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Impulse Creative moves to expanded headquarters; Garb Oil & Power buying Colorado's Chubby Glass; SUNZ Insurance promotes CFO, director of risk management and more corporate news.

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More choices

Students at a leading art and design college are taught to think and act like entrepreneurs. They might soon get more chances to do that.

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  • October 31, 2014
University village

Florida Gulf Coast University's growth has sparked renewed interest in nearby land. One developer plans to build a university village called CenterPlace.

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Branding your business on a budget

Most startups don't have much money to spend on marketing. With these steps, you can start to promote yourself without spending much at all.

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Fresh air

A medical manufacturer's expansion in Lee County is more evidence that Florida can grow companies in this sector.

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  • October 24, 2014
Relax max

David and Julie Nodland run the best franchise store in the Relax the Back chain of more than 100 stores. Working with the health care industry is part of their success.

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Economic forecast

More work, more problems

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How likable are you as a leader?

You don't have to be a warm-fuzzy boss to be effective. But showing your employees that care is important to gain their respect.

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Corporate Report

Tampa Howard Johnson renamed The Barrymore; Flameret introducing hemp cream, selling it through Colo. subsidiary; USF Sarasota-Manatee Students studying SRQ Airport travelers and more corporate news.

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  • October 10, 2014
Seismic shift

If disruptive innovation were easy, it wouldn't be disruptive or innovative. That's an acute challenge in some health care sectors.

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  • October 3, 2014
Corporate report

Horizon Council recognizes companies, Edison bank founder; Kirk Pinkerton attorney admitted to Supreme Court bar; Amscot Financial opens Coral Gables branch; SeaQuatic Aquariums builds tank for Embry Riddle university; Weber Manufacturing and Supplies adds new multifunction Lynx machine; Symphoni Media, NOVA 535 buy I Love DTSP

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Morphogenesis testing biotech properties of deep ocean soil from shipwrecks; Quality Carriers expands using Boasso America's S.C. terminal; Kforce board increases stock buyback from $70M to $83M; and other corporate news.

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  • September 26, 2014
Insightful outcomes

Tampa's 25-year-old transportation planning firm Tindale Oliver is rebranding itself to promote its services for the public sector.

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Rift in the lift

When sales took a dive at a niche manufacturing business, the top executive made a bold move that he likens to starting a second company.

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Employee engagement: Which employees build brands?

Don't just train your client-facing employees on the merits of customer service. The staff members customers never see can make the biggest impact on your brand.

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