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Strategies

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  • James R.
  • October 30, 2015
Metrics that matter

Market research can be a strategic tool, not merely a tactical device for monitoring brand equity. Asking the right questions is the best way to get started.

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  • October 30, 2015
Rookie no more

Being an admitted novice at development hasn't thwarted Bruce Weiner's big dreams.

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  • October 23, 2015
Research city

After enduring the recession, a research hub anchored by Florida Gulf Coast University's Emergent Technology Institute takes shape.

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  • October 23, 2015
Crunch it

The use of data to aid decision-making isn't just for big businesses. A forward-thinking golf course also does it.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • October 9, 2015
Ride the wave

Days of the dude running boats on the beach are long gone. One business that does it now is refined — like most of its clientele.

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  • October 9, 2015
Corporate report

Algenol, Chinese firm partner to bring ethanol technology to region; Algenol, Strategic Insurance Services owner named Young Gun; SB Tactical goes straight to consumer, expands lines

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  • Anita Todd
  • October 9, 2015
Sunny days

Operators of a $5.5 million plant nursery learned a valuable lesson in the downturn: Downsizing is OK — in everything but customer service.

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  • October 2, 2015
Corporate report

Airport authority evicting Three Palms Speedway operator; Kerkering Barberio Financial Services changes name to Allegiant; Alico creates subsidiary for ownership stake in chemical firm; Doyle Wealth Management hires new chief investment officer

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  • October 2, 2015
Sticky fingers

The industry that bonds Intertape Polymer Group together has been in decline. Yet Intertape, the second-largest tape producer in North America, forges ahead.

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  • Denise Federer
  • October 2, 2015
The 'Generation Gap' in a family business is potentially perilous

One key when it comes to understanding 'kids' today? Don't operate from fear.

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • September 25, 2015
Building blue sky

A Gulf Coast manufacturing behemoth went 3,000 miles to find a spot to build a cutting-edge facility. The distance — and expense — has been worth it.

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  • September 25, 2015
Corporate report

Florida Power & Light plans two Gulf Coast regional solar centers; Federal government awards contract to expressway for connected vehicle program; Heritage Insurance board approves $20 million share buyback; Car Lister partners with eLEND integrating financing services; Georgia agency files notice to offer Medicaid contract to WellCare

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  • September 25, 2015
Net Brutality

The FCC's efforts to stifle zero-rated Internet services will have a big effect on Florida: limiting the connectivity of millions of Latin American tourists and business people.

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  • September 25, 2015
A fresh approach

Detwiler's Farm Market brings old-school charm to modern-day food shopping. Is it enough to outdo the grocery king?

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  • September 25, 2015
Flying high

The mission at a Polk County business is simply ambitious: to change how global contracted military training is conducted.

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