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Growth
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A taste of success
How J&J Snack Foods’ Gerald Shreiber turned a soft pretzel into a $569 million business
In the early 1970s, Gerald Shreiber built his fledgling snack food
manufacturing company on one cornerstone product: soft pretzels.
Shreiber, fo...
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Strategic thinker
How Daniel Hilferty gets everyone to build for the future at AmeriHealth Mercy
Eleven years ago, when Daniel J. Hilferty arrived at the
AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos., the organization had carved a
niche as a small, regiona...
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Back to the future
How Bill Yoh put the focus back on customers at Yoh Services by turning it into a 65-year-old start-up
Yoh Services was a 65-year-old start-up. At least that’s how president and CEO Bill Yoh liked to think of his company.
Up until two years ago, Yo...
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Food for thought
How Judy Spires keeps her employees focused at Acme Markets by never losing sight of the basics
Simplicity is beautiful to Judy Spires.The president of Acme Markets Inc. says simplicity is the oil that
greases the cogs of any business organizati...
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Ironman
How James Maguire Jr. makes persistence and perseverance pay off for Philadelphia Insurance Cos.
James J. “Jamie” Maguire Jr. is a man who has spent his life running. Running toward the next horizon. Running toward the next
goal. Running for fun....
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Redrawing boundaries
How Heinrich Kolem reinvigorated Siemens Medical Solutions Customer Solutions Group by creating an employee think tank
Several years ago, Heinrich Kolem’s business had reached its
limit.Growth at the Siemens Medical Solutions Customer Solutions
Group had stalled. Ave...
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Coming of age
How Marvin Mashner grows ACTS Retirement-Life Communities in an evolving marketplace
Marvin Mashner, president and CEO of ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, faces little guesswork when determining whether his $263-million business shoul...
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E-commerce king
How Michael Rubin built GSI Commerce into an industry leader that major retailers can’t live without
Before the Internet was a mandatory second storefront for retailers and was the first stop for shoppers, and before broadband was mainstream, GSI Comm...
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