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Boom Town
Electric Avenue
Fort Myers city leaders score a big win in landing the global Edison Awards event for the next three years. PAGE 5
ENTREPRENEURS
House Money
Iconic Tampa music institution Skipper’s Smokehouse, calling the pandemic the final blow, puts itself up for sale. PAGE 5
Onetime Australian Procter & Gamble executive’s new career has a distinctive Florida feel: He’s an attorney specializing in the over-55 set. PAGE 9
DATA SNAPSHOT
Top Shelf
Cleaning supplies (disinfectant) and comfort food (bacon) are at the top of people’s grocery shopping lists. PAGE 6
LAW
Forward Thinkers
Fort Myers law firm with a keen focus on following clients — and staying ahead of trends — expands into new areas. PAGE 8
LAW
Zoom Zoom
Attorneys across the region navigate the sometimes treacherous, pandemicforced way of conducting virtual trials. PAGE 10
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Mission Makeover
Tampa real estate investment firm Carter Validus, seeking more capital, changes its name and operating structure. PAGE 12
REAL ESTATE Investor buys apartment project for $48 million. 12 Atlanta firm buys Lakewood Ranch complex for $60.5 million. 13 Industry expert: Restaurant landlords might ‘lose patience.’ 14
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