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Strategies

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Drive Time

Hertz finding new ways to stay in the car-rental game.

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Stay on Track

A test track for driverless cars in the middle of Florida is no longer a sci-fi fantasy. If the timeline holds in 2018, the reality is now.

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Going Publix

The grocery giant has big plans for fending off fierce competition.

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Raving Fans

One of the largest health care organizations in Florida goes into the new year with a new top executive at the helm for the first time since 1999.

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2018: ISSUES TO WATCH

Florida' west coat is primed and ready for the new year.

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  • January 5, 2018
Fair Warning

Going behind the scenes of a state fair is a glance at a lesson any business could use: how to remain relevant in a sea of competition.

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  • January 5, 2018
Big Doings

Between a new major in virtual reality and a $22 million student dorm, there are multiple significant projects on the horizon at one of the region's bellwether colleges.

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  • January 5, 2018
Last Stand

Can merger bring strength in scale?

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Pride and Joy

A local versus state issue — with millions of dollars in development projects at stake — is primed for a major debate in the upcoming legislative session.

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  • January 5, 2018
Market Moves

Southwest Florida technology entrepreneurs should have plenty of new places to work in 2018. Will it lead to a breakthrough business?

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • January 5, 2018
Smooth Sailing

Ferry service says its on its way.

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  • January 5, 2018
Game On

West Villages comes roaring into 2018.

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  • December 29, 2017
Hungry for Expansion

Buoyed by the success of its delivery service, Fitlife Foods aims to bring healthy prepared foods to most of Florida in 2018.

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  • December 29, 2017
New Collar

Geoff Argue, in ditching corporate America to launch his own business, discovered embracing the unknown is an underrated asset.

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  • December 29, 2017
Bling Bling

Carley Ochs's jewelry and lifestyle brand continues to shine, despite some potential setbacks.

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