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October 5, 2007

'A Second Skin'

A Sarasota firm is first in line to use a building material that protects against a constant Gulf Coast threat: Humidity.

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October 5, 2007

Pump Pocket 'Mompreneurs'

Two Wesley Chapel moms start a business to help diabetic children after seeing the clothing challenges firsthand. The business is taking off.

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October 5, 2007

Foreign Born

After surviving the paperwork gauntlet, a hip overseas firm is officially open in the U.S. It chose Sarasota for its U.S. headquarters.

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October 5, 2007

The Serial Entrepreneur

St. Petersburg executive Mark Swanson has started a number of technology companies over the years, including Telovations, a telecommunications firm in Tampa.

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October 5, 2007

Fewer Chiefs

Johnson Engineering reorganized the way its leaders make decisions and became one of the fastest-growing engineering companies in the country.

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October 5, 2007

Designs for Learning

Harvard Jolly Inc., a St. Petersburg architecture firm, is teaming with an education think tank to design new schools that promote student success.

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October 5, 2007

A Piece of the Rock

A small but vocal band of residents in southeast Lee County is threatening Southwest Florida's economy. Who will stand up to them?

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September 28, 2007

Total Control

A pair of executives with established Gulf Coast construction firms has taken going independent to new heights. One's already hit $20 million in annual revenues.

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September 28, 2007

Office-space vacancies are creeping up, rents may fall in some areas and prospective tenants are becoming more hesitant about leasing new space. But that's not stopping new development of offices along Interstate 75 from Tampa to Fort Myers.

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September 28, 2007

Parts on Tap

Carter|VerPlanck, a Tampa-based supplier of parts for water and wastewater plants, never stops searching for product innovations.

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September 28, 2007

The Manhattan Connection

James DeCuzzi served in New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's cabinet and managed 7 million square feet of prime Manhattan office space. So what's he doing in Fort Myers?

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September 28, 2007

Count on 'em

A trio of Gulf Coast women shines through on a national list of the top financial advisers in the country.

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September 28, 2007

Woz's World

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and entrepreneur, believes there is plenty of opportunity to humanize technology for businesses and consumers.

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September 21, 2007

Legislative Builder

Balancing special legislative sessions and a lackluster homebuilding market requires special skills. Here's how Gary Aubuchon manages to be two places at once.

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September 21, 2007

Software Spartans

With fresh capital in place, Persystent Technologies, a Tampa-based business software company, unveils its latest product that relentlessly battles PC problems.

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'A Second Skin'

Pump Pocket 'Mompreneurs'

Foreign Born

The Serial Entrepreneur

Fewer Chiefs

Designs for Learning

A Piece of the Rock

Total Control

Commercial Clouds

Parts on Tap

The Manhattan Connection

Count on 'em

Woz's World

Legislative Builder

Software Spartans

Lakeland logistics company cutting 178 jobs in Plant City

New 228-unit apartment community opens in Lakeland

Clearwater firm starts work on $51 million government office project

Manatee County apartment complex sells for $67 million

Tarpon Point Marina completes multimillion-dollar expansion

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