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Mark Wemple. Rick Michaels recently opened a Chick-fil-A in south Sarasota County.
Mark Wemple. Rick Michaels recently opened a Chick-fil-A in south Sarasota County.
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Rick Michaels’ latest entrepreneurial venture — owning and operating a new Chick-fil-A in south Sarasota — is something of a step down, at least when compared to past career stops.  

 

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