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August 31, 2007

Growth Snatchers

A Gulf Coast firm with a niche in making synthetic lifelike body parts for medical testing seeks $1 million in real investment money.

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August 31, 2007

System Secure

A medical billing firm goes Fort Knox in building its new company headquarters.

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August 24, 2007

Healthy Productivity

Getting better control of the health insurance process for your employees and lowering costs takes planning, communication and a holistic approach.

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August 24, 2007

Static Success

Good thing Anthony Murfin doesn't listen to doubters. The former airplane mechanic's defiance toward nay-sayers has been the catalyst in launching a $3 million-plus flooring company.

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August 24, 2007

WCI Communities' executives fight to keep the company's cash coming in as they soothe anxious lenders who are owed $1.9 billion. Meanwhile, billionaire investor Carl Icahn and two hedge fund allies formed a majority on a newly created board to be elected Aug. 30.

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August 24, 2007

PREngineers

Engineers and urban planners now have to sell their clients' projects to neighbors, environmentalists and government agencies. One firm melds this brand of public relations with its engineering and planning services.

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August 17, 2007

For the money

Large personal-injury firms have mostly stayed away from smaller, more conservative areas of Southwest Florida. Not Morgan & Morgan, which hired top corporate lawyers, including Florida Lt. Gov. Jeffery Kottkamp.

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August 17, 2007

The Coming Land-use War

Tampa attorney Ron Weaver has been involved in some of the largest development projects in Florida and says companies need to get involved in shaping the future of Florida.

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August 17, 2007

Practice, Practice and More Practice

Clark Toole is running the biggest, and still growing, residential real estate firm in Florida. His message to sales agents in an era of few sales: Keep working at it.

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August 17, 2007

Figuring out Government

Tampa attorney Steve Anderson has brought business and government to the negotiating table to find positive results for both sides.

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August 17, 2007

Brick by Brick

Florida's masons gathered on Lido Beach last weekend to compete for the title of the state's best and fastest brick layers.

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August 17, 2007

Moyer's Moment

Gary Moyer, who spent the early and most successful part of his development career in strip malls, is back. The cornerstone project of his second act could prove to be either his signature performance or his worst flop.

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August 17, 2007

Home sales uber alles

Why wait for euro-carrying Germans to visit Southwest Florida? One homebuilder is selling Fort Myers and Naples homes directly to Germans in their own country.

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August 10, 2007

Uncorking a Market

Tampa-based Cork & Olive is expanding throughout the Gulf Coast through franchises and plans to go national.

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August 10, 2007

Saving Time and Money

St. Petersburg's RapidVector takes a different approach to Web site development locally: It sells its product to resellers and uses a workforce primarily in India.

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Growth Snatchers

System Secure

Healthy Productivity

Static Success

WCI bets on Bal Harbour

PREngineers

For the money

The Coming Land-use War

Practice, Practice and More Practice

Figuring out Government

Brick by Brick

Moyer's Moment

Home sales uber alles

Uncorking a Market

Saving Time and Money

Sarasota cybersecurity firm raises $250M in funding

From restaurant CEOs to a golf course owner: March on 'From the Corner Office'

2026 top 50 contractors zoom past $10B in annual revenue

Minnesota developer buys Fort Myers mixed-use project site for $20.45M

First Watch terminates COO amid restructuring

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