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Strategies

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 4, 2019
Job fulfillment awaiting Amazon center opening

Amazon fulfilment center to open near Southwest Florida Internaiona Airport in early 2019

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  • Brian Hartz
  • January 4, 2019
Foul ball: Another collapsed stadium deal raises questions about team's future

On Dec. 11, Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg officially bailed out of negotiations with Tampa and Hillsborough County for a new home for the Major League Baseball team in Tampa, Florida's Ybor City neighborhood.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 28, 2018
Fourth clinic, new services set Florida Skin Center up for growth

In 18 years, Florida Skin Center has grown from scratch to four clinics and 78,000 patients. It helps to strictly adhere to a patient-centric business model.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 28, 2018
Fishing for profits after a red tide downturn

After recovering from Irma, the 2018 fish kill ‘clobbered’ Pure Florida’s shallow water fishing tours. The company's response is a deep investment.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • December 28, 2018
Prime the pump: Tech firm gears up for big 2019

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Intrinio co-founder and CEO Rachel Carpenter provides an update on the fintech startup's progress in 2018 and outlook for 2019.

  • Strategies
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 28, 2018
Entrepreneur reshapes business for second time

The transformation of Naples-based Bruno Total Home Performance reached a new pace in 2018.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 28, 2018
Smitten startup aims to seize the right growth opportunities

Pip & Grow, a cause-based, for-profit company that makes and sells a bassinet designed to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome,

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • December 28, 2018
National physical therapy chain puts in place efforts to assist growth

Fyzical will earn close to $21 million in revenue in 2018, according to CEO Brian Belmont.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • December 28, 2018
Comfort food chain Metro Diner meets challenges with continued growth

In 2018, Metro Diner closed two diners and opened 26, for a net total of 24 new locations.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • December 28, 2018
Area ice cream company Lickity Splits sees big growth in 2018, more growth ahead

In 2018, Lickity Splits’ growth came on several fronts, including expanding into larger headquarters space, adding employees and widening its service area.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • December 28, 2018
Mindset shift: Lucrative pivot a result of hard-learned lessons

Chad Nuss, co-founder of St. Petersburg, Florida-based sales training firm InsideOut, discusses the progress his company made in 2018 and its outlook for 2019.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • December 28, 2018
Bullish behavior: University's new look comes with vigorous debate

Thom VanderKlipp, the University of South Florida's assistant vice president of marketing, discusses lessons learned from the rollout of the Tampa, Florida-based university's new logo.

  • Strategies
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  • Brian Hartz
  • December 28, 2018
Retail therapy: Ambitious mall makeover hits its stride

The quiet transformation of University Mall in Tampa, Florida, into an urban development concept, rebranded as Uptown, recently shifted into a new gear.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 21, 2018
Wealth management firm, behind new president, targets robust 2019

A leadership change drives a salient point for a successful, yet best-kept-secret, money management firm in Sarasota: How can it become better known?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • December 14, 2018
The shipping news: Brewery welcomed with open arms abroad

Big Storm Brewery, headquartered in Pinellas County, Florida, looks set to generate approximately $200,000-$250,000 in export sales to Chile. Founder Mike Bishop explains how he did it.

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