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Corporate report

Brewery expands, pours into Tampa; St. Pete firm receives $1.1M investment; Partnership adds board member; Naples duo forms legal practice; Daytime Cafe continues nationwide expansion

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Copy that

The supposed demise of the printing and copying industry hasn't dented one industry executive's confidence. He has big plans for the future.

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(Anti) Chain gang

Lasbury Tracy Realty has been working with buyers and sellers in Englewood for more than 60 years.

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Business after divorce: Tips for copreneur exes to coexist

Working with your spouse in a business can be challenging even when you're happily married. So how do you work together after going through a divorce?

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Phone kings

A Gulf Coast software firm went from disastrous beta test to more than $60 million in annual sales in a decade. Up next: $100 million in sales.

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Gator bites

Executives at Gator Stamping put aside anxiety over the economy. Proof comes in the firm's largest factory equipment purchase in years.

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Best vet

In the battle to outdo others in customer service, a forward-thinking entrepreneur has an ally: It starts with her master's degree in psychology.

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  • March 4, 2016
Hungarian connection

When Hungarian entrepreneur Arpad Solti wanted to establish a U.S. office of HyperTeam, a successful European software company he founded, he picked Naples over other locations.

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  • March 4, 2016
Protect and serve

Finding customers in new markets, even with a proven product, can be a daunting task. Ed Dottery has no problem with daunting.

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  • March 4, 2016
Corporate report

India company buys firm for $460 million; Real estate brokerage names CEO; Window maker closes $100 million acquisition; Real estate society names president; IT firm recognized for service

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Defined benefits may take the sting out of tax time

Defined benefit plans don't make sense for everyone, but they act like magic for some business owners looking to lower their income tax.

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Personal training

Personalized medicine based on genetic makeup is coming, and one institute plans to train the health care workforce of the future.

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Quest for more

ReliaQuest is on track for employee growth of 150% in two years. How does it plan to manage that?

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  • February 26, 2016
Paid to play

Scott McNally and Nick Owens brought a new approach to the yacht brokerage industry with POP Yachts, their online-based boat and yacht brokerage.

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Fringe benefit

One property owner in the middle of Collier County's rural fringe made enough money selling his development rights he took early retirement. It's how the system is supposed to work.

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