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Strategies

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  • July 24, 2015
Corporate report

Paramedics Plus promotes two execs; Paramedics Plus promotes two execs; Wesco Turf wins industry excellence award; Tampa's No Mo Nausea wins Venture Hive pitch; NetDirector provides services to mortgage firm; Walter Investment Management approves poison pill

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • July 24, 2015
Swift success

Being agile, to a Tampa software firm, is about more than a sprightly strategy. The company also aims to innovate, inspect and adapt.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 24, 2015
Ant man

A termite and pest business that only recently surpassed $1 million in annual sales has an audacious goal.

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  • July 17, 2015
King of bling

Daniel Fisher's Charlotte County company provides florists worldwide with a budding treat: More sales.

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  • July 17, 2015
Seeing stars

Going from sales to owning the company can be a big leap. A Tampa entrepreneur has a plan to navigate the challenges.

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  • July 17, 2015
A new leaf for Beef's

Beef O' Brady's is about sports and wings, where customers relish a chance to linger. But the lure of one of the fastest-growing concepts in the industry, a get-in, get-out approach, looks appealing.

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  • July 10, 2015
A good listener

David Verinder helped fix the finances at one of the largest health care systems in the region a decade ago. Next up: Guide the organization through what could be a lively next 10 years.

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • July 3, 2015
Custom made

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

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 3, 2015
Lessons learned

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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