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Strategies

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  • August 25, 2017
New Sights

Some business lessons apply to any size company, even with 55,000 people. A big one: Keep it simple.

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  • Beth Luberecki
  • August 25, 2017
Find the Value

Patricia Staebler, with sales on a roll and a six-week backlog of work, is on the verge of a major business tipping point.

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  • Ted Carter
  • August 18, 2017
Raise the roof

Survival instincts, to conserve in the downturn, have started to pay off for a large contractor business.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 18, 2017
New Look

Few companies have pulled off large-scale brand conversions in the restaurant business. First Watch hopes to bust the trend.

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  • August 11, 2017
Bright Days

The labor shortage, particularly in trades, continues to confound companies. One company's latest salvo: paid interns, hired in bunches.

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  • July 21, 2017
New in Town

A new resort utilizes an old name in targeting tourists on a prominent barrier island.

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  • July 21, 2017
Wired In

Despite more than $2 million of losses in two years, a company hopes to turn its valued TV technology into a winning model.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 21, 2017
Train Rolling

Not many companies can successfully hire, and then train, and then retain, 150 people in one year. A Tampa firm is undaunted in its mission to accomplish that feat.

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  • Beth Luberecki
  • July 21, 2017
Play it Cool

The next generation of company leadership at Air & Energy has a lot to live up to.

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  • Beth Luberecki
  • July 14, 2017
Doctors' Orders

A $14 million project at a Tampa hospital is a precursor to more growth.

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • July 7, 2017
Will to survive

Floridians are used to preparing for hurricanes and tropical storms. But a Sarasota business owner has taken preparation to otherworldly proportions. Think zombies.

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • July 7, 2017
Power Up

Successful acquisitions require a deft combination of speed and patience on the front end. But the work isn't finished after the deal closes.

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  • July 7, 2017
Home is where the art is

Floridians really love their art.

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  • Ted Carter
  • July 7, 2017
Ready to Roll

Charlotte County business leaders and officials have big expectations for a new higher education partnership with a Michigan college. Will the hopes come to fruition?

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  • Elizabeth Morrisey
  • June 30, 2017
Fertilize Growth

A Polk County business has overcome several challenges to expand globally. It also hits a milestone anniversary in 2017.

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