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  • Brian Hartz
  • August 28, 2020
Air supply: In search of growth, upstart firm goes with the flow

With an aggressive M&A strategy, Tampa-based Apex Service Partners is building a nationwide network of HVAC firms.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 27, 2020
Area snack company chews on some bold moves

Chomps has made some counterintuitive decisions in the pandemic.

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  • August 25, 2020
Cloud computing services company soars with sky-high growth

Atlas Networks utilizes a 'knowledge is power' proposition to gain market share.

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  • August 21, 2020
Bioscience firm makes progress on another kind of vaccine

Making good long-term decisions, the lifeblood of any thriving business, is a pressure-packed task at Morphogenesis. The impact — good or bad — could take years to materialize.

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  • August 21, 2020
Festival faces hard calls, with $20M in potential donations at stake

The just-right decision — in-person or online? — remains elusive for nonprofits in search of how to raise money in a pandemic. A prominent Southwest Florida organization wades into the dilemma.

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  • August 21, 2020
Auto dealership's counterintuitive pandemic sales strategy pays off

Longtime Tampa, Florida, auto sales executive John Marazzi, 55, has never seen anything quite like the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • August 19, 2020
Automotive group executive expects August, September to be toughest months for inventory

Gettel, with $1 billion in gross revenue in 2019, has 17 dealerships.

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  • August 19, 2020
High-end car dealership faces inventory challenges

At Mercedes-Benz of Naples, inventory is trickling in at a much lower rate than usual.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 14, 2020
Builder nears $500 million in annual revenue

Stock Development sticks close to a core principle: diversification of revenue streams.

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  • August 14, 2020
Truck yeah: Growth rolls on for salesman-turned-entrepreneur

Despite some bumps in the road, Oscar Horton has guided Tampa, Florida-based Sun State International Trucks LLC from $25 million in revenue in 2000 to $160 million in 2019.

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 12, 2020
Private jet firms in region hope to land new opportunities during pandemic

The pandemic has caused turbulence for the commercial aviation industry. Area companies involved in private aviation, on the other hand, are seeing new customers in the midst of the coronavirus.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 7, 2020
Car service company motors on amid obstacles

The pandemic dented Longboat Limousine's plans for a big 2020.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • August 7, 2020
American made: Biotech firm, fed up with foreign foes, launches manufacturing incubator

Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm SynDaver has launched a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing incubator at its headquarters.

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  • August 7, 2020
Plant a seed: Fledgling industry's early entrants see profitable harvest

Gulf Coast makers of medical marijuana and CBD products are reaping rewards from their early entry into the market.

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  • August 7, 2020
Go to market: Food firm makes big inroads with grocery giant

Tampa, Florida-based Fresco Foods has strengthened its partnership with Publix: Its pre-packaged, vacuum-sealed meals can now be found in all 1,252 of the grocer's stores.

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