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Andrew Warfield
July 20, 2018

Six years later, Zoomers owner is still riding high

Mike Barnes bought bankrupt and incomplete Zoomers Amusement Park in Fort Myers in 2011 for $1.3 million and invested $5 million more to open

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Andrew Warfield
July 13, 2018

Software 'excelerates' fraud detection

Excelerate Technology founder Barbara Steinberg is exclusive U.S. reseller of Altia-ABM fraud detection software

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Andrew Warfield
June 29, 2018

The metal to succeed in roofing products fabrication

Two-year-old company Architectural Metal Flashings disrupts the industry and earns second place in the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards

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Andrew Warfield
June 22, 2018

Naples company finding sweet success in sugar substitute market

Pyure Brands founder Benjamin Fleischer build his stevia business by hiring entrepreneurial-minded employees.

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Andrew Warfield
June 22, 2018

Entrepreneur creates an Oasis in a franchising desert

Oasis Senior Advisors CEO Tim Evankovich grows franchising business with heavy support and has been inducted into The Cleaning Authority Hall of Fame

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Brian Hartz
June 8, 2018

Rowdy return: Leader comes back with a plan

Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards had double-bypass heart surgery last year, but he's back and ready to resume his visionary role in St. Petersburg.

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Beth Luberecki
May 28, 2018

Area businesswoman — one fan is a Kardashian — delivers on new baby-centric business

Erika Perry , 32, started the company in 2014, while she was living in Chicago. The Stork Bag. The name plays off the iconic image of a stork delivering its infant package and also shows that it differs from the typical subscription box. (Items are sent i