordable housing project in Pasco is underway. 13 Investors buy Sarasota Starbucks site. 13
DON’T MISS:
Marriott debuts hotel concept in Fort Myers.
KELLY DUNGAN| Assistant general manager, Duval’s
PHOTO BY MARK WEMPLE
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