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Strategies

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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 3, 2014
Man with a plan

Annual sales at one of the largest window and door firms in Florida remain well below its boom-time peak, when it was a $371 million company. A comeback is in full force.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • January 3, 2014
Weathering the storm

Gibbs Wilson says he's been saved by the grace of God more than once. The CEO of Alpha-Omega Title Insurance doesn't know whom else to thank for both his life and his livelihood.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • January 3, 2014
Dogged determination

Elizabeth Dixie Brown acquired a failing veterinary practice in 2007 and turned it around despite the tough economic conditions.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 3, 2014
High ceiling

A Gulf Coast roofing business ditched the downturn, even though the recession isn't over yet for many others in construction. New challenges now hover over the company.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 27, 2013
Progress report

The first year of a charter school, just like a new business, can be the toughest. An entrepreneurial-thinking school has felt the bumps, but the results, so far, have been encouraging.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 27, 2013
Double down

What do you do when falling insurance reimbursements threaten your profits? At NeoGenomics, you get bigger and better.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 27, 2013
Wood Will

Innovation is rare in the lumber industry. A Gulf Coast entrepreneur set out to change that, and 2014 could be his proving ground.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 27, 2013
Government shutdown

Cutting government waste can be done. But it takes a dedicated group of citizens to get elected and follow through on their promises.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Janet Leiser
  • December 27, 2013
Closer to Normal

Deal-making is picking up at Gries Investment Fund as company leaders become more confident and seek capital to grow.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 27, 2013
Kitchen help

Restaurants are ditching the paper menus for computer tablets. Now, they're turning to the same technology to train their staff.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 27, 2013
Diamond Days

A real estate developer's strategy to combat competitors, in what's become a busy marketplace, is to accentuate the positives in his own project. The plan is working.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Janet Leiser
  • December 27, 2013
Powering Up

Revenue at MarineMax is rising with the economy. The recreational boat retailer continues its market domination.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 27, 2013
Publishing house

Publisher Tony Spano is growing his glossy magazine empire, closely following the recovery in residential real estate.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Janet Leiser
  • December 27, 2013
Brewing, suds, success

Workers in Oregon are building Ulele's microbrewery, while Tampa craftsmen create tabletops from what was once a 150-year-old barn. Then there's the 'Dirty Richard.'

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 27, 2013
Real progress

The first nine months of 2014 will be a cornucopia of activity at the only large enclosed mall under construction on the Gulf Coast. Then the real fun begins.

  • Strategies
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