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Startups | Teenage food truck entrepreneur keeps her foot on the gas. 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
Attack Mode Behind a $60 million shiny new headquarters, a high-tech lab firm is poised for a big second half of 2021. Page 12
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Homegrown Sarasota tech company with billion-dollar dreams finds a partner to help it get there. PAGE 3
County department scores big wins in helping Pasco businesses find overseas success. PAGE 7
Lee County car rental giant Hertz is close to exiting bankruptcy, but several more challenges await. PAGE 14
IN MEMORIAM
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Insurance executive Guy King, who died June 17, helped make Tampa the city it is today. PAGE 5
Severa l pa r ts of t he reg ion a re becoming hot spots for new, high-end senior living projects. PAGE 16
Water Street Tampa lands major office tenant. 16 Investor buys Tampa assisted living facility for $21.5 million. 17 New Jersey firm handles $1 million renovation project at Tampa office. 18
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New York investor sees potential in Southwest Florida commercial projects, with his second recent deal. PAGE 10
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