Improbable global business lands new opportunities

Lakeland entrepreneur took Bob Knight has come a long way since 1984.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 9, 2019
Calvin Knight. Bob Knight founded Knight Industrial Equipment in 1984 in Polk County.
Calvin Knight. Bob Knight founded Knight Industrial Equipment in 1984 in Polk County.
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Bob Knight pioneered the grassroots fly-in to make deals sealed with a face-to-face handshake and secured with an eyeball-to-eyeball personal pledge.

 

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