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Development | High-end Tampa apartment rental tower nearly ready for tenants. PG.16 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
Against All Odds Shirl Penney’s life — from homeless teen to founding a $90 billion financial services company — is a made-for-Hollywood story. It’s also a story of grit, guts and grandfatherly lessons. PAGE 12
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The timing for Alexis Pfropper to open a spa business — right before the pandemic — stung. But she regrouped well, including launching a skincare line. PAGE 8
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Daniel Lehan IV has a long history with the Village Inn chain of restaurants, from busboy to owning multiple locations in the Tampa Bay region. PAGE 10
E xecut ive sea rch f i r ms in Tampa Bay are seeing an inf lux of business in placing new executives, a trend they see lasting at least the rest of 2024. PAGE 14
German entity buys Fort Myers airport hotel for $10.5 million. 18 Polk shopping centers sold for $60 million. 18
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5 Hertz CEO out, replaced by Delta Airlines exec.
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A Virginia golf company has expanded the clubs and courses in its Florida portfolio with the acquisition of the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Countr y Club. PAGE 7
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