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Jessica Eckley founded Crackerjack Media in 2014.

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Senior managing director, Savills Studley Occupier Services

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In 18 years, Florida Skin Center has grown from scratch to four clinics and 78,000 patients. It helps to strictly adhere to a patient-centric business model.

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Restaurant chain first in line for kindness

Being nice, at First Watch, isn’t only for greeting customers. It’s a company-wide belief that kindness goes a long way.

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How to motivate people to meet sales goals

Clothing retailer Chico’s has found combining motivating factors helps encourage employees to sell more.  

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  • March 23, 2018
Entrepreneur promotes travel through video segments

Tammy Levent promotes destinations worldwide through a new TV and web-based travel segment. Now, partially behind a powerful partner, she aims for increased exposure.

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  • March 30, 2018
The shipping news: behind the scenes of a Manatee County economic engine

Port Manatee is a thriving economic engine for Manatee County. Considered a full-service port facility, which means it offers ship repair and fabrication, in addition to cargo services, Port Manatee had operating revenues of $13.72 million in fiscal 2017.

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Shoppes at Park Place foreclosure shows even solid retail can be vulnerable in changing climate

Online shopping and changing consumer preferences are impacting retail centers, but excess debt can play a role, too.

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  • May 4, 2018
Swipe right for your dream job

A Tampa startup applied the matchmaking capabilities of dating apps to the job-search process.

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Work underway on Sarasota Medical Examiner's office

The Fruitville Road facility is being built under an agreement that will lease the facility to the county.

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  • January 20, 2017
Capital intensive

Consider 1997 the year Florida's banking industry witnessed the equivalent of a gust of wind on a dandelion. That's the year NationsBank announced it would buy Barnett Banks, Florida's largest homegrown banking institution for $15.5 billion.

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Hold the foosball

Industrious is redefining what it means to do business in a co-working space.

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Rubber Soul

Rent-to-own industry veteran Larry Sutton found success with an innovative approach to selling tires. Will his 'rent and roll' philosophy boost his company to national prominence?

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Food for Life

Dinner delivery is no longer a 30-minute pizza race. Several businesses in the region, instead, see a growing surge in nutritious meals brought to customers' front doors.

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