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Strategies

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  • Jean Gruss
  • December 28, 2012
Rebuilding a Brand

Steve Lush is rehabilitating the brand of upscale furniture retailer Robb & Stucky after it was liquidated in bankruptcy in 2011.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 28, 2012
Growth Market

A weapon parts business, new to the Gulf Coast, sees good days ahead. 'The market has really embraced our product,' says the CEO.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 28, 2012
Closer to School

A group of young technology executives from Cuba are growing their software company by helping schools communicate with parents and businesses.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 28, 2012
Tumble Up

The juggernaut ways continued at Tervis Tumbler in 2012. The company hopes to keep the growth flowing in 2013.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Kalette
  • December 28, 2012
Seize the Day

Liberty Group's Punit Shah has grown his company's portfolio by 40% this year.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 28, 2012
Venture Out

Venture X in Naples promises to be an entrepreneurial hub with the kind of co-working space found in tech centers such as Silicon Valley.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 28, 2012
Alpha Hunters

Private equity firms such as TerraCap Partners are seizing opportunities to acquire distressed real estate at bargain prices. The returns are promising.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 28, 2012
Spring Forward

A quirky tourist destination with restorative healing powers is tied up in a mix of government interests. The next 12 months could be a decisive year.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 21, 2012
Radical Rod

Window company CEO Rod Hershberger considers his passion for surfing an addiction. But the obsession has some work-related benefits.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 21, 2012
Competing Couple

Gulf Coast attorney Will Robinson considered himself a pretty good athlete in his non-work time. Then he met his future wife.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 21, 2012
Contemporary Americans

Yanos serves American food, with Asian flair.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 21, 2012
Star dancer

Teri Hansen didn't start dancing until she was 38. Her natural athleticism and intense focus help her beat dancers half her age.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • December 21, 2012
Swimming to Kona

Larry Black has competed in the Ironman triathlon every year since 2007, even beating kidney cancer one year to race. The surgeon's key to training is to have a plan.

  • Strategies
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 21, 2012
Practice Makes Practice

Christie Lewis says her passion for yoga, honed over a decade, has changed her life. It also redefined her business focus.

  • Strategies
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  • Jean Gruss
  • December 21, 2012
Iron Man

After collapsing with three miles to go at Ironman Kona in 2009, Jason Gunter remains resolved to finish the 140.6-mile race, despite his physical disadvantage.

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