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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 19, 2014
Surgical precision

A medical technology business with clients in 60 countries chases an ambitious goal: to simultaneously grow rapidly while it defends market share dominance.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 11, 2014
Open the Gate

Stonegate Bank has been marching up the Gulf Coast acquiring banks from Naples to Tampa. It plans to double in size over the next few years.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2014
'Make it Happen'

Sara Blakely sold fax machines door-to-door. She was a standup comedian. Then she got serious and launched a business that shifted a multibillon-dollar industry.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 13, 2014
'Bittersweet Solution'

A company with more than 30 employees and three decades on the Gulf Coast recently arrived at a major crossroads. A sweet offer made its decision easier.

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  • June 13, 2014
Corporate Report: June 13

Fintech logs record growth, InformedDNA names CTO and more corporate news.

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  • July 29, 2016
Ideal leader

The hunt to understand detailed data, combined with the constant pursuit of why, drives Deborah Ellinger. Will the formula work in her new role?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 29, 2016
Listen to your customers

Computing power is helping CallMiner develop programs that can analyze conversations in real time. The technology is revolutionizing call centers.

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  • May 6, 2016
Beacon of light

Insurance, for many companies, has become a commodity. Bill Taulbee and his colleagues are out to change that narrative.

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  • February 5, 2016
Power play

An ambitious tech company is in a tough spot: It has a product in high demand, but supply is also high. How will it capture market share?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 6, 2015
Cleaning up

Michelle Spitzer bought into a cleaning franchise after she already built her business. The neat move — it cost $1 — has paid big-time dividends.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 11, 2015
From the ground up

The downturn in the golf industry hasn't slowed down a business with a keen interest in the sport's success.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 18, 2015
Real vision

Ave Maria is the best-selling residential community in Southwest Florida, vindication that Barron Collier's push east of I-75 was the right strategy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • 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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  • December 12, 2014
'This isn't right'

A small Gulf Coast company is in the legal fight of its life over trade secrets it alleges two industry behemoths stole.

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  • January 30, 2015
Just for fun

Billion-dollar entertainment executive Ken Feld says his company never shies away from change — especially when things are going well.

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  • March 13, 2015
Miracle mile

The new owner of the Fort Myers minor league baseball team plans to boost attendance at games. A newly renovated ballpark will help.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • March 20, 2015
Luxury Max

Some spot a multifamily bubble forming. If it pops, it could catch luxury apartment developers in its wake.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 17, 2015
Family roots

Wish Farms has a rich history. But it hardly lives in the past. The agriculture firm's future lies in technology advances.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 24, 2015
Pay dirt

Investors in TerraCap Management funds targeting distressed commercial real estate in Florida have benefited handsomely. The investment management firm says more deals are coming.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 30, 2024
Post office site pitched for Sarasota convention center

Many proposals, ideas and plans for a convention center in downtown Sarasota, going back 30 years, have been unsuccessful. Some enterprising developers believe they have a way forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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