Business Observer 8.25.23

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AUGUST 25 - AUGUST 31, 2023 | THREE DOLL ARS

FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E

Light it up | Entrepreneur has ambitious plans for Ybor City cigar operation. PG.7 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

Berry Nice Winery, farm and tourist attraction plows ahead with a nimble strategy to create more revenue streams. SEE PAGE 14

CLAY KEEL | PRESIDENT, KEEL FARMS

MARK WEMPLE

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Manatee County developer Marshall Gobuty continues to not only talk about the benef its of susta i nable building, but to put it in practice. PAGE 8

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Developers have proposed putting a parking lot and p o s s i b l y a m i x e d-u s e proje c t on t he for mer Sarasota Kennel Club site. PAGE 9

Career training program pa r t nership bet ween Ca reerSou rce Su ncoast and State College of Florida seeks to expand its reach. PAGE 12

Naples agriculture land sold for $1.7 million. 17 Prolific east Manatee landlord acquires Pompano Beach Publix. 17

Entrepreneur: We need more entrepreneurs. SEE CENTERSPREAD INSIDE RE/MAX Alliance Group

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With little to offer in the way of why or what happened, A llegiant Travel Co. has delayed the opening of its Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor — again. PAGE 5

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