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Health care | Firm meets soaring demand statewide for mental health services. 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
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VOID A boom in population mixed with baby boomers retiring has led to an acute nursing shortage across the region. PAGE 10
Lisa Johnson | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER, BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM
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Longtime Y bor City and Tampa Bay area baker and entrepreneur Tony Moré, who spent more than 50 years working at La Segunda, died April 2. PAGE 6
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Clea r water-ba sed Apy x Medical Corp., searching for profitability amid $75 million in losses, believes strongly in its core cosmetic surgery device. PAGE 7
T he p opu l at ion b o om i n F lor ida ha s c au se d retailers in a variet y of sectors to rethink — but not give up on — brick and mortar commerce. PAGE 12
South Carolina developer buys St. Pete hotel for $59.6 million. 15 Naples shopping district names new top leader. 15
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Nancy Detert, who died April 5 at 78, was a stalwart in Sarasota County politics, serving in Tallahassee, the school board and county commission. PAGE 6
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