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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 11, 2013
Target: Tampa

Many Southwest Florida contractors stay away from Tampa. Not Mark Stevens.

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  • January 17, 2013
Keeping Time

While many brick-and-mortar stores are closing in search of online sales, John Brozek took his Web store to a shop in St. Pete. So far, sales are up.

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Fly boys

A trio of executives takes aim at what they call an 'underserved and overpriced' niche of the aviation insurance market. The plan has rocketed to success.

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Ambassador of the Dance

Ken Lucci's competitive spirit derived from entrepreneurship has bolstered his dancing, but being on the receiving end of orders is a new challenge.

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Franchise Frenzy

During the downturn drug users are the first to go. USA Mobile has recorded five-fold growth by helping firms detect them.

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  • July 29, 2011
Loading Docks

The recession emptied industrial buildings on the Gulf Coast as tenants vacated millions of square feet of space. Now there are signs the trend is reversing.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • August 11, 2011
Winners and Losers

The trends that shaped the economic landscape of Gulf Coast companies mirrored those affecting the nation.

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  • May 27, 2011
U.S. businesses wanted: in Saudi Arabia

The kingdom looks to partner with U.S. businesses as part of a $1.4 trillion national development plan. Although the legal culture may have improved since one Gulf Coast executive worked there, a little homework may still be good advice.

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  • May 27, 2011
Expanded Dreams

A veterinarian seized on a recession-fused opportunity for bigger space. Soon she hopes the practice will get bigger, too.

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  • December 16, 2011
A New Model

A new economic development agency has entered the region. It's crowded space, but the fledgling outfit takes a contrarian view to the standard business model.

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  • September 20, 2013
Positive Changes

Don Abbott builds and sells businesses. He's had plenty of successes and learned from failures along the way.

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  • November 16, 2012
Too Smart for School

A high school senior, recently crowned by Google for her daring invention, has a goal of nothing less than curing cancer. Doubters beware.

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  • June 29, 2012
Murky Middle

A new business consulting firm seeks to help companies in so-called no man's land. Those are the ones that are 'too big to be small, and too small to be big.'

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  • August 10, 2012
Grocery Gamble

The grip Publix has on the Gulf Coast grocery industry has shown few cracks. But a competitor — an afterthought for years — has an aggressive strategy to chip away at the leader.

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  • September 7, 2012
Pickhardt's Plan

Acquiring companies to grow can be a perilous strategy. Pest control entrepreneur George Pickhardt thinks he's found a way to hedge against the hazards.

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A real estate Black Friday

Lower prices, combined with new market confidence are causing a bounce in retail interest.

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Manufacturer opens new plant in region — and away from its longtime home

PGT Innovations plans to hire some 250 employees in Lee County.

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  • June 16, 2021
$430 million healthcare nonprofit names new CEO

Rick Carlisle had been CEO of CAN Community Health since April 2015.

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Cutting-edge workforce group hits milestone

CareerEdge built a big success by starting with small victories.

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Office project leads police station redevelopment

A term sheet on a proposed redevelopment of the former St. Petersburg Police Station will be presented to the St. Petersburg City Council Dec. 12.

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