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Strategies

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  • Jean Gruss
  • May 4, 2012
Hotel Arthrex

The founder of Arthrex says medical tourism is such big business that Collier County should build a convention center.

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  • April 19, 2012
Corporate Report: April 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 19, 2012
A Balanced Approach

The diet business, a $61 billion dollar industry nationwide, clearly has no shortage of customers. A firm aims to seize that opportunity on the Gulf Coast.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 19, 2012
Close to Home

Focusing on a niche market close to home is a strategy that worked for one builder in Naples.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 19, 2012
Power Lunch

A small group of top Tampa-area executives agree on at least one major concern: the economy is improving — slowly.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 19, 2012
No Reservations

A $75 million expansion will swell the square footage and number of employees at the Seminole Hard Resort & Casino in Tampa.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • April 13, 2012
How to guide your employees' behavior

Steps to help positively influence your employees to achieve their potential.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 30, 2012
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Rebuilding Bonita

Gary Dumas is guardedly optimistic about residential development in the Southwest Florida region.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 24, 2012
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Comeback

Luxury is no longer a dirty word, says the new boss of one of the Gulf Coast's grandest hotels. He's out to prove his theory — fast.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 24, 2012
The Patriot

The business model at one Gulf Coast construction firm depends largely on how well it can successfully balance two strategies.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Rod Thomson
  • March 24, 2012
Bridge to Survival

Prince Contracting in Tampa reinvented itself as a public-sector infrastructure builder. It worked.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • March 22, 2012
Successfully Embracing Change

How to overcome the hurdle of inaction to do the things you need to achieve your goals.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 17, 2012
Fancy Plumage

Mechanical ingenuity, craftsmanship and knowledge of customers have been the keys to success for SA Feather Company.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 17, 2012
Bird is the Word

Dan Duquette is one of eight MLB executives on the Gulf Coast. His job could be the most challenging of them all.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 17, 2012
Mauve No More

With scarce financing, hotels delayed renovations. But the Marriott in Tampa International Airport just got a facelift.

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