The storm comes after last month's Hurricane Charley, which didmost of its damage in the Fort Myers and Orlando metropolitanareas.

Equity One Inc., a grocery-anchored center-owner based in NorthMiami Beach, is tracking the hurricane's movements and will makefinal emergency plans for its 80 centers in the state today, HowardSpizner, the company's CFO, tells GlobeSt.com. "We're prepared," hesays. "We have procedures and planning done well in advance."

Equity One estimated damages at its centers from Charley werearound $250,000. The company's Winn-Dixie-anchored CharlotteSquare, in Port Charlotte, sustained the heaviest damages, to itsroof and air conditioning systems.

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