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Strategies

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Corporate report

Dukane Seacom debuts longer-lasting underwater beacon; TransGenex Nanobiotech receives Florida Institute funding; Municipal lien search company hires chief operating officer; Industrial Plastic Systems hires former Ershigs executive; Chiles Group COO moves to Anna Maria Oyster Bar; Draken International plays 'bad guy' for Air National Guard training; Spectrio sale finalist for Deal of the Year

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 10, 2015
Making a mark

Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida will open a long-term acute care hospital in Naples next month, easing the bed shortage in the area's general hospitals.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • July 10, 2015
Healthy hiring

David Schlaifer's hired dozens of people for his health care management firm. The secret: Hire people good enough to make their jobs obsolete.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 10, 2015
The biggest winner

BistroMD co-founders Ed and Caroline Cederquist say television appearances on shows like 'Dr. Phil' and 'The Biggest Loser' boosted their meal-delivery business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Michael Hinman
  • July 3, 2015
Custom made

The head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection got his start at St. Petersburg College.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 3, 2015
Lessons learned

Seven Beall's senior executives share lessons learned about retail, corporate culture and business at Beall's.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 3, 2015
Beall's 100-year anniversary

Bradenton-based Beall's Inc., corporate parent of Beall's Department Stores and Beall's and Burke's Outlet Stores, turns 100 years old in 2015.The milestone has been marked with multiple celebrations and ceremonies.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 3, 2015
Corporate report

Service King buys Oldsmar's Creative Body Works; C1 Bank chief operating officer elected bank association chairwoman; Dunn&Co.'s Lightning billboard ads win CLIO; Dais Analytic deploys Chinese water-purifying demo unit; Allegiant expanding flights between Punta Gorda, New Hampshire; Tampa Bay executive elected to state post; SynDaver Labs visits Europe, looking to expand

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • July 3, 2015
Start it up

Hiring even one good employee is the quintessential challenge for nearly every executive. Then there's marketing executive Christina Cherry. Her goal: Hire 100 people in six months.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 3, 2015
'Retail Genius'

More modest than most, even Bob Beall can't hide from an enviable list of accomplishments. A company culture that's withstood 100 years is a good place to start.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 3, 2015
Green space

A developer has a bold plan for an environmentally friendly residential community in Southeast Lee County. The project could become a model for the future.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • July 3, 2015
Handing down your company

Enhance the odds of long-term success with a good family business succession plan.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 26, 2015
Memory lane

Developers are building facilities for the coming wave of baby boomers with Alzheimer's and other dementia. These are not your parents' nursing homes.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 26, 2015
Ring it up

Money, lots of it, swirls around the cell phone tower industry. Armed with a new tactic, a Gulf Coast business targets a substantial market share.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • June 26, 2015
Team player

Rachelle Madrigal has a big role behind the scenes for the Bradenton Marauders.

  • Strategies
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