Manufacturing — Gretchen Bauer, founder and CEO, BSwanky, Sarasota

It doesn't take long to see what's important to PGT Innovations CEO Jeff Jackson.

Age-restricted and assisted living communities are evolving. Several facilities in the region — including one with a $120 million investment — are on the crest of innovation.

Greenscapes CEO Steven Pruchansky moved south in 1989 in search of a better lifestyle. Since 1991, he’s grown the company from a team of seven to more than 300 with more expansion and a new Fort Myers location underway.

For a private equity firm that bought, rebuilt and sold an iconic brand, the perfect deal materialized when it wasn’t even looking — proving the importance of patience and readiness.

From Lakeland, International Game Technology has a worldwide focus.

The property represents broader plans the Academy has for new business opportunities.