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Window Watchers

Madico Window Films just spent $3 million upgrading its St. Petersburg headquarters. Now it's working to keep up with demand.

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Be Brave

A startup in a competitive industry isn't afraid to take chances on challenging or quirky clients. It's led to some quick growth.

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Patient Money

After a decade of effort, Rich Galvano is about to see his Fort Myers commercial development project come to fruition.

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Corporate Report

Manatee Chamber of Commerce partners with Boomerswork; Garb Oil & Power Corp. stock going through reverse split; Skyway Capital Partners aids in Pearce Services sales and more corporate news.

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Reputation Redo

The Lani Kai Island Resort is the top party destination on Fort Myers Beach. Can it move upscale?

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Look before you leap

What parents should know before asking their children to join the family business.

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Corporate Report

Burger 21 ranked fifth on Fast Casual's 'Movers and Shakers'; Tampa contractor receives prison sentence for defrauding investors; and more

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Corporate Report

Pegasus TransTech buying TripPak, ACS Advertising from Xerox; Heritage Insurance debuts commercial residential offers and more corporate news.

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Corporate Report: June 13

Fintech logs record growth, InformedDNA names CTO and more corporate news.

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Call the Roll

Every morning at dawn, employees of a moving company gather for a meeting before climbing into their trucks. You may be surprised that they don't talk too much about business.

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Protectors at the Gate

High-tech data security breaches are no longer a problem reserved for big businesses. Small and mid-size firms are also vulnerable. That creates a growth opportunity for one area firm.

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Mission Clean

Veteran Paul Huszar was tasked with building out a water mitigation company quickly with low overhead in Tampa. He believes hiring other veterans gives the company an edge.

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Rugged by Design

There are tough places where few computers can safely venture. One Southwest Florida-based company designs computers so rugged they can withstand intense conditions.

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Collaboration Nation

An area design college unleashed its talented minds on the business community. Potential for a variety of interesting, and revenue-generating, projects is high.

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Inside Job

NeoGenomics employees completely redesigned the company's Fort Myers laboratory so it can handle double the cancer tests with about the same number of people.

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