JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2023 | THREE DOLL ARS
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Commercial real estate | Car condo craze continues rolling along. 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
Key Driver Through a combination of grit and a refined company credo, Heather Plampin turned her toughest hours into a thriving rental property management business. Now she has national ambitions. PAGE 14
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Two Sarasota commercial real estate executives say the state of the market is returning to some sense of normalcy — though some challenges linger. PAGE 7
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A development group, with help from a Hall of Fame golfer, has ambitious plans for a course and club on a $14 million parcel in rural east Manatee County. PAGE 10
Elected official buys beach lots for $4.75 million. 17
Officials in both the city of Bradenton and Sarasota Count y are in the early stages of what could be transformational projects with administrative offices. PAGE 16
Neal Communities buys Charlotte County land for $4.35 million. 17
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18 St. Pete bank invests further into Sarasota. Stan Rutstein RE/MAX Alliance Group
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Boyd Insurance, one of t he oldest a nd la rgest insurance firms in Bradenton, hands over leadership of the family run company to the third generation. PAGE 5
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