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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 13, 2011
Great Expectations

Jim Kuhlman demands a lot from himself and his employees — a total warrior mentality. It has paid off.

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  • May 13, 2011
Big Fish

John Langley is quietly building a giant medical-transcription company, outsmarting the competition with sophisticated technology and talent. His next challenge: government health care.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • May 13, 2011
Godfather of Barbecue

When the recession hit, Rib City's prices enticed customers to its value-oriented menu of barbecue favorites. But this father-and-son team proved to be nimble operators and grew through the downturn.

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  • May 13, 2011
Arching Achievement

Since taking the helm of his family's McDonald's franchise, Blake Casper has seen local sales grow throughout the recession. Getting things right and meeting customer needs are his keys to success.

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  • May 12, 2011
Distressed sales hurt Sarasota

Broker estimates 45% of closings so far this year were short sales or REO.

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  • May 12, 2011
Collier tourism traffic grows

Collier visitor traffic increased 3.3% in 2010 relative to the prior year.

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  • May 12, 2011
Sun Hydraulics stock pops

The Sarasota firm gave back all the gains it earned from strong Q1 report.

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  • May 12, 2011
Raymond James is top broker

National magazine names Raymond James nation's top full-service broker.

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  • May 12, 2011
Enterprise Florida seeks nominees

Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development agency, is seeking nominations for the 2011 Governor's Business Diversification Awards.

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  • May 12, 2011
Likes bikes, so he bought out dealer

Most motorcycle enthusiasts are content with one or two bikes. Aaron Sprague likes them enough that he purchased an entire dealership.

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  • May 12, 2011
Sarasota hits its valentine stride

Sarasota earned some love from New York, at least when it comes to film festivals.

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  • May 12, 2011
University loses a top administrator

Florida Gulf Coast University seems to be fertile recruiting grounds for academia.

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  • May 12, 2011
Ex-Beef's president returns with gyros

It wasn't likely that Nick Vojnovic would stay out of the restaurant business very long after leaving Tampa-based Beef 'O' Brady's sports pubs nearly a year ago.

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  • May 11, 2011
Scott appoints five to water board

Dan DeLisi is one of the five South Florida WMD board appointees.

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  • May 11, 2011
Citrus prices help Alico profit

Quarterly profits nearly doubled for the La Belle-based firm, to $2.7 million.

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