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How Helping Others Helps You As an aging (but in my mind, youthful) basketball player, one of my favorite plays is the “give & go.” During this play, you pass the ball to a teammate (“the give”), then you fake…
The Legacy of John Hopkins and Joseph Duda Junior Achievement celebrates its 26th Annual Business Hall of Fame Gala and two of our community’s finest leaders have been chosen as laureates this year. John Hopkins and Joseph Duda are two…
New Health First CEO Kicks Off New Era of Cooperation Among Local Healthcare Providers There has been more ink spilled over the subject of health care in the last twenty years than on national security and global warming combined. Like…
Joseph Duda & John Hopkins Join Notable Laureates In an age when the latest technology is practically obsolete by the time it hits the market, it is important to remember the sage advice of Booker T. Washington who said, “The…
Nahacky’s Combines a Passion and a Profession For Dave and Lisa MacDonald, diving head first into the aquarium business all began with an ad in the back of a magazine in March of 1986: “Nahacky’s Aquarium, 312 Babcock, Melbourne, FL….
Where Winning Goes Way Beyond Baseball They say that if you filled Boston’s Fenway Park – including every seat, the aisles, the playing field and boundaries – shoulder to shoulder with 10-year-olds, then randomly picked one youngster, those are the…
Companies, Leaders and Sectors to Watch in 2012 In his most recent work, Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Loss – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All, Jim Collins said, “We cannot predict the future, but we can make it.” Collins’…
Will it be 18 or 25 percent in 2012? by Jeff Piersall “The historic average for federal government revenues over the past 40 years is between 18 and 19 percent of nominal GDP. For 2011, federal government spending is projected…
There are few people who live the adage, “Think globally, but act locally” more than… … J. Stanley “Stan” Payne. Since taking the helm as CEO of Canaveral Port Authority, Payne has been the driving force behind what has become…
After a decade of growth, Chris Burton was faced with his first real test as a business owner when, in 2008, “everyone told me to cut, cut, cut; hang on for the ride and hope for the best.” Rather than…