Where the rubber meets the road

By Business Observer Staff
| 6:00 p.m. February 23, 2007
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COMPANIES by Jean Gruss | Editor/Lee-Collier

Rick and Rosie Johnson built a chain of seven auto-and-tire stores and aim for a dozen more in Southwest Florida. They offer valuable lessons in growing a service business.

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