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Entrepreneurs | Dancer’s quick moves and industry instincts lead to new app. 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
Fresh Market BANKING ISSUE: PAGES 12-16
Sensing opportunity among the dearth of new banks, some bold entrepreneurs jostle for market share. Two startups potentially bring $65 million to the fight. PAGE 14
Kevin Darmody | CEO, WATERFALL BANK MARK WEMPLE
ENTREPRENEURS
STRATEGIES
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
View to a Grill
Skin in the Game
Smart Move
Southwest Florida businesswoman adds print component to her budding grilling lifestyle empire. PAGE 5
Dermatologist discovers new paths to grow her practice, leading to more than $10 million in annual revenue. PAGE 10
Chicago developer brings heav y dose of wow-like technology to new multifamily project in Tampa. PAGE 16
COMPANIES
BANKING
BANKING
Big Bite
Slow Down
Foul Play
East Manatee County-based First Watch aims to get in on surging capital markets with an IPO. PAGE 7
Banking industry lobbyist calls for fairness in how credit union-bank acquisitions are taxed. PAGE 18
National builder buys vacant Charlotte County land for $4.4 million. 17 Tampa hotel sold for nearly $30 million. 17 Investor buys Bradenton multifamily complex for $35 million. 17
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3 Military leader embraces a touchy-feely approach. 2021 BIG BOOK OF BUSINESS
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DON’T MISS
The loan pipeline coming out of com mu n it y ba n k s, at lea st for businesses, is in quick decline. PAGE 12
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