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Strategies

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On fire online

Consumers' willingness to buy online has dramatically increased. One local company is helping manufacturers capitalize.

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Corporate Report: North and Co. merges with accounting firm

Sarasota-based accounting firm North and Co. has merged with Hill, Barth & King, a larger firm based in Boardman (near Youngstown), Ohio.

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  • January 28, 2010
2009 Financial Statements

Alico Inc. net falls to loss, agriculture revenue tumbles; Aerosonic third quarter reaches $728,000 profit.

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Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Raymond James Financial at $1.29 (5.13%), TIB Financial Corp. at $0.49 (64.47%) and Bank of Florida Corp. at $0.44 (56.41%). The biggest decliners were Walter Energy Inc. at $-7.96 (-10.75%), Wellcare Health Plans at $-2.72 (-7.58%) and Sykes Enterprises at $-2.11 (-8.17%).

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  • January 22, 2010
Ride to the iPod thump

CEO FITNESSWho: Jim WilsonAge: 41Title: Chief Executive OfficerCompany: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

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  • January 22, 2010
Concede Nothing

Retired executive Bruce Cassidy hopes he doesn't shank his multimillion-dollar bet on an exclusive Gulf Coast golf course. Cassidy remains steadfast, even though some trends predict failure. “I think this is place people will want to be,” he says.

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  • January 22, 2010
Kitchen Connections

Audra and Dan Nasser's ability to initiate and develop relationships with their regular customers in the “fix-and-freeze” business has helped them thrive in a competitive space.

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  • January 22, 2010
Brewing Success

Ted Abrams used to love the turnaround — getting a struggling business back on track. But nine years after righting his last ship, he's still with the same company — and the ship has long turned around.

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  • January 21, 2010
2009 Financial Statements

TIB Financial reports loss, loan-loss provision grows; SRI/Surgical Express loss up to $1.8 million.

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  • January 21, 2010
Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Kforce at $0.85 (6.22%), Marinemax at $0.66 (6.98%) and Raymond James Financial at $0.57 (2.32%). The biggest decliners were Walter Energy Inc. at $-7.14 (-8.80%), Alico Inc. at $-3.75 (-12.61%) and Tech Data at $-1.35 (-2.89%).

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  • January 15, 2010
Chemically balanced

Kevin Sill is equal parts pharmaceutical researcher and business executive. He balances his time between conducting lab experiments and growing his company. His experiences on both fronts show the positive effect caused by creativity.

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  • January 15, 2010
Enabling the disabled

In meeting a need, one young Tampa Bay company has learned an important lesson: creativity needs focus to yield an effective company.

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  • January 15, 2010
Raw success

Gulf Coast entrepreneur Aziz Tejpar long sought an outlet for his business creativity. He finally found it in a most unusual place: sewage.

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  • January 15, 2010
Fading Greens

For decades, selling homes on the golf course was a winning formula. But developers and builders say that golf may not command a premium when the economy recovers. That may benefit creative entrepreneurs, developers and builders.

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  • January 15, 2010
Cut it CLOSE

A Gulf Coast advertising firm's top national client was in dire need of a creative, and a winning, campaign. The result could be a glimpse at where online marketing is headed.

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