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Strategies

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • October 28, 2020
Pandemic leads to ups, downs for Main Street communities

New, creative strategies lead the way for three designated Main Street communities in the region.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 28, 2020
Feld Entertainment finds it way back to the stage

Using lessons from sports leagues and an epidemiologist, Feld Entertainment aims to get back to its core business: live shows.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • October 23, 2020
Go with the flow: 'Waterpreneurs' fuel area firm's unique business model

Clearwater, Florida-based OriginClear, which has already disrupted water treatment infrastructure, sets its sights on an even more imaginative business model.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 22, 2020
Tourism office adapts to nearly 30% budget drop

Keeping and grabbing more market share — eventually — is a constant driver for Visit Sarasota, even as it lends a hand to a different, but aligned, organization.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • October 21, 2020
Secret sauce for wine shop owner is robust mix of right prices, high-touch service

After years of working for others in the wine industry, Thomas Morgan opened Seagrape Wine Co.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • October 21, 2020
Builders in hot pursuit of a new target: renters

Analysts and builders alike predict a big strategy shift is coming soon in new home communities. It's already here in some cases.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • October 15, 2020
Entrepreneur tackles pandemic — after beating cancer

When you’ve started your business in the recession, and are in remission from cancer, it can help put things in perspective.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • October 9, 2020
Suit up: Venerable menswear shop makes savvy moves to survive downturn

Martin Shine, owner of Kirby's Men’s Wear in South Tampa, Florida, says he has never faced an existential threat like the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • October 8, 2020
Flower-related businesses experience ups and downs during pandemic

Area businesses have had to contend with initial closings, changing delivery procedures, supply chain issues and a Mother’s Day bloom boom.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • September 23, 2020
Beach destination works in airport's favor amid pandemic

For 2021, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport dropped rates for airlines, including lowering rent by 3% and landing fees by about 25%.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • September 23, 2020
Airport in leisure market expects to bounce back faster than business destinations

One of the Charlotte County airport’s goals is to put money in the bank for future 9/11s, pandemics and hurricanes.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • September 18, 2020
Tea company sips, shifts to new market demands

Local Tea Co. has felt the impacts of the pandemic on its wholesale business. Recent months, though, have also led to more online sales.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • September 18, 2020
Hatch a plan: Chicken chain aims high as it enters hot market

FSC Franchise Co., the Tampa, Florida-based company that owns Beef O’ Brady’s and the Brass Tap is taking on Chick-Fil-A and PDQ with its new restaurant chain, the Hatchery.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • September 16, 2020
Area trucking company grows through focus on service

Black Hawk Logistics plans to start a brokerage that could help bring more clients to the firm.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • September 11, 2020
CBD maker eschews quick and easy path to profits

Tampa, Florida-based CBD maker Summitt Labs takes a rigorous approach to manufacturing and marketing. The high standards, it hopes, will set it apart from competitors.

  • Strategies
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