Satellite TV’s big innovator is a quiet iconoclast, and he’s got a new kind of venture in the air.

The California company is making inroads in Life Time’s headquarters market and adding clubs faster. But Life Time CEO Bahram Akradi believes his slow-growth strategy will ultimately win out.

Pocket Hercules may be the new model ad agency. It’s small, run by seasoned veterans, and works directly with client decision makers, without layers and endless meetings. It seeks to reach the community around a

A new wave of local coffeehouses wants to give java the cachet of wine.

Here’s hoping business leaders remember what made us strong.

Management is integrative thinking, not deep professional skill.

Forget Rain Man. People on the autism spectrum can make great employees.

EarthClean is attracting investors with a product that can extinguish a fire in seconds. Now, to generate revenue.

A questioning, entrepreneurial visionary.

The future of health care is—health.

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Field Solutions provides electronics repair for big enterprises—and a big opportunity for a local tech investor.

The Dek optimizes Your Wii, Kinect, and other gaming systems.

Jack Link receives national recognition.

Single-source cacao yields the bitter, the sweet, the winey, the citrusy.

No longer just for start-ups, cloud computing is moving into the middle market.

For leaders, work and life become almost inseparable. Paul Batz’s vision: help those leaders find the right mix.

Minbu’s view: Small businesses have big data backup needs.

At the Happy Gnome, beer belongs in your dinner and alongside it.

Star treatment for VIP clients and guests.

A roundup of events from throughout the month.