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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 29, 2017
Here's the beef

Aaron Carricato worked his way up from dishwasher to award-winning restaurant franchise owner. Perseverance keyed the rise.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 21, 2017
Train Rolling

Not many companies can successfully hire, and then train, and then retain, 150 people in one year. A Tampa firm is undaunted in its mission to accomplish that feat.

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  • December 1, 2017
Cast a Wide Net

Creating an online community — and constantly feeding it — allows a crafty entrepreneur to sell more fish in a bigger pond.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 12, 2018
Fairy Tale Run

Lauren Davenport has mostly run to get perspective on life and work. Now she's running for a new cause.

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  • July 11, 2014
Corporate Report

Raymond James Bank board adds TD Bank, Kemper Securities execs; HedgePath Pharmaceuticals secures funding for drug trials; Lakewood-Amedex stock offering raises $5.5 million for antimicrobial testing and more corporate news.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 15, 2014
Hiring Dad

Hiring his father to deliver prescription drugs for Cypress Pharmacy was one of TJ DePaola's best business decisions.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 19, 2014
Slice it up

A pizza upstart aims for a bigger share of the $37 billion industry. The Gulf Coast is a big focus.

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  • January 31, 2014
Corporate Report: Jan. 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • February 14, 2014
A big cup

It took novice inventor William Merritt nearly a decade to get his product ready for the marketplace. He hopes sales success arrives much faster.

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  • February 21, 2014
Corporate Report: Feb. 21

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • April 11, 2014
Seven must-haves for a successful business

Successful businesses shared some common characteristics. Below are some of the traits and must-haves that made these businesses thrive.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2014
Global Touch

After a Foreign Service career with stints everywhere from Moscow to Indonesia, Rob Weisberg can speak five languages. He can also speak with authority on a host of leadership and management principles.

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  • May 23, 2014
Cool Growth

Louis Bruno's air-conditioning firm is growing fast with a fleet of trucks that promise customers they'll be cool in two hours.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 6, 2013
Always running

A small running specialty store in Fort Myers sells the most Newton shoes in the country on a per-square-foot basis.

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  • December 6, 2013
Corporate Report: Dec. 6

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • December 13, 2013
Take the profits

Gulf Coast banks boosted profits 14% in the third quarter, buoyed by a recovering economy.

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  • January 10, 2014
Mountain men

A trio of close friends went for the biggest physical and mental challenge they had ever experienced: To climb one of the highest mountains.

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  • August 19, 2016
Accidental executive

From the east coast to Naples to now Polk County, Jennifer Idell has seen a lot in banking the last two decades.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 22, 2016
Breaking wise

Tampa-based ConnectWise recently merged multiple companies in which it invested. Up next for the fast-growth tech firm: a possible trip to Wall Street.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2016
Going intermodel

Purchase of the 489-room Doubletree by Hilton is part of a larger state plan for future public transportation.

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