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August 18, 2006

More Costs, Fewer Applicants, More Stress

Rising health care costs, a tight labor market and expensive housing are issues facing the Gulf Coast HR industry. Companies must innovate.

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August 18, 2006

Ready Fire Aim

The story of how Joe Brachle went from being more than $50,000 in debt to building a near multi-million dollar computer company from scratch has to end with a punch line.How could it not?

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August 18, 2006

Hospital Innovation

The human-resource team at Lee Memorial Health System in Lee County is nationally recognized for its innovative retention and recruitment programs. They work hard to keep employees.

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August 11, 2006

Cultivate Friends Not the Business

Trudi Williams started her engineering firm out of her home in 1989. Today, TKW Consulting Engineers is on track to generate $8 million in revenues.

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August 11, 2006

Not in My Backyard

A rise in NIMBYism is costing U.S. companies billions and leading to project cancellations. Consultant Patrick Slevin, who is writing a book about the trend, offers his insights.

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August 11, 2006

'Like a Pitbull'

Alexandra Miller was cut out of running the family business just as the company was nearing $20 million in annual revenues. She didn't sit on the sidelines for long.

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August 11, 2006

Look Out, Country

As interest rates go up and real estate sales decline, ForeclosuresDaily.com expects its business to rise as more property owners face foreclosure and investors find better deals.

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August 4, 2006

A Venezuelan couple started Media Vista with just $15,000 in equipment five years ago. Now the company has its own television station and high-tech studio. Revenues are expected to hit $2 million next year.

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August 4, 2006

Accidental Entrepreneur

JoDell Anderson arrived at church one night six years ago to sing Christmas carols. When she left, she'd agreed to be part owner of a day spa. Now she's sole owner of the business, growing it into $1 million-plus in annual revenues.

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August 4, 2006

Business of Bamboo

JMX International hopes bamboo molding and flooring will take it from an e-commerce shop to a lucrative business-to-business operation.

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August 4, 2006

Delegate to Grow

Jose Morales credits employees with his company's fastgrowth and profitability. In three years, the 5-year-old firm's annual revenue has grown from $250,000 to $15 million.

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August 4, 2006

A Gradual Success

By regularly changing their approach, Lori and Juan Davis are growing their clothing company, even as the U.S. apparel industry shrinks. The business is building a new facility to expand capacity.

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July 28, 2006

A Bigger Reach

Three real estate services are attempting to take market share from the Multiple Listing Service, long the property listings champion. Gulf Coast Realtors are benefiting from the competition.

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July 28, 2006

Do the Right Thing

Frank Crum was a minister for a year before taking his faith into the business world. Now he leads an employee leasing company with $1.2 billion in annual billings.

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July 28, 2006

A Lion's Share

Kraft Construction's strategy is easy to say, hard to carry out: Plan ahead. The firm has used long-range planning to grow 40% over the last year, passing $500 million in revenues.

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More Costs, Fewer Applicants, More Stress

Ready Fire Aim

Hospital Innovation

Cultivate Friends Not the Business

Not in My Backyard

'Like a Pitbull'

Look Out, Country

Latino Media Powers Up

Accidental Entrepreneur

Business of Bamboo

Delegate to Grow

A Gradual Success

A Bigger Reach

Do the Right Thing

A Lion's Share

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