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Strategies

    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • October 8, 2010
High-Tech Hammer Down

Tampa-based Pegasus TransTech makes it easier for truckers to process their paperwork. With 800 scanners in the U.S. and Canadian expansion under way, the road is wide open.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 7, 2010
Progress through Freedom

Progress and prosperity follow a less intrusive government, one more attuned to buttressing property rights and free trade and allowing open markets and capitalism to thrive.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Lou Lasday
  • October 7, 2010
'Do You Know Me?'

Prove you're good and you lose. Prove you're good for me and win.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 1, 2010
Mustang Sally

With an array of incentives in hand, a Gulf Coast manufacturing firm gambles big on expansion. Part of the bet rests in turning solar power into a moneymaker.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • October 1, 2010
For Love and Profit

Tampa's i9 Sports believes it has a solution to the crisis facing youngsters who may not get enough exercise or are unhappy on neighborhood teams. The concept is growing nationally.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 24, 2010
Great Crate

A Gulf Coast nonprofit that delivers emergency supplies worldwide is on a growth spurt. Business lessons can be learned from the success.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 17, 2010
Bad Calls

A former top federal banking regulator who now lives on the Gulf Coast was one of the first to question many moves made by politicians to prevent the financial crisis. His fight, now nearly two years old, carries on.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 17, 2010
'Stay Alive'

A Gulf Coast family business famous for its luxury yachts wants to go small in order to get big again when the economy comes back.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 17, 2010
Success Haul

A pair of successful Gulf Coast entrepreneurs has written the story of their young business life. It's a tale of overcoming mistakes and other obstacles.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • September 3, 2010
Back on Track

Haynes Corp. is consolidating its manufacturing operations in Naples, where it says Collier County has spread the welcome mat. Shunned during the real estate boom, manufacturers such as Haynes are getting love from counties struggling with high unemployment.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • September 3, 2010
Hero of Gyros

Salem Gharsalli is in expansion mode with his Salem's Gyros & Subs chain, with a goal of making his name a national brand. He's starting by steering customers away from the drive-through lanes of burger joints.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • September 3, 2010
Open Invitation

TPepin's Hospitality Centre in Tampa is making itself available to a broader audience. Its goal is to outperform all other hotels and similar facilities in the market.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • September 3, 2010
Get Back on Track

The Tampa Bay Partnership's latest Regional Economic Scorecard puts the area in last place among its metro peers. Will more transportation spending improve rankings?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 3, 2010
Magic Tricks

A championship-winning sports executive shares his tips for how to win in any line of business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • September 3, 2010
Habitat Restoration

Katherine 'Kitty' Green is bringing corporate discipline to Habitat for Humanity of Lee County. Nonprofits struggling in this recession could learn from her initiatives to turn the organization around.

  • Strategies
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