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Retail | Athletic gear chain reinvents the in-store experience, starting in Tampa Bay. PG.12 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
COLD SWEAT A $2 million investment in a new fitness studio concept — with more capital likely to come — has a pair of entrepreneurs looking at potentially hundreds of locations. SEE PAGE 8
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The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota, which dates back to the 1970s, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. PAGE 7
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Bi l l iona i re Jac k sonv i l le homebuilder Pat rick Zalupsk i is poised to move ahead on a $1.7 billon deal to buy the Tampa Bay Rays. PAGE 7
A generational $376 million hospitality project, the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort, is celebrating its one-year anniversary. PAGE 10
77-room Tampa hotel sold for $10.5 million. 14 Homebuilder buys Pasco site for $3 million. 14
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3 Amusement park president exits after 13 months. SEE PAGE 3
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A series of legislative reforms in the insurance market is working, say officials, as the market is more competitive and prices are stabilizing. PAGE 6
REAL ESTATE
Q&A WITH VLADIMIR LJESEVIC, MANAGING PARTNER AND CO-FOUNDER OF CMPSE: GULF COAST CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER SPOTLIGHT