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Strategies

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Corporate Report: November 9

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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Florida Friend

From taxes to term limits and everything Tampa and Tallahassee, Bob Martinez, a former mayor and governor, keeps his head in the game.

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Hispanic Interest

Interest in Hispanic business is growing, as evidenced by the growth of two Gulf Coast organizations.

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Survival of the Fittest

Betty Jenny Armas is starting a travel agency that specializes in just one destination: the Galapagos Islands.

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Marquet's Navy

Being a great leader isn't about being a great achiever, according to a submarine captain. The best leaders, he says, don't empower — they emancipate.

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Corporate Report: November 2

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  • November 2, 2012
Taking Flight

A Longboat Key couple with decades of airline experience believes an SRQ-based airline would be feasible and profitable.

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Work of Art

The office behind a successful independent florist is all about family, fun and feeling relaxed.

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Made in Florida

The experience of a small manufacturing company in Fort Myers proves that manufacturing can thrive in Southwest Florida.

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  • November 2, 2012
Grand Expansion

Travel services haven't died with the Internet, they've just changed to match the times.

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  • November 2, 2012
Brady's Bunch

A restaurant company with a penchant for successful sports bar turnaround projects harnesses a highly competitive spirit. “We have a whatever-it-takes attitude,” says one executive.

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  • November 2, 2012
Burger Hustle

Tom Monaghan became the Pizza Tiger when he built Domino's Pizza into a delivery giant. Now he's aiming to do the same with hamburgers.

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  • October 26, 2012
Title Town

Allegations of mortgage industry irregularities, mixed with connections to a controversial religion, confront a Gulf Coast company. But Nationwide Title Clearing has withstood the salvos.

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  • October 26, 2012
Corporate Report: October 26

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Corporate Report: October 19

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