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Something to Celebrate

Kevin Baker's business strategy helped his own financial stability.

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An insurance company launched with a risk, but it's since grown steadily. More growth is projected in 2013.

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

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

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

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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.

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Alpha Hunters

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

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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.

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Radical Rod

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

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Competing Couple

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

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Contemporary Americans

Yanos serves American food, with Asian flair.

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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.

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