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FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Real estate | Forget buildings. This entrepreneur seeks to buy a town. 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
Kettle SIZE Matters Mettle
Developer has big ambitions to grow a tiny house empire in the region. PAGE 12
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USF ra n k s a mong t he nat iona l higher education giants in patents and inventions. PAGE 6
Ta mpa f irm t hat mines data for property owners sees opportunity in the battered industry. PAGE 10
Company spends heavily on senior living properties in the region, while others look to get out of the sector. PAGE 16
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Party’s Over
Execut ive at one of t he reg ion’s la rgest hospita ls ma nages crisis through empathy and kindness. PAGE 7
Tampa industry executive says the market, especially hotels, will take at least a year to recover. PAGE 18
Delinquencies, led by hotels and retail, rise significantly. 16 Fort Myers developer wins another area headquarters project. 16 Tampa Electric Co. buys land for $9.6 million. 17
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Community foundations across the region dip into the for-profit business playbook during the pandemic. PAGE 14
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