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GrowFL Kicks Off NEW Manufacturers Business Growth Program

Program Designed to Assist Existing Business in Florida Orlando, FL (January 10, 2018) — GrowFL, in partnership with FloridaMakes and the Edward Lowe Foundation, is kicking off a new Manufacturers Business Growth Program for second-stage manufacturers and manufacturing-related companies in February 2018. Only 15 slots will be available for this first round of participants; the deadline to apply is January 31. The Manufacturers Business Growth Program includes a year-long curriculum [...]

Tammie Sweet2018-01-10T20:32:52-05:00January 10, 2018|News, Press Releases|

Big Top Brewing Company; Dougherty Manufacturing; Inspired Technologies; and JustRyt Foods

Congratulations to the Florida Companies to Watch Winners for 2017 A typical Florida Companies to Watch class is comprised of businesses who collectively gross over $450 million in annual revenue, add more than 350 new jobs per year, average a 30% increase in earnings and experience almost 20% growth in employees annually. They represent great companies from throughout the state of Florida. Meet five of our new winning companies! Mike Bisaha, [...]

Tammie Sweet2018-01-03T14:10:30-05:00January 3, 2018|News|

A1A Solar Contracting; AdRizer; Dixie Belle Paint Company; and RedTeam Software

Congratulations to the Florida Companies to Watch Winners for 2017 A typical Florida Companies to Watch class is comprised of businesses who collectively gross over $450 million in annual revenue, add more than 350 new jobs per year, average a 30% increase in earnings and experience almost 20% growth in employees annually. They represent great companies from throughout the state of Florida. Meet five of our new winning companies! Pete Wilking, [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-12-19T16:54:33-05:00December 19, 2017|News|

New Research Shows GrowFL Projected to Produce More than 40,000 Jobs in the Next Ten Years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - CONTACT: Leah Courtney, Communications Coordinator lcourtney@floridataxwatch.org 850-212-5052 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A new report from the independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy research institute, Florida TaxWatch, shows that GrowFL continues to play an important role in Florida's economic development. GrowFL connects second-stage companies with resources to help them thrive and have a larger impact on the Sunshine State's economy. Since the last TaxWatch report in January 2015, the [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-12-08T15:59:41-05:00December 8, 2017|News|

3D Digital, Lightspeed Voice, SawStreet LLC, and Verdex Construction

Congratulations to the Florida Companies to Watch Winners for 2017 A typical Florida Companies to Watch class is comprised of businesses who collectively gross over $450 million in annual revenue, add more than 350 new jobs per year, average a 30% increase in earnings and experience almost 20% growth in employees annually. They represent great companies from throughout the state of Florida. Meet five of our new winning companies! Alan Worley, [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-12-04T21:02:28-05:00December 4, 2017|News|

Grimaldi Candy Company; iProcedures; Jaycon Systems; Madrid Engineering Group, Inc.

Congratulations to the Florida Companies to Watch Winners for 2017 A typical Florida Companies to Watch class is comprised of businesses who collectively gross over $450 million in annual revenue, add more than 350 new jobs per year, average a 30% increase in earnings and experience almost 20% growth in employees annually. They represent great companies from throughout the state of Florida. Meet five of our new winning companies! Jim Frazier, [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-11-06T19:58:40-05:00November 6, 2017|News|

Hydro-Dyne Engineering; JAX Refrigeration; Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice; LiveTrends Design Group; Stickboy Creative

Congratulations to the Florida Companies to Watch Winners for 2017 A typical Florida Companies to Watch class is comprised of businesses who collectively gross over $450 million in annual revenue, add more than 350 new jobs per year, average a 30% increase in earnings and experience almost 20% growth in employees annually. They represent great companies from throughout the state of Florida. Meet five of our new winning companies! Jay Conroy, [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-10-24T15:07:52-04:00October 24, 2017|News|

Success Story: Pioneer and World’s Largest Online-Only Retailer of Amish Furniture Teams with GrowFL to Boost Success

JMX Brands Experiences Surge in Revenues, Growth James Miller, CEO JMX Brands LinkedIn Profile The JMX family of brands is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable and successful enterprises in the country. Founded in 2003 by Jim Miller, what started out as a small, local company in Sarasota has evolved into becoming the world’s largest online-only retailer of Amish furniture. While their signature brand is DutchCrafters, JMX [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-10-17T23:30:44-04:00October 17, 2017|News|

MICROJIG, MzeroA.com, Raney’s, Inc., Skybolt Aeromotive Corp., and Yachtico

Congratulations to the Florida Companies to Watch Winners for 2017 A typical Florida Companies to Watch class is comprised of businesses who collectively gross over $450 million in annual revenue, add more than 350 new jobs per year, average a 30% increase in earnings and experience almost 20% growth in employees annually. They represent great companies from throughout the state of Florida. Meet five of our new winning companies! Bruce Wang, [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-10-10T22:13:12-04:00October 10, 2017|News|

Strategic Research Assistance Leads to New Service Division

Glenn Williams President, Bell Performance LinkedIn Profile Glenn Williams, President of Bell Performance, has one of the most classic American business stories. His first job at Bell was the exhausting and dirty work of making the product in the warehouse. Now he leads the company at which he worked his way up from the bottom. "I had done some part time work at both Bell and Disney while [...]

Tammie Sweet2017-10-02T21:49:49-04:00October 2, 2017|News|