A firm with lots of drive
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B. Alan Melton and C. Gregory Franks run East Coast Transportation, a limousine services company in Neptune Beach, FL. It started out as a car rental service, but evolved into a limousine company that caters to resort guests. Melton and Franks want to expand and focus on business clients.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1995
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Profits in bloom
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Lorraine Miller started her plant shop, Grass Menagerie, in 1975 with $1,000. Since that time, Miller changed the name to Cactus & Tropicals, hired 35 employees and earned $1 million in sales. Miller's next goal is to increase sales to $5 million by 1998.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1995
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Collecting the collectors
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Chester L. Krause founded Krause Publications, which publishes magazines, newspapers and catalogs for collectors. The firm employees 332 full-time workers and expects to earn more than $50 million in 1992.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
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