M AY 3 - M AY 9, 2019 | TH R E E D O LL A R S
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Insurance Issue | Area firms make progressive push, hiring surge. PGS.7-10 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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BOLT of ENERGY
DATA SNAPSHOT
Downtown Delivery
The number of people who live in downtown Tampa is quickly on the rise, creating new business needs. PAGE 6
INSURANCE
Independence Day
Nancy Tower’s need to challenge herself has led to some plum posts. Her advice? Work harder, go deeper — and handwrite that thank you note. PAGE 14
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners relishes its ability to fend of acquisitions. Instead, it makes its own deals. PAGE 7
STRATEGIES
All in the Family
The father-to-daughter transition has gone smoothly at Professional Benefits. Up next? More growth. PAGE 8
GROWTH
Off the Hook
Wisconsin-based call center company seizes significant expansion opportunity in Fort Myers with new building. PAGE 11
COMPANIES
The Real Deal
After analyzing 60 locations across the Southeast, Nucor Steel found a sweet spot — in Polk County — for a new plant. PAGE 12
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
By the Numbers
The data analytics revolution has arrived in real estate appraisals. The shift has been a big boost for some firms. PAGE 16
REAL ESTATE Tampa broker behind several large projects moves to rival firm. 16 Lee County Port Authority scores win with new build-to-suit tenant. 17 Builder buys Sarasota land for $21.5 million. 17
Nancy Tower | PRESIDENT AND CEO, TAMPA ELECTRIC
18 Opportunities — with risks — are ripe for opportunity zones. industry insights
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NAVIGATING THE FMLA MAZE see page 3