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Entrepreneurs | Budding business star takes a swing at a career after baseball. 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
KettleTRUCK Mettle YEAH Storage pioneer rides high into another high-stakes industry venture. PAGE 12 Pete Warhurst | CEO, RED ROVER COURTESY PHOTO
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Drinkware manufacturer Tervis, in a nod to new COVID-19 work realities, lists its headquarters for sale. PAGE 3
A pair of colleges at Florida Gulf Coast University are helping businesses get ready for reopening. PAGE 7
Ian Black Real Estate, in finding new rainma kers, is going against the traditional way of hiring agents. PAGE 14
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End in Sight
United they Stand
Space Race
E c onom ic h a rd s h ip s f r om t he coronavirus crisis could be improving, a new study shows. PAGE 6
Office space and design trends will likely shift in a variety of directions in the post-pandemic shakeout. PAGE 15
National survey: Retail property values face big correction. 12 Pinellas office park sold for $10.1 million. 14 Hillsborough school board buys vacant land for $4.2 million. 14
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3 Condo resort project delayed for at least 18 months. BUSINESS BASICS - GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START (OR IN THE MIDDLE) A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION | FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020
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Fast-growing European software firm chooses the region as its stateside base, projecting more rapid expansion. PAGE 10
REAL ESTATE
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